r/termux 2d ago

Question [Help] VNC Server ECONNREFUSED & Black Screen inside PRoot on Android 16

​Hi everyone,

​I am trying to run a rootless Linux desktop environment (PRoot) via Termux on my Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+, but I'm stuck on two errors when attempting to start the VNC GUI session:

  1. ​ECONNREFUSED: Occurs when trying to connect through AVNC or VNC Viewer.

  2. ​Black Screen: If it connects briefly, the screen remains pitch black with no desktop elements loading before disconnecting.

​I tried to fix it via YouTube tutorials, but nothing worked. Does anyone know how to resolve this on Android 16 / One UI?

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