From: jason_hindle@yahoo.com   
      
   On 23/02/2026 13:05, gazelle@shell.xmission.com wrote:   
   >I'm looking for a version of VIM (*) for Android (tablets/phones).   
   >   
   >There are actually two threads to this:   
   >   
   >    1) A text version of it that I can use from a shell prompt.  This is my   
   >    primary goal.  I currently have an sshd running on the tablet and can   
   >    get to a shell prompt via ssh, but the only editor available is the   
   >    "toybox" version of vi, which basically is so crippled that it doesn't   
   >    work at all.  I'd like something better.   
   >   
   >    2) A real GUI version of VIM that runs on the tablet GUI would be nice,   
   >    but not nearly as important as the previous point.   
   >   
   >(*) Or, actually any reasonably full-featured version of vi.   
   >   
   >Note: I searched the web and it turned up something called "DroidVIM",   
   >which is supposed to be available in the Play Store, but I could not find   
   >it (or anything similar) there.   
      
   If you have developer mode enabled in Android 16, you can enable a native   
    terminal app that seems to run in a Debian VM. I've just tried it on my   
    Pixel 9 Pro - Vim is installed already for me.   
      
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