Thread: how do I test my code on a tablet?

My questions evolve based on your response to each of them.

One: is it possible to test code offline with one device, preferably an android tablet?

Two: if, not, is it possible, online with just an android tablet?

Three:if not, is it possible using the internet on my smart phone and with no internet on my tablet - and no, I can't use my smartphone as a hotspot?

I want to test code I wrote on droid edit. An app I purchased for writing code. I'm using Java.

Errm.. im not 100% sure on what you are trying to do, but from what i gather, Droid Edit is just an editor. You'd need a way to complie it to bytecode. Android doesn't run the JVM bytecode either but Dalvik.

Your questions about testing code online or offline doesn't make sense to me. Maybe i am missing something here?

There is the scripting layer SL4A if you want to try and run scripts directly on your device. And then there is the AIDE (android ide) that apparently has some kind of compiler in it, but i haven't tried either. Whats wrong with making the programs on a computer and running them on the device - like the rest of us?

Thank you, makes sense.

To be clear, I'm not writing anything major, just very simple sentences with Java, so I don't think it would make a difference with which device I'm using but I defer to the expertise here.

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Well, I don't currently have a computer. I figured I could save money just using what I have now - a tablet, but I'm not sure anymore.

I would think that the app you are using would allow you to run (test) your code.


If not there are definitely apps out there for compiling and running java, however, they aren't as robust as what you would get on a full blown computer.

There are some websites that will let your run code but they can be even more basic than the apps that are available.

Originally Posted by koder632417

I would think that the app you are using would allow you to run (test) your code.


If not there are definitely apps out there for compiling and running java, however, they aren't as robust as what you would get on a full blown computer.

There are some websites that will let your run code but they can be even more basic than the apps that are available.

Thank you for your feedback. However, I'm yet to find an app that let's me run Java code to test it out. Though I've only skimmed.

I have an iPhone and use an app called JVM....something something. All I know is it starts with JVM. Maybe you can search for JVM instead?

I have the App. It doesn't allow you to import or manipulate the text outside the lesson plan...at least not the free version.