Getting Spacemacs Running On Android

Entered on [2018-11-13 Tue 18:08] Updated on [2019-08-17 Sat 14:36]

My main goal was to setup Spacemacs (Emacs) org mode on Android with Termux. For anyone that has used org mode, I don't need to tell you why I would want to do this. For those that haven't heard org mode, it's hard to explain what it is, because it some many things to so many people. For starters it can be an outlining tool, a time tracker, a task tracker, a publishing tool for papers, blogs, and slide shows are but a few of the possible uses of org mode.

Setting up spacemacs on android was suprisingly easy to set up and does not require root. In fact I am writing this article within spacemacs on my samsung galaxy s9+.

• Required
  • termux
    • Play Store
    • f-droid
• Optional
  • Hacker's Keyboard
    • fdroid store
  • CodeBoard
    • google play store
  • usb keyboard
    • otg cable
  • bluetooth keyboard

My main function for wanting to use org mode from my phone. I have recently started learning to use org mode, I have been a vim user now for about two years and have been fairly happy. Recently I had started a new job which required a new level of multitasking. I remembered when I was first comparing emacs to vim.