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It is fine to install emacs on an android device, but I can't imagine doing any "keyboard" intensive work on a tiny screen. I've, in past, installed Vim-touch, just for the sake of it. But I almost NEVER used it (beyond first few minutes to make sure "it works")
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It is fine to install emacs on an android device, but I can't imagine doing any "keyboard" intensive work on a tiny screen. I've, in past, installed Vim-touch, just for the sake of it. But I almost NEVER used it (beyond first few minutes to make sure "it works")
Keyboards vary to the extent that they are emacs friendly (how many Super-Meta-Alt keys do they have?) but I find this Logitech one just about usable for programming:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Device-Bluetooth-Keyboard-S...
(In case it's not clear, the keyboard is huge, as large as a laptop keyboard, so once you start down this road you lose portability).
It is fine to install emacs on an android device, but I can't imagine doing any "keyboard" intensive work on a tiny screen. I've, in past, installed Vim-touch, just for the sake of it. But I almost NEVER used it (beyond first few minutes to make sure "it works")
This is absolutely perfect for my use case though (running Remix OS¹ on a Remix Mini²). ―――――― ¹ — http://www.jide.com/remixos ² — http://www.jide.com/mini
Emacs is my main editor, but it seems to me vim is far better suited to the limited interface of a phone. There is always evil mode I suppose.
Would spacemacs work on Android?
I just installed "Termux" and "Hacker’s keyboard," ran `apt upgrade`, `apt install emacs`, and ran `emacs` — everything worked flawlessly. Unlike the OP though, I barely touched the on screen keyboard for all of this — I just used android voice input, even for the terminal commands and `enter` command. I literally said "apt install emacs enter" out loud and it just worked! Voice recognition has come a long way.
It is fine to install emacs on an android device, but I can't imagine doing any "keyboard" intensive work on a tiny screen. I've, in past, installed Vim-touch, just for the sake of it. But I almost NEVER used it (beyond first few minutes to make sure "it works")
External bluetooth keyboard makes it bearable. Keyboards vary to the extent that they are emacs friendly (how many Super-Meta-Alt keys do they have?) but I find this Logitech one just about usable for programming: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Device-Bluetooth-Keyboard-S... (In case it's not clear, the keyboard is huge, as large as a laptop keyboard, so once you start down this road you lose portability).
Very cool, I am going to try this when I get home! (I am in Asia on business and I don't want to risk bricking my phone while on the road.) With the Java IDE for Android, a remote keyboard and external display would make for a full on computer.
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External bluetooth keyboard makes it bearable. Keyboards vary to the extent that they are emacs friendly (how many Super-Meta-Alt keys do they have?) but I find this Logitech one just about usable for programming: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Device-Bluetooth-Keyboard-S... (In case it's not clear, the keyboard is huge, as large as a laptop keyboard, so once you start down this road you lose portability).
Once you lose portability, why not just use "real" computer ;) (I mean laptop) Entering text of smallish screen is only meant for small amount of text (a tiny note etc.)
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