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[–] 26 points 2 years ago (8 children)

It is surprisingly hard to run Android apps on Linux, despite Android itself being Linux based. Being able to run Android apps quickly and natively would be a game changer for Linux, resolving long standing issues of app availability. Hell you could even then use Android version of Microsoft Office etc. This should be a higher priority for all distros.

Until then, there are apps that are simply unavailable on Linux, even with Wine support, that necessitate using Windows or macOS.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Is Anbox no longer a thing? It runs Android apps in a container.

    Or is it more the issue with the apps not running "natively"?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Have tried to use Anbox, seriously painful to install and get working properly (Debian), and then equally annoying to install apps, and they're still not really first class citizens like other Linux apps. The experience should be as easy as what Wine have achieved.

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