Add Android Support [$50]

[subtleGradient]

Yes.

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[subtleGradient]

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/AndroidBuildInstructions

https://github.com/paddybyers/anode

Epicness, this'd haz it

[zcbenz]

It's possible to provide an Android port of node-webkit, but I don't have plan for that in near future, supporting all three major desktop platforms has already taken all of my time.

[sequoiar]

In case Chrome need V8 Android bridge, it should be done there.

at least three things to do:

1. porting Chrome's V8 to node.js.
2. cross compile node.js with Android NDK
3. poring what else in content-shell to Android

[donaldpipowitch]

If it's technically possible that would be awesome. Could game developers even use WebGL on Android with this way?

[zcbenz]

Not sure, I'm not familiar with Chrome on Android.

[donaldpipowitch]

Hmm... nope. The current version of Android for Chrome doesn't support WebGL :(

[rogerwang]

@donaldpipowitch , I'm sure it will get better :)

[allencblee]

@subtleGradient, why not use Phonegap?

[donaldpipowitch]

PhoneGap neither uses V8 nor Node. It just uses the native WebView and adds some API bridges.

[donaldpipowitch]

FIY:
Great news. The recent Chrome for Android Beta features WebGL hidden behind a flag: http://blog.tojicode.com/2013/01/get-webgl-working-on-android-chrome-beta.html?m=1

It would be just so sweet to get node-webkit running on an OUYA :)

[kevsmt]

This is epic if possible :)

[zhizhangchen]

Even if it's technically possible to enable node APIs on Andorid, will Google allow such an application being installed? Basically it can access all the resources in the device and user will have no way to control it.

[donaldpipowitch]

I think you would have to use the regular Android way and declare a AndroidManifest.xml to set permissions.

[Mithgol]

Meanwhile, https://github.com/paddybyers/node/wiki/Building-v0.11-for-Android