Great question! Let's break this down step by step—yes, you absolutely can run a full-featured Jupyter Notebook on Android for Python development, and here's how to do it reliably.

The most robust way to run Jupyter on Android is using Termux, a terminal emulator and Linux environment app built specifically for mobile devices. Here's the step-by-step process:

1. Get Termux
   Grab the latest version from a trusted official source (skip the outdated version on Google Play). Once installed, open it up—you’ll see a clean Linux-style terminal ready to use.

2. Update Termux's package repository
   First, make sure all existing packages are up to date by running:

   pkg update && pkg upgrade
   

   Follow the prompts to confirm updates (type y and hit enter when asked).

3. Install Python
   Termux supports Python natively. Install it with:

   pkg install python
   

   Verify the installation works by checking the version:

   python --version
   

4. Set up pip (Python package manager)
   Pip usually comes pre-installed with Python in Termux, but if it’s missing, run:

   python -m ensurepip --upgrade
   

5. Install Jupyter Notebook
   Use pip to install Jupyter:

   pip install jupyter
   

   Optional tip: If you’re facing slow download speeds, you can use a domestic PyPI mirror to speed things up:

   pip install jupyter -i https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/simple
   

6. Launch Jupyter Notebook
   Start the server with:

   jupyter notebook
   

   You’ll see output that includes a URL like http://localhost:8888/?token=your_unique_token. Tap this link directly in Termux (it’ll open your default browser) or manually enter the URL in any mobile browser. That’s it—you’re ready to create and run Python notebooks!

Short answer: Yes, with a few caveats to keep in mind:

• Performance: It depends on your device’s hardware. Mid-to-high-end Android phones/tablets handle standard Python code (data analysis with Pandas, basic visualizations with Matplotlib, etc.) smoothly. Heavy computations (like training large ML models) might lag or drain battery faster, but for daily scripting and notebook work, it’s more than sufficient.
• Library Support: Most popular Python libraries work seamlessly. You can install them via pip just like on a desktop—for example:

  pip install numpy pandas matplotlib
  

  For Matplotlib, add %matplotlib inline at the top of your notebook to render charts directly in the browser.
• Full Jupyter Features: All core Jupyter tools work: code cells, markdown cells, terminal access, notebook saving/loading, and even extensions (you can install Jupyter extensions via pip too).
• File Access: To access files stored on your Android device, run termux-setup-storage in Termux—this mounts your phone’s storage to a storage directory in Termux, which you can navigate to in Jupyter.

• Set a Jupyter Password: Instead of using the auto-generated token every time, set a permanent password with:

  jupyter notebook password
  

• Quick Launch: Install Termux:Widget (a companion app) to create a home screen shortcut that starts Jupyter directly, skipping the terminal commands.
• Keep Termux Running: Make sure your device doesn’t kill Termux in the background—add it to your battery optimization whitelist to avoid losing your notebook session.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者tel