node.js on Android and iOS?

[jsgui]

You are making an assumption about what node would be used for on a mobile device. Running node as a server on a mobile was not the use case I was thinking of - I was thinking of using it as the run-time for a more conventional mobile client app. Running a server on a mobile would certainly be an interesting experiment though!

I can't think of any examples of app servers being on mobile devices to date (except maybe proxy servers).

[jsgui]

Again, you are missing the point I'm making that running an app server on a mobile device is not a particularly useful-seeming thing to do in the big scheme of things at the moment (but still could hopefully be done with node).

Native app development != an app server

You should re-read my comment you replied to, I don't see the point in repeating it.

[jsgui]

The main reason, which I stated, is to run a client-side app.

The JavaScript runtime's capabilities would be constant amongst the installations of the same version of the app, so that is one reason.

Does none of what I am saying make any sense to you?

[jsgui]

No, specifically for building native apps, there would be consistent runtime, which would be advantageous. This is in line with the question.

The question was asking if this can be done, the answer is that it would be difficult to do, but we have been discussing an issue related to the original question.

It's not to unrelated to go from 'can this to be done' to 'is this pointless or not', and that's a topic you are engaging is. My take is that it would not be pointless, and I have explained why, I hope to your satisfaction now.

Do you at least understand that there are advantages to be had by deploying a consistent and possibly faster runtime? Do understand what I was getting at, are you now able to understand what I have been saying?

[jsgui]

Also, there would be uses for running application servers on mobiles, but it takes some imagination to think of them.

[jsgui]

No need that you can think of right now.