I used to hate android emulators, since the ones I'd tested on Windows were ad-ridden, slow bloatware.

The other day I needed to run an android app on Fedora 40.

I tried Waydroid and it worked very well. The app ran supersmooth as if it was running natively.

Also the cli syntax was very sane an user friendly.

waydroid app install|run|list ...

So if you need an Android app on linux the experience might be better than what you think it would be.

  • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    I think a part of your positive experience is also thanks to Linux. Android emulation works better on it because the difference between Linux and Android is not that big and definitely not as big as between Windows and Android. Though Waydroid rocks anyways

  • TFO Winder@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    I just tried it 3 days ago on Fedora 40, Did not run for me.

    Followed their wiki

    How did you setup?

    • mFat@lemdro.id
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      6 months ago

      I don't remember tbh. I installed it a couple of years ago but used it for the first only recently.

    • Plaksys@mander.xyz
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      6 months ago

      At what point did it not work for you? I just got it running on Fedora 40 following their wiki.

      • TFO Winder@lemmy.ml
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        6 months ago
        Failed to get service waydroidplatform

        on doing waydroid app install myapk.apk

        ERROR: WayDroid container service is already running

        IT says already running on doing sudo waydroid container start

        • Plaksys@mander.xyz
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          6 months ago

          I got it into android "desktopt" previously, but now after rebooting and trying to install an apk it seems to no longer be opening at all. Sorry :/

          Edit: I just uninstalled and reinstalled via the software Center and now it works and I could install F-Droid.

  • HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org
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    6 months ago

    I had a similar positive experience with Gamescope, which tamed a game that freaked out every time I moved the moude onto the other monitor.

    Maybe Wayland's healthy place is as a secondary window system you launch inside your normal X11 session.

  • Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip
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    6 months ago

    Used it but couldn't play any media on it, which was going to be my use case. Nvidia!!!!!. But the devs and the community are quite patient and helpful in their telegram channel.