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Waydroid

Installation

pamac install waydroid

Setup

sudo waydroid init
sudo waydroid init -s GAPPS  # Init with GApps + Play store

If you get an ERROR: Downloaded system image hash doesn't match, try again.

Start waydroid container:

sudo systemctl enable waydroid-container
sudo systemctl start waydroid-container

Then start the Waydroid desktop app.

Usage

waydroid session start

Show UI:

waydroid show-full-ui

Install / run app

wget https://f-droid.org/F-Droid.apk
waydroid app install ./F-Droid.apk
waydroid app list | grep packageName

Run app:

waydroid app launch org.fdroid.fdroid
waydroid app com.android.settings

Start a shell

sudo waydroid shell

Logs

See logs (also available at /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid.log):

waydroid log

Apps

Aurora store

Alternatives

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