I learned only yesterday that Google is going to effectively shut down open android. So I’m gonna have to move away from there. But what are my options? Is there a nice website that lists and compares alternatives?
I hear that Graphene is the goat, but I’m not on a pixel phone. Currently I’m on a Samsung galaxy a15
I hear about lineageOS as a good second, but it sounds like Google’s decision to close down android might affect lineage too.
I hear about others, but I’m not too well versed in running obscure OS.
SailfishOS supposedly runs Android apps. This is probably what I’ll try once my phone is added to the supported list. There is also AppSupport that should allow Linux phones to run android apps but haven’t looked into it.
Good tip. Though those look like commercial offers - unless you buy the Jolla phone ofc.
Which makes sense for the company obviously, but I don’t have that kind of money to take a leap of faith with - I still have a functioning phone after all. It is also sold out apparenly so not sure if I can even consider it for the future :(
Having something like the AppSupport is something I picture would open up the possibilities. Waydroid is just not doing it for me.
Edit: so apparently there is also Furiphone which does something similar and can run Android apps seamlessly
If you already have a supported xperia model sailfish does provide a free trial. Otherwise yeah it’s commercial, though it might be worth it if everything works fine. Furiphone is also interesting, hadn’t heard of it before.
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SailfishOS supposedly runs Android apps. This is probably what I’ll try once my phone is added to the supported list. There is also AppSupport that should allow Linux phones to run android apps but haven’t looked into it.
Good tip. Though those look like commercial offers - unless you buy the Jolla phone ofc.
Which makes sense for the company obviously, but I don’t have that kind of money to take a leap of faith with - I still have a functioning phone after all. It is also sold out apparenly so not sure if I can even consider it for the future :(
Having something like the AppSupport is something I picture would open up the possibilities. Waydroid is just not doing it for me.
Edit: so apparently there is also Furiphone which does something similar and can run Android apps seamlessly
If you already have a supported xperia model sailfish does provide a free trial. Otherwise yeah it’s commercial, though it might be worth it if everything works fine. Furiphone is also interesting, hadn’t heard of it before.
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