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Shameless plug here: I made an open source coding framework / prototyping tool that works very well we old Android devices. I've used it for a lot of things. Made robots, radios, home controllers, cameras, etc out of old androids :)

Have a look if you want https://phonk.app



This is interesting - did you post on the frontpage as well?

Also I wonder if something like https://bun.sh/ could be used to get modern JS/TS support?

(Also your Discord invite is expired)


1) I did post it sometime ago but did not get too much traction :)

2) I never heard of bun.sh, I'll have a look!

3) I did not notice about the Discord link. Probably it has been like that for ages :/ I will replace it in the site. Meanwhile here you have a new up-to-date one https://discord.gg/Rt2mkWp

Thanks!


This is great! Would love to join the discord. A couple things that I'm curious about: can you make a script/app start by default, can you use a node library (murmur specifically), can you interface with peripherals (led and knobs). I'd like to turn my old androids into screen-less walkie talkies, and phonk feels like I might be able to avoid android studio, which would be a relief.


1) Yes, you can make a script that starts on device boot.

2) Sadly you cannot use node libs. The JS engine I use is pretty dated (Mozilla Rhino) and I dont have time these days to do big changes.

3) Yes, you can interface with Arduino compatible hardware via USB serial or Bluetooth / Bluetooth LE.

4) If you want to do something screen less, you can run a script as a service (background). A bunch of years ago, when the ESP modules were not common I used an Android device as a network interface for my Arduino :)


Also, here is the up-to-date Discord link https://discord.gg/Rt2mkWp


This is awesome.


thanks!




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