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Basically many modern Android phones today work perfectly well paired wirelessly with modern TV screen. Enable desktop mode, pair with a mouse and keyboard, and

Basically many modern Android phones today work perfectly well paired wirelessly with modern TV screen. Enable desktop mode, pair with a mouse and keyboard, and you have a kind of working environment: video chat, programming, text editing, office apps - all exists. That's actually how to watch youtube without ads, because non-Android TV has no freetube/newPipe apps.

apatheticonion 5y ago
Sadly I can't use a terminal or VSCode on Android so I can't use it as a development environment.
- acka 5y ago
  Have you tried installing[0] code-server[1] in Termux[2]? code-server is basically the VSCode app split into a backend which runs on NodeJS and a front end Web app which runs in an Android browser app and communicates with the backend running in Termux. It works pretty similar to the Electron app, but extensions don't come from Microsofts Marketplace because of licensing and usage restrictions. Most popular extensions are available though. [0] https://dev.to/codeledger/how-to-get-visual-studio-code-to-run-in-termux-on-android-405j https://dev.to/codeledger/how-to-get-visual-studio-code-to-r... [1] https://github.com/cdr/code-server https://github.com/cdr/code-server [2] https://termux.com/ https://termux.com/
- ajayyy 5y ago
  You can run vscode with termux and even a full X server, connecting over VNC.
- alexisread 5y ago
  Termux, Andronix and (Wireless) Dex (Samsung phones only) work pretty well to bring a workable Linux desktop onto an external screen, with the phone as a separate screen for android. You can also connect a usb-c hub if you want hdmi in and out, network etc. It's even possible to drive 3D printers directly over USB. As an additonal bonus, for Galaxy Notes and some newer S devices you can use a stylus for art, signing PDFs etc. They also support splitscreen multitasking and virtual desktops which is quite practical if you work from the terminal (emacs). Certain phones can be very good replacements for a computer if you require the portability.

apatheticonion 5y ago

Sadly I can't use a terminal or VSCode on Android so I can't use it as a development environment.

acka 5y ago
Have you tried installing[0] code-server[1] in Termux[2]? code-server is basically the VSCode app split into a backend which runs on NodeJS and a front end Web app which runs in an Android browser app and communicates with the backend running in Termux. It works pretty similar to the Electron app, but extensions don't come from Microsofts Marketplace because of licensing and usage restrictions. Most popular extensions are available though. [0] https://dev.to/codeledger/how-to-get-visual-studio-code-to-run-in-termux-on-android-405j https://dev.to/codeledger/how-to-get-visual-studio-code-to-r... [1] https://github.com/cdr/code-server https://github.com/cdr/code-server [2] https://termux.com/ https://termux.com/
ajayyy 5y ago
You can run vscode with termux and even a full X server, connecting over VNC.
alexisread 5y ago
Termux, Andronix and (Wireless) Dex (Samsung phones only) work pretty well to bring a workable Linux desktop onto an external screen, with the phone as a separate screen for android. You can also connect a usb-c hub if you want hdmi in and out, network etc. It's even possible to drive 3D printers directly over USB. As an additonal bonus, for Galaxy Notes and some newer S devices you can use a stylus for art, signing PDFs etc. They also support splitscreen multitasking and virtual desktops which is quite practical if you work from the terminal (emacs). Certain phones can be very good replacements for a computer if you require the portability.