# Install node red on old android, how to?

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**Created:** [27 October 2022 12:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-on-old-android-how-to/69670 "2022-10-27T12:16:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elberto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b19c9b/32.png) [@Elberto](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Elberto)\
**Post date:** [27 October 2022 12:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-on-old-android-how-to/69670/1 "2022-10-27T12:16:49Z")

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Hi to all users!  
I have several old android smartphones and tablets, I would like to use them as devices for domotic applications.  
I followed instructions about installing node red on android but I can't install packages, neither termux available, I suppose due I'm running too old android version such 6.  
Is there a way to install node red?  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [27 October 2022 12:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-on-old-android-how-to/69670/2 "2022-10-27T12:19:55Z")

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~~You should be able to get termux for android 6 on fdroid~~.  
Scratch that you can get it here [Termux on android 5 or 6 · termux/termux-app Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/termux/termux-app/wiki/Termux-on-android-5-or-6)

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**Author:** ![Elberto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b19c9b/32.png) [@Elberto](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Elberto)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2022 11:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-on-old-android-how-to/69670/3 "2022-10-28T11:46:01Z")

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Ok, I'm inside my smartphone, btw, it's Android 5.5.5, but no available apt, dpkg, opkg commands, and not present /etc/apt folder...  
How can I install packages?

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2022 11:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-on-old-android-how-to/69670/4 "2022-10-28T11:59:13Z")

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What does the initial screen show  
You should be able to install the root repo  
`pkg install root-repo`

I have this running on an old android 6 with nodejs 12 and node-red 1.35. with no issues. I used the instructions on [Running on Android : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/android)

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2022 12:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-on-old-android-how-to/69670/5 "2022-10-28T12:34:14Z")

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If it really is that old and not a "vital" piece of kit - you could maybe reflash it with a newer version of android eg one of the [Lineage](https://lineageos.org/) distributions - that may get you to v6 or v7, which may have a better chance or running termux... but caveat emptor.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2022 12:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-node-red-on-old-android-how-to/69670/6 "2022-12-27T12:35:05Z")

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