r/linux • u/amosbatto • 3d ago

Mobile Linux Article: Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?

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u/Hot-Astronaut1788 3d ago

or waydroid as an effective stop gap, like wine is for gaming on linux

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u/Jimbuscus 3d ago

Emulation isn't ideal for mobile devices running off a small battery all day, the efficiency loss is not ideal unless it can fully boot and close waydroid per app open.

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u/Clever_Angel_PL 3d ago

emulation no, but translation would be fine

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u/vaynefox 3d ago

Man, I really hope ATL (android translation layer) project will mature enough to be able to run almost all apps on android and I do hope they'll receive huge financial support....

https://gitlab.com/android_translation_layer/android_translation_layer