Anbox VS microG

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Anbox mentions (64)

• Call of duty mobile

  It's definitely possible, you have android virtualization options for linux like QEMU, VirtualBox, Anbox, WayDroid, but most of these are either not great or a bit too advanced for this. Easiest / best bet off the top of my head is dual booting Windows and using BlueStacks. Source: about 1 year ago

• I'm looking for a lightweight distro that runs android apps

  This isn't really a distro, but you could try Anbox, which wouldn't have the performance overhead of a virtual machine. Source: over 1 year ago

• I just want to use Linux :(

  If school apps have an android alternative anbox may allow you to use it on your linux desktop... Just a thought! Source: over 1 year ago

• Android Emulator for Linux

  I have used Anbox when I needed to run an Android App on Linux. Source: over 1 year ago

• Minecraft Bedrock

  Does anyone know a way to play Minecraft bedrock on Linux(specifically fedora). I used to use this launcher: mcpelauncher.readthedocs.io, But it has been discontinued and no longer works with the latest version, which I need to be able to play on a friend's real. I've tried using anbox, but it never loaded, and I tried using waydroid, but the internet wasn't working. Don't tell me to just use java, I already do,... Source: over 1 year ago

microG mentions (116)

• Google Update Reveals AI Will Read All Your Private Messages

  ...will need to be rewritten to avoid Google Play Services. Not true. All that needs to happen is for open source developers to "re-implement Google’s proprietary Android user space apps and libraries". https://microg.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Which MicroG fork and version should I use?

  Which one should I use? Is this MicroG's official website right? (https://microg.org/). Source: 6 months ago

• Use ChatGPT Android app w/o Google Play Store installed/enabled

  Have a look into https://microg.org/ . Revanced yt uses a fork of GmsCore for its non-root install, though you still have to log in with a google account. Source: 7 months ago

• Magic Earth: OSM based map and routing with croud sourced traffic data

  Google Play Services implements a lot of increasingly vital features and interfaces on Android. Not having it kills a good number of things people consider important, like push notifications (some apps are designed to still send push notifications like Signal, but it's kind of a hack and does drain the battery). If you're looking for almost the same functionality without google play services, MicroG[1] is an open... - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• Google vs. the Open Web

  Try using https://microg.org/ to replace Google Play Services - it's not your average tech-savvy level. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago