diff -uNr screen-5.0.0/socket.c screen-5.0.0.mod/socket.c
--- screen-5.0.0/socket.c	2024-08-28 22:55:03.000000000 +0300
+++ screen-5.0.0.mod/socket.c	2024-12-22 03:05:24.793315420 +0200
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+#include <termux-auth.h>
+
 #if ENABLE_PAM
   #include <security/pam_appl.h>
 #else
@@ -1202,6 +1204,21 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#elif __ANDROID__
+
+static bool CheckPassword(const char *password) {
+	struct passwd *pwd;
+	pwd = getpwuid(getuid());
+
+	if (!pwd) return false;
+
+	if (termux_auth(pwd->pw_name, password)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 #else /* ENABLE_PAM */
 
 static bool CheckPassword(const char *password) {