# Unable to install Node-Red on Android device

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621>\
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**Created:** [14 June 2025 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621 "2025-06-14T10:21:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![iungo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/iungo/32/8099_2.png) [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Post date:** [14 June 2025 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621/1 "2025-06-14T10:21:24Z")

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Trying to install Node-Red on Galaxy Tab Active 2 I've got fatal error message.

What I'm doing wrong?

 ![Screenshot_20250614-131602_Termux](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/1/3154eecb4846e121671715764830d4e4ecc2ec2b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [14 June 2025 12:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621/2 "2025-06-14T12:52:18Z")

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What does node -v show you?

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**Author:** ![iungo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/iungo/32/8099_2.png) [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Post date:** [14 June 2025 12:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621/3 "2025-06-14T12:56:06Z")

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node -v  
v24.2.0

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [14 June 2025 13:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621/4 "2025-06-14T13:16:59Z")

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I got the same two warnings as you on my Galaxy phone, but it installed and runs OK.

I can only suggest trying again, which you have no doubt done!

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**Author:** ![iungo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/iungo/32/8099_2.png) [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Post date:** [14 June 2025 14:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621/5 "2025-06-14T14:05:59Z")

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Warnings are ok. Error is a problem.

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**Author:** ![iungo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/iungo/32/8099_2.png) [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Post date:** [15 June 2025 06:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621/6 "2025-06-15T06:29:01Z")

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What node & npm versions are you using

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [15 June 2025 06:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621/7 "2025-06-15T06:58:22Z")

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![Screenshot_20250615_075428_Termux](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/5/853d95741e9538e8356b921b7ee263ec39362dc8.jpeg)  
 ![Screenshot_20250615_075557_Settings](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/e/dea272f0368e596bb98b895d6f863ecbafd4751d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![iungo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/iungo/32/8099_2.png) [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Post date:** [15 June 2025 07:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621/8 "2025-06-15T07:08:40Z")

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Do you have root?  
What is Termux version?

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [15 June 2025 07:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621/9 "2025-06-15T07:21:22Z")

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> [@iungo](#):
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> Do you have root?

Nope.

I dunno, the latest probably, I only just installed it to see if NR would install.  
(I have installed NR on an olderr phone before but it seemed more of a gimmick than a practical platform)

I didn't follow the instructions at [https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/android](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/android), only because duckduckgo suggested [https://highvoltages.co/iot-internet-of-things/node-red-on-android/](https://highvoltages.co/iot-internet-of-things/node-red-on-android/)  
I don't see a significant difference between the two; one uses apt, the other pkg.  
NR did not successfully install until after I did pkg update && pkg upgrade.

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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:** [13 September 2025 07:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-on-android-device/97621/10 "2025-09-13T07:22:05Z")

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