[dotancohen]

How am I supposed to read and edit my org mode notes from my Android device?

Yes, I do in fact use Orgzly. For a very specific subset of notes it's fine. But for a long bit of documentation, no good editor exists on anything but a desktop / laptop. That is, nobody's reimplemented enough of Emacs on Android yet.

[erikbye]

Org mode files are text files so you can edit them with any editor. Place them in a sync folder and if your sync client is any good it should be able to edit.

"Long bit of documentation"? Isn't it the device that's not suited? I sure wouldn't want to do a lot of typing on a handheld device. Emacs shortcuts should be fun.

[dotancohen]

The point of that if The text is to be edited in a general purpose text editor, I would rather it be in Markdown. Org mode is pretty useless as a format outside emacs proper.

[explainplease]

Actually, the Org format is supported by web sites like GitHub and GitLab, and there are several parsers in different languages. It's even supported by Pandoc, so you can convert to/from anything Pandoc supports.

[dotancohen]

In contrast to the actual Android apps that handle Markdown natively.

Don't get me wrong, I love org mode, but there is no real support on Android other that a damn-fine list-making app that uses a subset of org-mode format for its lists.

[kqr]

I have heard rumours that one can get Emacs up and running fairly well in Termux, but I haven't explored it personally yet. Orgzly is good enough for most of my Android Org needs.

[markdoubleyou]

Yes, emacs runs very well under termux, complete with swipe to scroll.

For typing, Termux's "extra keys row" makes ctrl and meta combinations possible with your favorite keyboard: https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Touch_Keyboard

...or you can just use Hacker's Keyboard (but I find it too cramped).

Git also runs fine under termux if that's what you use to sync your org file.