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Re:OG Trail: Play the Classic Oregon Trail Game on Android on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @03:32PM (#40056188)

Thanks for posting about our project. We made a Show HN post earlier - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40054486

We have promo codes for those that want to give this a try. Email [email protected] if you want one (first 500)

Re:Show HN: Classic Oregon Trail now playable on Android on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @01:06PM (#40054513)

I made some promo codes. Email [email protected] if you want one (first 500)

Show HN: Classic Oregon Trail now playable on Android

Posted by userland_tech on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @01:04PM
from the show-hn dept.

OG Trail - a simple interface that makes the classic Oregon Trail game posted on archive.org usable on Android devices: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.ogtra...

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Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:32AM (#37401363)

When we run Ubuntu on Android, we prefer UserLAnd over termux :)

Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:31AM (#37401356)

As soon as there are arm binaries, we will make an app out of it :)

Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:30AM (#37401350)

This actually runs vscode.

Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android 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.

Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:27AM (#37401337)

It is a pretty minimal install. I should probably put a web browser with it later. Thanks for the feedback. Please review it on the Play Store.

Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @07:45PM (#37399398)

I didn't read thoroughly enough. I have not tried that one yet. It should work as many people use SSH from the UserLAnd app, which this is similar to. If you try it out before we do, remember that android blocks apps from using the first 1k ports, so you have to run ssh on port 2022 or something like that, instead of the normal port 22.

I will make a point of getting that working if it doesn't.

Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @06:09PM (#37398460)

Yes. It supports extensions.

Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @05:58PM (#37398340)

We will make this happen.

Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android 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.

Re:deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @04:36PM (#37397360)

This is made by the makers of UserLAnd - Run Linux on Android. Looking for early feedback. If you want a promo code (first 500) please email [email protected].

deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android

Posted by userland_tech on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @04:36PM
from the play.google.com dept.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.devstudio&hl=en_US

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Re: on Friday October 21, 2022 @09:56AM (#33288033)

Checkout Thunderbird running on Android for real. This is not something else, this is the actual desktop edition.

Re: on Friday October 21, 2022 @09:39AM (#33287888)

We present to you BirdBox. Checkout Thunderbird running on Android for real. This is not something else, this is the actual desktop edition.

Re:Show HN: BirdBox – Run Thunderbird on Android for Real on Thursday October 20, 2022 @03:34PM (#33279562)

Btw... I have some promo codes. Please email [email protected] if you want one.

Show HN: BirdBox – Run Thunderbird on Android for Real

Posted by userland_tech on Thursday October 20, 2022 @03:25PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.birdbox&hl=en_US&gl=US

A little while ago, it was announced that Thunderbird was, sort of, coming to Android ( see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31725103 ). The UserLAnd Technologies team thought, why don't we bring it to Android for real? So we have and it is now on the Play Store ( see https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.birdb... ).This is the first release of the actual desktop version...

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Re:Show HN: GIMP for Android on Monday April 11, 2022 @11:31AM (#30990174)

We have not tested on Chromebooks, but from what we have heard that it works for some and not for others. Our guess is it is dependent on the processor architecture. We will investigate this and fix any issue later.

Re:Show HN: GIMP for Android on Monday April 11, 2022 @09:58AM (#30988759)

If you are not familiar with GIMP. GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is not a Photoshop clone, but it is similar in that it is a powerful tool for photo retouching or image editing and authoring tool. https://www.gimp.org/

Re:Show HN: GIMP for Android on Monday April 11, 2022 @09:54AM (#30988707)

We released a version of GIMP for Android. It is really the full Linux edition, but running on your phone or tablet. It is FOSS and the source code can be found here: https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/GIMP

Show HN: GIMP for Android

Posted by userland_tech on Monday April 11, 2022 @09:50AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.gimp&hl=en_US&gl=US

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Re:Ask HN: How should I Help Ukraine? on Friday February 25, 2022 @02:43PM (#30471418)

Thank you. I had thought of helping refugees and let that thought slip away in my frustration. I think that is a great idea.

About blow-back, I have thought about that, but I am not worried. I am a bit of a nobody, especially in this. There are people doing much braver things than anything I will do. If some Russian bots or fanatics want to down vote my apps or whatever, so be it.

Ask HN: How should I Help Ukraine?

Posted by userland_tech on Friday February 25, 2022 @02:26PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am the primary developer of some open source Android applications. The most popular is UserLAnd, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula . I am personally upset by the further invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. I am trying to think of what ways I should respond to it. I am genuinely seeking advice. My current thoughts are to: 1) Modify applications to have a political...

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Re:My thoughts on writing a Minecraft server from scratch in Bash on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @01:17PM (#30350417)

Not as cool as this :) but I recently released an app for running Minecraft servers from your phone. CraftBox: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.craft...

Re:Android 13 virtualization lets Pixel 6 run Windows 11, Linux distri... on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:32AM (#30343180)

UserLAnd already allows you to just install Debian and other distros on non-rooted devices.

Note: I am developer of UserLAnd.

Re:Android 13 virtualization lets Pixel 6 run Windows 11, Linux distri... on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:31AM (#30343173)

UserLAnd is still getting updates on the Play store. It can run multiple distos without requiring a rooted device.

note: I am the developer of UserLAnd.

Re:Android 13 virtualization lets Pixel 6 run Windows 11, Linux distri... on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:30AM (#30343165)

You can run Linux distros on non-rooted phones with UserLAnd. It is still receiving updates on the Play store. It uses proot intead of virtualization. I hope this new feature ends up being more accessible to people, but until then, I will try to make UserLAnd useful for everyone (I am the developer of UserLAnd).

Re:Show HN: CraftBox, Run a Minecraft Server on Your Phone on Friday January 28, 2022 @04:45PM (#30120784)

Thanks! That is super cool of you.

Re:Show HN: CraftBox, Run a Minecraft Server on Your Phone on Friday January 28, 2022 @02:24PM (#30119155)

Agreed. I will make sure others can build this. It is built on top of UserLAnd, but the build process does have a couple of extra steps.