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   Geoff Clare to Janis Papanagnou   
   Re: VIM for android?   
   25 Feb 26 13:17:00   
   
   From: geoff@clare.See-My-Signature.invalid   
      
   Janis Papanagnou wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-02-24 13:37, Kenny McCormack wrote:   
   >> In article ,   
   >>   
   >>> How do you use that method to install a real version of vim?   
   >>   
   >> Well, it might not be possible.  But if someone else has already solved   
   >> this problem, then it might be necessary to download an .apk file from   
   >> their own website rather than using the Play Store.  I've already been down   
   >> this road a time or two: The Android OS tries very hard to discourage you   
   >> from doing this - that is, installing anything that didn't come from their   
   >> Play Store - but you can do it if you really want to.   
   >   
   > I'm a comparably new Android/smartphone/tablet-user and meanwhile   
   > I've abandoned all hope. I'd have a lot questions like yours (and   
   > including yours) concerning that platform and how to fix all its   
   > inherent issues. - Is there any newsgroup to address such things?   
   >   
      
   There's comp.mobile.android but be warned it has a resident nymshifting   
   troll.   
      
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   Geoff Clare    
      
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