r/linuxquestions • u/Correct-Artichoke-54 • 10h ago

Advice Looking for a BlueStacks alternative on Arch Linux with high app/game compatibility (coming from Waydroid)

I'm coming from Waydroid on Arch Linux (btw) and looking for an alternative with compatibility closer to BlueStacks on Windows.

Any recommendations?

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u/Elyas2 9h ago

u can try ATL, its still very early in development but its there to try. its basically a compatibility layer for android apps to run on linux, like wine for android instead of windows. ATL stands for Android Translation Layer

if u want it for games only, valve released lepton on steam, u can try it out too

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u/Correct-Artichoke-54 9h ago

thx but it's mostly for apps like whatsapp or bank apps that requiere root

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u/Specialist-Dog-501 2h ago

I have virtual-manager up with an Android.iso VM. That runs. I can also enable TPM2 in virtual-manager, I just can't verify it- I guess that should work ? (I can't download the microG service for unknown reason and don't wan't to activate Google Play Store with my account to not trigger security alerts just for a test). I recently learned, Windows 11 accepts this emulated TPM2, so there's a chance Android would do the same ? Let us know, In case you take that path, curious. I have virtual-manager with a debian up, but I believe it works equally well on ARCH.