# Android Emulation ***Last Updated: Feb 2026*** [[#Waydroid]] is the only real option and requires [[Wayland]]. Solus now ships with [[Wayland]] support if you have a newer install. If you are on a version of Solus that relies on [[X11]] then the only alternative is the official [[#Android Virtual Device]] supplied with Android Studio. # Android Virtual Device In the meantime the only maintained option for X11 is the one that ships with Android Studio: - [Android Virtual Device](https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator#install) (part of the Android Studio SDK) # Waydroid >[!WARNING] > Trebuchet (the Android launcher and main UI) keeps crashing for me, making it unusable. ***Last Updated: Feb 2026***. Waydroid is the last Android compatibility tool standing. It depends on [[Wayland]]. ## Waydroid on X11?? I have come across references that imply that it may possible to run it in [[X11]] as well, but have not yet tested it: - https://github.com/1999AZZAR/use-waydroid-on-x11 - https://forum.manjaro.org/t/how-to-install-run-waydroid-on-xfce-or-other-non-wayland-desktops/152925 - https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=436933 - https://gist.github.com/1999AZZAR/5c881fdaeb841fc4476259bfcc69b98c # Others Not Recommended Listed here for posterity. - [Anbox](https://github.com/anbox) has been **abandoned since 2020** (officially 2023) because [[Canonical]] turned it into a paid cloud service, but there is a fork[^3] of the kernel module which makes it possible to build on modern systems if you have the patience, but cannot run Android versions more recent than 7 "Nougat" which was released in 2016 ## Compatibility Tools - [ARChon](https://archon-runtime.github.io/) (run Android apps in Chrome, **abandoned since 2020**) ## x85 Ports There are two commonly suggested Android for [[IA-32]] ROMs which can be run in a traditional Intel-compatible virtual machine: - [Bliss OS](https://blissos.org/) (also runs on on real [[IA-32]] hardware, *uncertain future*, public **development halted since 2024**, claiming a rewrite is in progress) - [Android-x86](https://www.android-x86.org/) (**abandoned since 2022**) # Resources - https://lifehacker.com/how-to-run-android-apps-inside-chrome-on-any-desktop-op-1637564101 - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Android#Run_Android_apps_on_Arch_Linux # References [^1]: https://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-desktop/issues?q=label%3Awayland [^2]: https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/wayland [^3]: https://github.com/choff/anbox-modules