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[How to] Use Foliate in Android phone with Termux #690
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Here is how to install Foliate in an Android device without rooting
(I found that adding To run Foliate after installationOnce installation is done,
ScreenshotsPortrait mode (Foliate in full screen)Landscape modeAdditional tips/comments:
What works:Opening local books, downloading books from OPDS catalogues, library, dictionary, themes, font size, two column/ single column view, touch to turn page, text-to-speech, basically everything. Text-to-speech works (tried What does not work:
Why Ubuntu?I chose Ubuntu due to its relatively less download size, and because it worked. While Alpine is very small in size (<300 mb with XFCE and Foliate) Foliate keeps loading books forever for some reason despite editing the .desktop file. Feel free to post suggestions/enhancements. |
This is a workaround for #336 Meanwhile, if you are able to somehow compile Foliate/gjs/gobject-introspection natively on Termux, do let us know, and send a pull request to Termux packages. |
This is not a native Android build, but uses an Ubuntu (or Arch) rootfs in Termux, and exports the GUI with VNC.
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