ESP32 and Termux

Post by pjmlp » Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 6:41 AM UTC

kees99 wrote: post #14

webdevver wrote: post #2

very cool. termux has to be peak for unbridled nerddom, the new linux terminal in android 16 is really a pale shadow of it. you don't get access to anything non-virtual, not even the gpu (atleast, i couldn't get it to work.) theres so much cool hardware on modern smartphones, with quite solid drivers by virtue of the (relatively stringent) android quality requirements, and its all locked away. video encoders, decoder…

It is possible to write native code for Android using Native Development Kit. Typical NDK use would be to develop a library that is then called into by java code. But one can make whole app with it, 100% java-free: https://github.com/cnlohr/rawdrawandroid

Post by matheusmoreira » Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 7:06 AM UTC

Imustaskforhelp wrote: post #21

malkia wrote: post #12

I've been playing with Termux, both on Chromebook (Eve), and my Samsung Galaxy S22 - pretty cool, though hit some issue with recent `bazel` - as newer versions try to access a `/dev` endpoint that's not available. Quick fix, was to add `~/.bazelrc` this: common --experimental_collect_system_network_usage=false and then it works! Though sometimes I need to first `termux-chroot` and then it it handles cases, where some…

hm you can try out userland https://userland.tech/download/ which runs it inside proot and you can use something like alpine or debian and they can actually make the vnc/installing gui setup actually pretty easy. Highly recommended. I coded some python with micro in alpine in userland on my phone. I really really enjoyed it, like more than my pc for that day. I am proud of it.

Post by matheusmoreira » Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 7:15 AM UTC

vallassy wrote: post #16

seba_dos1 wrote: post #13

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You don't have to use Android. I've been using various GNU/Linux phones for the last 17 years, so being able to do `gcc -o main main.cpp && ./main` on a phone is just natural to me. Back in 2008, as a teenager, I could choose to spent my first earned money to get me either one of the first GNU/Linux phones on the market or the first Android phone, and I feel that as the time goes it only validates my decision.

I've been looking at Linux phones for a while, and now the latest 'sideloading' lockdown from Google has pushed me to seriously consider getting off Android. What phones do you use or recommend for someone who has a little Linux experience?

Post by eazor » Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 10:54 AM UTC

Post by pabs3 » Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 1:43 PM UTC

Imustaskforhelp wrote: post #22

seba_dos1 wrote: post #19

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I'm using a Librem 5 and its battery life is good enough for me - it lasts pretty much exactly what's needed for me to get through a typical day, so I often get home with the battery almost but not entirely flat. When I know that I'm going to be using it more intensively or need it to last longer, I'll usually just put a spare battery into my backpack, but I rarely actually need to use it when these days you can just…

Having a spare battery or being able to change battery seems like a fever dream for people on new android devices. I am seriously interested in linux phones... like I am interested in either getting a grapheneos phone or somehow looking through my old garage of parents phones to see if any phone can be linux'd I don't want to spend money right away but I am also a teenager, but the thing that's kinda stopping me from…