diff --git a/.github/workflows/emulator.yml b/.github/workflows/emulator.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6186505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/emulator.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+name: Test nix-on-droid in an emulator
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: 0 0 * * 1
+
+jobs:
+  emulate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        api-level: [29, 34]  # lowest working ATM, highest working ATM
+        way:
+          - bootstrap_flakes
+          - bootstrap_channels
+          - poke_around
+          - test_channels_uiautomator
+          - test_channels_shell
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Nix / enable KVM
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+
+      - name: Setup cachix
+        uses: cachix/cachix-action@v14
+        with:
+          name: nix-on-droid
+          signingKey: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}"
+
+      - name: Build droidctl
+        run: nix build 'github:t184256/droidctl' --out-link droidctl
+
+      - name: Build zipball, channel tarball and flake to inject
+        run: |
+          rm -rf n-o-d
+          mkdir -p n-o-d
+          git -C . archive --format=tar.gz --prefix n-o-d/ HEAD > n-o-d/archive.tar.gz
+          ARCHES=x86_64 nix run '.#deploy' -- file:///data/local/tmp/n-o-d/archive.tar.gz n-o-d/
+
+      - name: Gradle cache
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+
+      - name: Configure AVD cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: avd-cache
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.android/avd/*
+            ~/.android/adb*
+          key: avd-${{ matrix.api-level }}
+
+      - name: Create AVD and generate snapshot for caching
+        if: steps.avd-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2
+        with:
+          target: default
+          arch: x86_64
+          api-level: ${{ matrix.api-level }}
+          force-avd-creation: false
+          emulator-options: -no-window -gpu swiftshader_indirect -noaudio -no-boot-anim -camera-back none
+          disable-animations: false
+          script: echo "Generated AVD snapshot for caching."
+
+      - name: Test way=${{ matrix.way}} api-level=${{ matrix.api-level }}
+        uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2
+        with:
+          target: default
+          arch: x86_64
+          api-level: ${{ matrix.api-level }}
+          force-avd-creation: false
+          emulator-options: -no-snapshot-save -no-window -gpu swiftshader_indirect -noaudio -no-boot-anim -camera-back none
+          script: >
+            adb shell 'rm -rf /data/local/tmp/n-o-d' &&
+            adb push n-o-d /data/local/tmp/ &&
+            adb shell 'cd /data/local/tmp/n-o-d && tar xzof archive.tar.gz && mv n-o-d unpacked' &&
+            cd tests/emulator &&
+            adb shell settings put secure enabled_accessibility_services com.google.android.marvin.talkback/com.google.android.marvin.talkback.TalkBackService &&
+            nix run 'github:t184256/droidctl' -- run ${{ matrix.way }}.py
+
+      - name: Upload screenshots
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: screenshots-${{ matrix.way }}-${{ matrix.api-level }}
+          path: tests/emulator/screenshots
+          if-no-files-found: warn # 'error' or 'ignore' are also available
+
+# TODO: push to cachix from device
+#     - name: Push to cachix
+#       if: always() && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+#       run: ...
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dea04aa6..d8dfe4c8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 /source.tar.gz
 result
 result-*
+**/__pycache__
diff --git a/tests/emulator/bootstrap_channels.py b/tests/emulator/bootstrap_channels.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4548188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/emulator/bootstrap_channels.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from common import screenshot, wait_for, APK, BOOTSTRAP_URL
+
+import time
+
+
+def run(d):
+    nod = d.app('com.termux.nix', url=APK)
+    nod.permissions.allow_notifications()
+    nod.launch()
+
+    wait_for(d, 'Bootstrap zipball location')
+    d.ui(className='android.widget.EditText').set_text(BOOTSTRAP_URL)
+    screenshot(d, 'entered-url')
+    for i in range(2):
+        if 'text="OK"' not in d.ui.dump_hierarchy():
+            d.ui.press('back')
+            time.sleep(.5)
+        else:
+            break
+    screenshot(d, 'entered-url-back')
+    d.ui(text='OK').click()
+    screenshot(d, 'ok-clicked')
+
+    wait_for(d, 'Welcome to Nix-on-Droid!')
+    screenshot(d, 'bootstrap-begins')
+    wait_for(d, 'Do you want to set it up with flakes? (y/N)')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    wait_for(d, 'Setting up Nix-on-Droid with channels...')
+
+    wait_for(d, 'Installing and updating nix-channels...')
+    wait_for(d, 'unpacking channels...')
+    wait_for(d, 'Installing first Nix-on-Droid generation...', timeout=600)
+    wait_for(d, 'Copying default Nix-on-Droid config...', timeout=180)
+    wait_for(d, 'Congratulations!')
+    wait_for(d, 'See config file for further information.')
+    wait_for(d, 'bash-5.2$')
+    screenshot(d, 'bootstrap-ends')
+
+    d('input text "echo smoke-test | base64"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    wait_for(d, 'c21va2UtdGVzdAo=')
+
+    screenshot(d, 'success-bootstrap-channels')
diff --git a/tests/emulator/bootstrap_flakes.py b/tests/emulator/bootstrap_flakes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1c157f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/emulator/bootstrap_flakes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from common import screenshot, wait_for, APK, BOOTSTRAP_URL
+
+import time
+
+
+def run(d):
+    nod = d.app('com.termux.nix', url=APK)
+    nod.permissions.allow_notifications()
+    nod.launch()
+
+    wait_for(d, 'Bootstrap zipball location')
+    d.ui(className='android.widget.EditText').set_text(BOOTSTRAP_URL)
+    screenshot(d, 'entered-url')
+    for i in range(2):
+        if 'text="OK"' not in d.ui.dump_hierarchy():
+            d.ui.press('back')
+            time.sleep(.5)
+        else:
+            break
+    screenshot(d, 'entered-url-back')
+    d.ui(text='OK').click()
+    screenshot(d, 'ok-clicked')
+
+    wait_for(d, 'Welcome to Nix-on-Droid!')
+    screenshot(d, 'bootstrap-begins')
+    wait_for(d, 'Do you want to set it up with flakes? (y/N)')
+    d('input text y')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    wait_for(d, 'Setting up Nix-on-Droid with flakes...')
+
+    wait_for(d, 'Installing flake from default template...')
+    wait_for(d, 'Overriding input urls / arch in flake...')
+    wait_for(d, 'Installing first Nix-on-Droid generation...', timeout=600)
+    wait_for(d, 'Building activation package')
+    wait_for(d, 'Congratulations!', timeout=900)
+    wait_for(d, 'bash-5.2$')
+    screenshot(d, 'bootstrap-ends')
+
+    d('input text "echo smoke-test | base64"')  # remove
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    wait_for(d, 'c21va2UtdGVzdAo=')
+
+    screenshot(d, 'success-bootstrap-flakes')
diff --git a/tests/emulator/common.py b/tests/emulator/common.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c18c5445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/emulator/common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+
+SERVER = 'https://nix-on-droid.unboiled.info'
+# Just use F-Droid through fdroidctl later when F-Droid has x86_64 builds
+APK = f'{SERVER}/com.termux.nix_188035-x86_64.apk'
+BOOTSTRAP_URL = 'file:///data/local/tmp/n-o-d'
+
+
+def screenshot(d, suffix=''):
+    os.makedirs('screenshots', exist_ok=True)
+    fname_base = f'screenshots/{time.time()}-{suffix}'
+    d.ui.screenshot(f'{fname_base}.png')
+    with open(f'{fname_base}.xml', 'w') as f:
+        f.write(d.ui.dump_hierarchy())
+    print(f'screenshotted: {fname_base}.{{png,xml}}')
+
+
+def wait_for(d, on_screen_text, timeout=90, critical=True):
+    start = time.time()
+    last_displayed_time = None
+    while (elapsed := time.time() - start) < timeout:
+        display_time = int(timeout - elapsed)
+        if display_time != last_displayed_time:
+            print(f'waiting for `{on_screen_text}`: {display_time}s...')
+            last_displayed_time = display_time
+        if on_screen_text in d.ui.dump_hierarchy():
+            print(f'found: {on_screen_text} after {elapsed:.1f}s')
+            return
+        time.sleep(.75)
+    print(f'NOT FOUND: {on_screen_text} after {timeout}s')
+    screenshot(d, suffix='error')
+    if critical:
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tests/emulator/on_device_tests.py b/tests/emulator/on_device_tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4496e79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/emulator/on_device_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+from common import screenshot, wait_for
+
+
+def run(d):
+    wait_for(d, 'bash-5.2$')
+
+    d('input text "nix-on-droid on-device-test"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    wait_for(d, 'These semi-automated tests are destructive', timeout=180)
+    wait_for(d, 'Proceeding will wreck your installation.')
+    wait_for(d, 'Do you still wish to proceed?')
+    d('input text "I do"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    screenshot(d, 'tests-started')
+
+    d.ui.open_notification()
+    d.ui(text='Nix').right(resourceId='android:id/expand_button').click()
+    screenshot(d, 'notification_expanded')
+    d.ui(description='Acquire wakelock').click()
+    screenshot(d, 'wakelock_acquired')
+    d.ui(description='Release wakelock').wait()
+    screenshot(d, 'gotta-go-back')
+    d.ui.press('back')
+    screenshot(d, 'went-back')
+
+    if 'text="Allow"' in d.ui.dump_hierarchy():
+        d.ui(text='Allow').click()
+    elif 'text="ALLOW"' in d.ui.dump_hierarchy():
+        d.ui(text='ALLOW').click()
+    screenshot(d, 'tests-running')
+
+    wait_for(d, 'tests, 0 failures in', timeout=1800)
+    screenshot(d, 'tests-finished')
diff --git a/tests/emulator/poke_around.py b/tests/emulator/poke_around.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8adc3d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/emulator/poke_around.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import bootstrap_channels
+
+from common import screenshot, wait_for
+
+
+def run(d):
+    bootstrap_channels.run(d)
+
+    d('input text "zip"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    wait_for(d, 'bash: zip: command not found')
+    screenshot(d, 'no-zip')
+
+    # Smoke-test nix-shell + change config + apply config
+    d('input text "nix-shell -p gnumake -p gnused"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    wait_for(d, '[nix-shell:~]$')
+    d('input text "make"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    wait_for(d, 'No targets specified and no makefile found.')
+    screenshot(d, 'nix-shell-with-make-and-sed')
+    # Change config and apply it
+    d('input text \'sed -i "s|#zip|zip|g" .config/nixpkgs/nix-on-droid.nix\'')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    d('input text "exit"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    screenshot(d, 'pre-switch')
+    d('input text "nix-on-droid switch"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    screenshot(d, 'post-switch')
+
+    # Verify zip is there
+    d('input text "zip -v | head -n2"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    wait_for(d, 'This is Zip')
+    screenshot(d, 'zip-appears')
+
+    # Re-login and make sure login is still operational
+
+    d('input text "exit"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+
+    nod = d.app('com.termux.nix')
+    nod.launch()
+    screenshot(d, 're-login')
+    wait_for(d, 'Installing new login-inner...')
+    wait_for(d, 'bash-5.2$')
+    screenshot(d, 're-login-done')
+
+    # And verify zip is still there
+    d('input text "zip -v | head -n2"')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    wait_for(d, 'This is Zip')
+    screenshot(d, 'zip-is-still-there')
diff --git a/tests/emulator/test_channels_shell.py b/tests/emulator/test_channels_shell.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6cb40772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/emulator/test_channels_shell.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import bootstrap_channels
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+from common import screenshot, wait_for
+
+STD = '/data/data/com.termux.nix/files/home/.cache/nix-on-droid-self-test'
+
+
+def run(d):
+    bootstrap_channels.run(d)
+
+    # re-login for variety. the other on-device-test (uiautomator one) does not
+    d('input text "exit"')
+    screenshot(d, 'pre-relogin')
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+
+    nod = d.app('com.termux.nix')
+    nod.launch()
+    d.ui.press('enter')
+    screenshot(d, 'post-relogin')
+    wait_for(d, 'bash-5.2$')
+
+    # run tests in a way that'd display progress in CI
+    user = d.su('stat -c %U /data/data/com.termux.nix').output.strip()
+    # WARNING: assumes `su 0` style `su` that doesn't support -c from now on
+    print(f'{user=}')
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    sys.stderr.flush()
+    for cmd in [
+        'id',
+        f'mkdir -p {STD}',
+        f'touch {STD}/confirmation-granted',
+        ('/data/data/com.termux.nix/files/usr/bin/login echo test'),
+        ('/data/data/com.termux.nix/files/usr/bin/login id'),
+        ('cd /data/data/com.termux.nix/files/home; '
+         'pwd; '
+         'id; '
+         '/data/data/com.termux.nix/files/usr/bin/login '
+         ' nix-on-droid on-device-test')
+    ]:
+        subprocess.run(['adb', 'shell', 'su', '0', 'su', user,
+                        'sh', '-c', f"'{cmd}'"])
diff --git a/tests/emulator/test_channels_uiautomator.py b/tests/emulator/test_channels_uiautomator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06be7c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/emulator/test_channels_uiautomator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import bootstrap_channels
+import on_device_tests
+
+
+def run(d):
+    bootstrap_channels.run(d)
+    on_device_tests.run(d)