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[โ€“] 6 points 11 months ago (9 children)

So, like, will Linux phones be able to run a compatibility layer that lets FDroidย  Android apps work on them?

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Besides Waydroid there's also SailfishOS which has AndroidAppSupport, which works a lot better than Waydroid, but still isn't perfect. Of all the Linux mobile OSes, I think SailfishOS has the best design and ecosystem. You might have seen the preorder campaign for the new Jolla phone that might be interesting if you want to move away from Android phones.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

    That sounds like good work being done!

    Afaik Jolla doesn't work in USA but if the is is open-source maybe I can find a way to install it

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Sadly some parts of SFOS is closed source. I think it should work in the US, they just currently don't sell anything from their stores outside of the EU. Any community port should be able to run, but then without the official AndroidAppSupport and only with Waydroid.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 5 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Yes, thatโ€™s called Waydroid.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I know that waydroid exists but will it work on Linux phones in the same way that Xwayland can seamlessly or relatively seamlessly allow X11 apps to work on a wayland compositor without the user having to think about it too much.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    It's not as seamless as it should be sadly. You have to use a command to install it on Ubuntu Touch.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    That doesn't sound too bad for if I have a Linux phone. What I'm more thinking about is can you use all the gestures for navigation and stuff that you're used to and will the app work full screen and basically can you forget that you are not using a native app.

    I guess this is all hypothetical and some apps will work better than others just like anything else.

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