# Problem in installing node-red on android

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-in-installing-node-red-on-android/638>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [6 June 2018 10:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-in-installing-node-red-on-android/638 "2018-06-06T10:10:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2018 11:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-in-installing-node-red-on-android/638/14 "2018-06-09T11:19:09Z")

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It seems there is a known problem with npm on Android 8

> <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/19170>

  
It is not clear to me from that whether there is any ongoing action to fix it.

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