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• Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)

  Android on the desktop works very well on Wayland with Waydroid and it even supports Google Play store. https://waydro.id/ Great running apps not available on Linux with a touchscreen PC. It only seems to run Android apps compiled for x86, but it is very fast. There are practical use cases, and it is very usable. I haven’t tried it on WSL2, but it seems like a practical approach without reliance on Microsoft. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)

  > What's the best alternative? Waydroid runs Android apps on Linux and some people claim have gotten it to work on WSL. - Waydroid: https://waydro.id Reddit threads: - https://www.reddit.com/r/bashonubuntuonwindows/comments/eofn5s/run_anbox_on_wsl_2/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/waydroid/comments/10y813d/is_it_possible_to_install_waydroid_on_wsl/ -... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Sxmo: Linux tiling window manager for phones

  There's a piece of software called Waydroid[1] that allows you to run Android applications on GNU/Linux platforms - including the PinePhone. Sxmo, despite its name, can run Wayland instead of X and therefore supports Waydroid. Personally, I haven't managed to get Waydroid to work, a task hindered due to some massive initial downloads which are required to set it up. However, I haven't tried particular hard, and... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Google Play Android Self-Certification

  I thought it was uncharacteristic of to see a service like this offered by a large tech company, and wanted to share. Found whilst installing Waydroid: https://waydro.id/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Can I view Waydroid on a different display on a VNC viewer?

  I have setup an Arch linux server on my old pc. I mainly use it for plex, transmission, docker etc and it works pretty well! I wanted to install Waydroid https://waydro.id/ on that server. Is there a way that I can view waydroid using a VNC viewer on my laptop on the same network? Is it possible or would I have to install a GUI like xfce before installing waydroid to view the same on tigervnc or some other VNC... Source: 7 months ago

• Run Firefox on ChromeOS

  > I run Fedora Linux after removing ChromeOS Same here. Sometimes, it crashes on a measly 4 GB of RAM. > (the only thing I'm missing is running Android apps) I would recommend using Waydroid[1]. It runs fairly well in my use case, and runs LineageOS on top of it with the full LineageOS GUI. [1]: https://waydro.id/. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• migration to wayland from x11? for waydroid

  I am using KDE Neon (user edition) on two machines (thinkpad laptops with intel). On mentioned machines I would like to try and use waydroid: https://waydro.id/ Waydroid required wayland as display server (it will probably not work on x11). Source: 10 months ago

• Session manager Anbox

  Waydroid is rebuilding the original idea behind Anbox with explicit focus on modern Wayland powered desktop environments. Source: 11 months ago

• Can WayDroid run on m1?

  Hello! I'm trying to get running android apps in my Mac. I found a projet named "WayDroid" that is basically a container that runs android to run apps on Linux. And since MacOS has a terminal that's pretty similar to Linux's terminal I was wondering if it's possible to run WayDroid on M1 Macs, or if it's possible to "compile" it for M1. I mean, Android Studio has been ported to M1 and Android phones are ARM just... Source: 11 months ago

• Android native emulator

  Check Waydroid, games are kinda hit or miss from what I read from searching. And we'll, if you want to use a VM you can check out this video. Keep in mind that only the games that support X86 will work. Source: 11 months ago

• A long-time Windows power user and game developer is looking for a switch to Linux.

  And although I don't include it in the list above, I still want to mention blendOS: A kinda immutable Arch core (rolling-ish) and/but all the user stuff takes place in the containers (Arch, Ubuntu etc + Android via Waydroid), including the desktop environments themselves. So on paper it should mean a cutting edge core (minimal and automatically set up, so less chances of breakages) while offering a choice on... Source: 12 months ago

• Is it possibe to run Waydroid inside Distrobox?

  When I tried to run Waydroid inside Distrobox, I got this error message:. Source: 12 months ago

• ARM Chromebox for running android apps?

  Two people in another thread also just suggested this, to run Android apps on Linux: https://waydro.id/. Source: 12 months ago

• Third world country users, press F to pay respects.

  If you're running Linux, you don't even need emulation https://waydro.id. Source: 12 months ago

• Great distros, lousy file compatibility

  It's not ideal, but you could use Waydroid to install the Android version MSOffice. "Micro$oft loves Linux" but refuse to make their software work on a Linux system....... Source: 12 months ago

• Advice on Device Purchase for Dual Booting

  Not sure which feature you refer to, but you can run android apps on Linux with waydroid. Source: 12 months ago

• Waydroid On Fedora Silverblue

  Just want to share my experience installing Waydroid on Fedora Silverblue 38. I did not know it was THAT easy to install and run now! No need to change kernel or install some kernel modules first. Source: 12 months ago

• Help Center and Megathread Hub (01/05 - 07/05)

  Does anyone here ever try and play Arknights in Waydroid? It's sort of like Android emulator but for Linux-based OS. I want to give this a try because my phone storage is 1GB left but looking at the setup is quite long and complicated. Source: about 1 year ago

• Shift To Linux

  Just use the built-in AVD (Android Virtual Device) to create a VM or run just the app using Waydroid. Source: about 1 year ago

• PineTab-V and PineTab2 launch

  Waydroid lets you run Android apps on Linux, which helps close the gap between these software ecosystems. https://waydro.id Since Android apps are mostly built for ARM, this is currently more of a benefit for the PineTab2 than the PineTab-V. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• AndroDeck :-)

  Have you tried Waydroid? \ It's very much beta software but it's performance is incredible. Source: about 1 year ago