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'''[https://gitlab.com/android_translation_layer/android_translation_layer Android Translation Layer]''' is lightweight translation layer for running Android apps on Linux. It works similar to Wine and therefore does not require an Android container in the background like [[Waydroid]]. The project is quite new and the list of working applications is currently quite short. It is available in Alpine edge and therefore also in postmarketOS edge.
'''[https://gitlab.com/android_translation_layer/android_translation_layer Android Translation Layer]''' is lightweight translation layer for running Android apps on Linux. It works similar to Wine and therefore does not require an Android container in the background unlike [[Waydroid]]. The project is quite new and the list of working applications is currently quite short. It is available in Alpine edge and therefore also in postmarketOS edge.


== Installation ==
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== Usage ==
== Usage ==
Run an Android application.
Run an Android application from APK file. Please do not confuse android APK files with Alpine APK files.
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$ android-translation-layer application.apk
$ android-translation-layer application.apk

Latest revision as of 14:44, 2 February 2025

Android Translation Layer is lightweight translation layer for running Android apps on Linux. It works similar to Wine and therefore does not require an Android container in the background unlike Waydroid. The project is quite new and the list of working applications is currently quite short. It is available in Alpine edge and therefore also in postmarketOS edge.

Installation

$ sudo apk add android-translation-layer

Usage

Run an Android application from APK file. Please do not confuse android APK files with Alpine APK files.

$ android-translation-layer application.apk

Install a desktop launcher for an Android application.

$ android-translation-layer --install application.apk

Known working applications

A list of known working open source applications is available under Android Translation Layer/known working open source applications

A list of known working proprietary apps is available under https://gitlab.com/android_translation_layer/android_translation_layer/-/wikis/known-working-proprietary-apps