create a code-server app optimized for android

[ThiagoSilm]

many people who use this project are on their cell phones for the simple fact that if we had a pc we would be using vscode itself, there is an app called vheditor that uses this project, but it is not very optimized, we will not be able to create a version of this project for android ? we would love it if that were possible or create an app with the same functionality as vs code.

[phisanti]

If this project gets an app, then programming on a DEX/EMUI phone will reach a whole new level. Let's mix it with some google cloud or paperspace computing power and full programming capabilities in the phone becomes a reality.

[jsjoeio]

I agree, this would be awesome! Technically, you could achieve this to some degree right now if you

1. host your code-server in Google Cloud
2. add lots of computing power
3. access it from your mobile device

I guess the missing piece is "mobile-friendly" version of code-server for Android/iOS. It does feel a bit "clunky" using the mobile keyboard and trying to write code. Open to ideas!

[bpmct]

If you're using a mobile browser that supports it, you can install the PWA to your home screen. I was using code-server --link on my Macbook, but it could also be installed on a beefy Google Cloud server.

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I also connected an external keyboard to my USB C port on my Galaxy S9. I would agree that the internal keyboard is clunky. Ideally, connecting to an external monitor with something like Dex is the move.

[jsjoeio]

Note: I've moved this over over to a discussion.

Woah! Hadn't seen vheditor before. What a cool project! I did use Termux the other day to install code-server on my Android. We have talked about creating specific mobile apps for code-server to optimize for developing from a phone.

but it is not very optimized

What do you mean by this? What optimizations are you hoping for?

we would love it if that were possible or create an app with the same functionality as vs code.

By this do you mean having an Android app for develop from your phone with all the same functionality you get while developing in VS Code on a desktop?

I would love to hear more about this and any thoughts or ideas you have.

[ThiagoSilm]

@jsjoeio I was thinking, couldn't you use that open source project based on code-server to make a better one than it?

[jsjoeio]

Theoretically, yes. If you want actually, you could open a new issue to summarize our discussion here and we could add it to the "Backlog Candidates" which would mean we wait for the community to weigh in and if there's enough requests for it + it makes strategically for us, we would consider doing it.

[ThiagoSilm]

can you explain better?

[jsjoeio]

Sure! I left a link on the other one. Can you open a new issue here summarizing and linking to this discussion? I'll handle the rest.

[ThiagoSilm]

I did what you said: #3370