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Valve compatibility layer for running Android games on Linux gets official name in Steam documentation (www.pcguide.com)
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Valve has been a big proponent of Linux gaming, and now the company is investing in Android support on Linux. It’s already possible to run Android in a Linux container through Waydroid, but Valve has developed a new fork – and it has officially named it Lepton.

Last month, news broke that Valve would soon support Android games on Steam. This was thanks to a sighting in Steam app changelogs for Walkabout Mini Golf, which added an APK file. The VR title is currently available on the Meta Quest (which runs on a custom version of Android), and may run through the Lepton compatibility layer for Valve’s upcoming Steam Frame VR headset, which runs the company’s Linux-based operating system, SteamOS.

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[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 115 points 4 months ago

F*ck yesss, Waydroid for the lazy like me!

[-] onnekas@sopuli.xyz 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I also got excited. However some time ago I set up waydroid and once I got it all running smoothly I was like "what now?"

I didn't know any app or game that I wanted to play over the games that I have on my PC.

So my question would be: what do you want to play?

[-] djdarren@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago

I used Waydroid to get Apple Music running on Linux. It worked, but it wasn't a great experience, not least because it needed to be an older version of the app. Winapps was slightly better, but given that AM is only available as a UWP through the Windows Store, it was a pain in the arse to get running, then buggy when it was.

So these days I just play music through my phone.

[-] NinjaTurtle@feddit.online 2 points 4 months ago

Think there is an app called Cider that is apple music. It should be in your Linux app store.

[-] djdarren@piefed.social 1 points 4 months ago

Cider is ok, but doesn't allow for lossless audio.

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