diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml
index 21fe3b3d..9a115d28 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
-arboard = "3"
 async-stream = "0.3.6"
 base64 = "0.22.1"
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
@@ -93,6 +92,11 @@ pathdiff = "0.2"
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 libc = "0.2"
 
+# Clipboard support via `arboard` is not available on Android/Termux.
+# Only include it for non-Android targets so the crate builds on Android.
+[target.'cfg(not(target_os = "android"))'.dependencies]
+arboard = "3"
+
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs
index 5a6a8b2f..b15b44bd 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/clipboard_paste.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub struct PastedImageInfo {
 }
 
 /// Capture image from system clipboard, encode to PNG, and return bytes + info.
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
 pub fn paste_image_as_png() -> Result<(Vec<u8>, PastedImageInfo), PasteImageError> {
     tracing::debug!("attempting clipboard image read");
     let mut cb = arboard::Clipboard::new()
@@ -70,10 +71,7 @@ pub fn paste_image_as_png() -> Result<(Vec<u8>, PastedImageInfo), PasteImageErro
             .map_err(|e| PasteImageError::EncodeFailed(e.to_string()))?;
     }
 
-    tracing::debug!(
-        "clipboard image encoded to PNG ({len} bytes)",
-        len = png.len()
-    );
+    tracing::debug!("clipboard image encoded to PNG ({}) bytes", png.len());
     Ok((
         png,
         PastedImageInfo {
@@ -84,7 +82,16 @@ pub fn paste_image_as_png() -> Result<(Vec<u8>, PastedImageInfo), PasteImageErro
     ))
 }
 
+/// Android/Termux does not support arboard; return a clear error.
+#[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+pub fn paste_image_as_png() -> Result<(Vec<u8>, PastedImageInfo), PasteImageError> {
+    Err(PasteImageError::ClipboardUnavailable(
+        "clipboard image paste is unsupported on Android".into(),
+    ))
+}
+
 /// Convenience: write to a temp file and return its path + info.
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
 pub fn paste_image_to_temp_png() -> Result<(PathBuf, PastedImageInfo), PasteImageError> {
     let (png, info) = paste_image_as_png()?;
     // Create a unique temporary file with a .png suffix to avoid collisions.
@@ -101,6 +108,14 @@ pub fn paste_image_to_temp_png() -> Result<(PathBuf, PastedImageInfo), PasteImag
     Ok((path, info))
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+pub fn paste_image_to_temp_png() -> Result<(PathBuf, PastedImageInfo), PasteImageError> {
+    // Keep error consistent with paste_image_as_png.
+    Err(PasteImageError::ClipboardUnavailable(
+        "clipboard image paste is unsupported on Android".into(),
+    ))
+}
+
 /// Normalize pasted text that may represent a filesystem path.
 ///
 /// Supports: