Hello everyone! This is my first post here! I’ve been learning to code for the last 6 months. I thought it would be super cool if I could code on my phone. Turns out it’s 100% possible. I purchased VSCode from the play store, since that’s what I regularly use. (I was reading there were ways around this, but Termux has since been removed from the play store, and after trying several things I settled on paying the $11.99.)
What a delight! Upon installing it on my phone, I wondered how to access my files on mac from my phone, so I could edit them and have them updated on my computer. I still have yet to figure that out. Let me know your input on this! (without paying for cloud!)
At first I was confused how to connect my github account to VSCode on my android phone. After poking around a bit, I realized I would be asked for my credentials upon trying to commit anything. So go ahead and just try to commit something and it will walk you through the steps! WHEW! At least now I can grab my github files from my phone, so I have a way of accessing a version of them. Hopefully, this can save someone some time, since there isn’t too much documentation about it (that I was able to find).
Linking VSCode on your android to your github account will also take care of the mysterious grayed out “cloud changes” you will see in the app when nothing is connected.
The app is definitely usable for more simple projects or perhaps working on a single component. It works best horizontally and takes a little getting used to. But, i’m pretty much fascinated. You can edit it as usual to make your own little comfy environment, just like on your laptop/desktop. Am I ridiculous for thinking it’s cute? Probably. XD
