Build android apps on mobile device without IDE

Question

I have a good android mobile device and I'm looking for a way to build android apps using Kotlin. And I don't want to use an IDE. Is there a way to install/download all necessary tools/resources/whatever to my device to make it possible? Thanks

I saw some people use AIDE (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui) — ZSergei, Jun 10 '20 at 14:04

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 10 '20 at 14:06

I think you can use the command line for do so.

Gradle contains the tasks for creating a proyect, compile, debugging, generating APK/App Bundle, Run in emmulator, etc... but, in Android Studio this was simplified in some way for productivity reasons (imho).

But, If you still want to use the command line with gradle, you can set gradle home /bin folder in the PATH env variables for the OS you use, and then you can apply for work with that.

BTW, Strongly recommend to check this link from the official documentation.

UPDATE:
This question is related to this another one, check the answer there.
Link related one: Build Android Studio app via command line

Goood luck.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 10 '20 at 14:10

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Android Studio does a lot of jobs for you so that you can focus on development only. It's not a great idea to ditch IDE completely. You might lose time and money doing that.

But here are some great articles if you're really interested:

Create a Basic Android App without an IDE

How to make Android apps without IDE from command line

answered Jun 10 '20 at 14:10

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That's it. Thank you. I don't mind loosing time as soon as I can understand what's going on :) – ealexnet Jul 05 '20 at 16:46

Build android apps on mobile device without IDE

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