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by canistel 588 days ago
I faced this problem too. I am a Linux user personally, but use Windows at work. I am not a phone person, but do use it regularly.

I sync org files to phone (using Syncthing) and use Orgzly to access these from Android. Although it is possible to install Emacs in Android as a terminal tool in Termux or even as a GUI tool, you need to connect a keyboard to do something sensible. Long story short, if your phone is your daily driver, Emacs may not be for you as it is keyboard oriented. But if you are a computer person who occasionally uses the phone, there are ways to get by.
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dotancohen 588 days ago
I moved from Orgzly to Orgro. Now updating the files on the phone is exactly like any other note-taking phone application (for better or worse). It's not as good as experience as the Emacs desktop, but no worse than anything else on the phone.
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kreyenborgi 588 days ago
I also use orgro, it's very nice for reading the headings and minor edits. For more complicated edits (date stuff, moving around trees) I use the organice build that works with SyncThing https://github.com/200ok-ch/organice/issues/932#issuecomment...

Neither are full org mode, but good enough for reading notes and minor edits/captures on the go.

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dotancohen 587 days ago
How do you use Organice? Do you self host it? Did you install the PWA? Do you have an account with organice.200ok.ch? Is your Org mode usage confined to a single file? How do you open other Org mode files on your phone with it?
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kreyenborgi 585 days ago
I installed the native apk from that issue i linked to, no account or hosting. I use a few files on my phone, it shows them with a kind of file picker.
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herewulf 587 days ago
https://orgro.org

This was new to me. Can install with F-Droid or support the author by purchasing from an app store.

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heehaw 588 days ago
I have managed to get org mode working with emacs android port. big help was keyboard designer keyboard. I was able to set C-x and M-x for single touch. And added some keys as per requirements. https://www.keyboarddesigner.com/index.php?page=24
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TeMPOraL 588 days ago
> Although it is possible to install Emacs in Android as a terminal tool in Termux or even as a GUI tool

FWIW, it seems Emacs can now be built for Android natively - there seem to be related files and documentation in the main Emacs repo, though I haven't actually built it myself, so I don't know how well it works.

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snthd 588 days ago
https://sourceforge.net/projects/android-ports-for-gnu-emacs...
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