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Android 17 sucks. So I put Linux on a phone.
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this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2026
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You could just install Waydroid. It's recently become part of the Debian repos and supports armhf.
It should run fine with a fast microSD and nothing else running, considering the Pi Zero is a slow device.
Oh and the docs even say how to run Waydroid full screen and directly boot into it: https://docs.waydro.id/faq/setting-up-waydroid-only-sessions