Official Emacs for Android exists!

[idlip]

I know this app is useful and easy to use, with modern UI.

In the mean time, since we got emacs officially for android, why dont you give it a try?

Info: https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsOnAndroid Source code: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/?h=feature/android

[brvier]

Because ... Not every one want to use emacs ... Specially with a virtualkeyboard

[idlip]

I agree, its not intuitive. It does not support dbus to notify (for android)

There might be lot of drawbacks, but it comes with the power of endless extensibility.

I don't insist for everyone to jump on it, many could hate it. But hey, everything is about adjusting, with emacs powers you can tailor it to your need too.

I use this keyboard and highly recommend to everyone to use it: https://github.com/Julow/Unexpected-Keyboard (in fdroid) It gives full pc keyboard experience, takes time to get familiar. Only con some may feel is there is no auto-completion yet.

Also make sure to set (setq touch-screen-display-keyboard t) to get keyboard in all buffer when you tap on screen

[interglossa]

It's great that this is available, but there is a useable emacs in termux which I have used to edit orgmode files.

[danielkrajnik]

287 rendered orgzly unusable and a security risk, so this is very welcomed

[alensiljak]

In the mean time, since we got emacs officially for android, why dont you give it a try?

There's no keyboard when it starts. What is the point of that? Where is the files folder? Does it have notifications for the items due? How to add OrgMode? (without keyboard!) As noted, a functional Emacs in Termux has been around for a while. So, while a welcome move it's kinda late to the party and looks like unfinished business at that.

[idlip]

(setq touch-screen-precision-scroll t

touch-screen-display-keyboard t

browse-url-android-share t)

Message ID: @.***>

)

Second option lets you open android keyboard when you touch on emacs buffer screen. There is modifiers-bar-mode to get modifiers key on tool-bar.

You can read emacs-manual (C-h r) and go through 'Android' heading for more idea.

[antrmn]

There's no keyboard when it starts. What is the point of that?

Edit -> Execute Command acts as M-x and pops up a keyboard

Also, consider enabling modifier-bar-mode

Where is the files folder?

C-x C-f /sdcard/ for the internal storage C-x C-f ~/ for accessing Emacs' home M-x android-request-directory-access, then C-x C-f /content/storage/ to access a document provider.

Does it have notifications for the items due?

Support for notifications has been recently added.

How to add OrgMode? (without keyboard!)

Org comes built-in on Emacs. Just open a .org file

For more information check out the Android section on the Emacs manual or the README in the semi-official SourceForge release page

[Silverhawk85]

I find it the way too complicated to work with emacs on smartphones. The screen is too small to work efficienty and I usually don't carry a keyboard with me all the time.

Regarding the keyboard issue I can recommend installing "Unexpected Keyboard" on Android devices. This virtual keyboard has all keys. For example you can press M(Alt)-x. But it is still not as comfortable as editing with Orgzly.

I stick with Orgzly. ;)