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Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android by circuit10 on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @05:30PM (#37398019)
From the screenshots this seems to use an X/VNC server or something, it might be good to also explore using https://github.com/coder/code-server with a native Android browser to get things like graphics acceleration (though with disadvantages like not being about to develop graphical applications)
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Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android by o1y32 on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @05:38PM (#37398123)
code-server can't use Microsoft's extension marketplace, but this can. Supposedly this runs the original Microsoft binary which is why things work exactly like a Linux desktop version. I know, this sucks.
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Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android by circuit10 on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @06:01PM (#37398377)
If you're willing to break the ToS of the marketplace, or download your VSIX files manually, it can
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Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android by userland_tech on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @05:36PM (#37398094)
An option using code server is coming. Will be in the same app, just different launch option.
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Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android by bb010g on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @07:48PM (#37399424)
How far away do you expect a Wayland-powered display to be? You're currently using VNC, but I'd imagine that <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mstoeckl/waypipe/> would also work while being smoother.
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Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android by userland_tech on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:28AM (#37401344)
This is not the top of my list, but I am always looking at alternatives which can improve the way users interact with UserLAnd Technologies apps.
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