Installing on Android (tablet) possible?

barnosch

I am wondering if it would be possible to install our beloved MagicMirror System to an old outdated Android Tablet.

I have an old unused Google Nexus 7 (2012) and already flashed it with a LineageOS rom, so it is Android 7.1 (i guess)

Would be nice if i could get the MM in server only mode to run on this device. The touchscreen is a goodie aswell.

Has anyone done this already and can give me a hint?
I currently do not have any idea, how to start.

Or is Android a showstopper in this case?

Mykle1

@barnosch said in Installing on Android (tablet) possible?:

Or is Android a showstopper in this case?

This guy used an Android tablet

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/2566/fridge-mounted-display

lavolp3

Interesting thought, haven’t even thoguht of that.
Afaik THIS magicmirror is not that easy to install natively on Android.

Have you seen this page?
https://www.magicmirrorcentral.com/android-app-magic-mirror/
Sums it up quite well, and an interesting read.
Adafruit have also done an Android mirror:
https://learn.adafruit.com/android-smart-home-mirror
Maybe worth trying out another system or app…

cowboysdude

@lavolp3 then there’s this guy…this is android based…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIuTx4HZAGQ

barnosch

i found that native Apps aswell, thanks for that.
But i don’t want to use just a app. Thats to easy

Doing some more research and waiting for a good idea in my sleep.

Any other suggestions how it could work, are welcome.

@barnosch As I’ve heard, termux could run linux-based application without rooting. I didn’t try it, so I don’t know MagicMirror would run on it.
https://medium.freecodecamp.org/building-a-node-js-application-on-android-part-1-termux-vim-and-node-js-dfa90c28958f

lavolp3

@Mykle1 I still don’t understand. How do you install the mirror on an Android tablet? Using a Linux VM? Or using Android directly?

lavolp3

@Sean aaaaaaand there goes my free time in the coming holidays. Thanks for the link!

There is one more way to show mirror on android… VNC ? ^^;

barnosch

@Sean said in Installing on Android (tablet) possible?:

@barnosch As I’ve heard, termux could run linux-based application without rooting. I didn’t try it, so I don’t know MagicMirror would run on it.
https://medium.freecodecamp.org/building-a-node-js-application-on-android-part-1-termux-vim-and-node-js-dfa90c28958f

That looks very interesting. Thanks a lot for the hint.

@lavolp3 said in Installing on Android (tablet) possible?:

@Sean aaaaaaand there goes my free time in the coming holidays. Thanks for the link!

Same for me