Android software compatibility
Posted by Cpt-Ktw@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 15 comments
Is it possible to run the Android software on a Linux PC similar to Wine/Proton/Bottles?
Theres a widely popular art software called Clip Studio Paint that was ported from PC to mobile and for that reason they added multithreading and GPU acceleration to the mobile version only. Now the mobile software is far more performant than the original single threaded PC software and I wish it was possible to run the mobile version on my desktop.
If the Android port of CSP could be ran on PC it would be the most powerful and performant software available.
QuackdocTech@reddit
Can you even get CSP without the samsung store?
Cpt-Ktw@reddit (OP)
Yes it's on Google store
danGL3@reddit
Waydroid
Pramaxis@reddit
And for those not on wayland?
QuackdocTech@reddit
waydroid + nested compositor
marmarama@reddit
You can run the Weston Wayland compositor as an X client, then, in theory, Waydroid in Weston.
I can't imagine it'll be a bug-free experience, that won't be a well-tested core path, if it works at all.
The older Anbox project for running Android apps on Linux works with X, but that was discontinued in favour of Waydroid, and was pretty buggy in my experience - a lot of stuff just didn't work at all.
Otherwise, come over to the other side and run Wayland.
If you're wedded to an X window manager and apps, you can run an ultra minimalist Wayland compositor, run XWayland in rootful mode, and keep your X WM and apps.
Storyshift-Chara-ewe@reddit
you can also use kwin as an embedded wayland compositor, I think mutter has the functionality too but I haven't tested it
Pramaxis@reddit
I wish I could but I run some stuff that does not work well (or at all) on/with wayland or xwayland.
At this point of my linux journey I don't feel ready to change windomanager/compositor and stuff. I might wanna run a VM windows and bluestacks at this point.
Cpt-Ktw@reddit (OP)
Is it compatible with a digital tablet?
DAS_AMAN@reddit
Yes
PureTryOut@reddit
Yes, but not so much "similar to Wine". There is Waydroid which works well enough but has Android in a container rather than emulating the Android API like Wine does for Windows.
If you want that https://gitlab.com/android_translation_layer/ is an option, but it's very much WIP and doesn't support much yet. They did get WhatsApp running recently though.
Cpt-Ktw@reddit (OP)
The part I don't get is whether Waydroid runs the ARM OS and software, or the X86 Android version?
Because the software I want to run is for the ARM mobile devices.
Messaiga@reddit
Waydroid creates a container for Android x86, but it has an add-on that allows for ARM emulation on it - there's a different one you use for Intel vs. AMD CPUs. You'll want to do some trial and error with it before you invest into using it this way, some apps work really well and others not so much. Also keep in mind the only supported versions of Android on Wayroid are Android 11 and Android 13.
Cpt-Ktw@reddit (OP)
I did some research and found out that the CSP has a ChromeOS x86 version. Can I use Waydroid to run that?
MatchingTurret@reddit
Is it possible: Yes. Similar to Wine: Not really.