Howto android on linux

waydroid

to run waydroid we need wayland, follow this howto:

https://wiki.vidalinux.org/index.php/Howto_wayland

install chaotic repo:

sudo pacman-key --recv-key 3056513887B78AEB --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com
sudo pacman-key --lsign-key 3056513887B78AEB
sudo pacman -U 'https://cdn-mirror.chaotic.cx/chaotic-aur/chaotic-keyring.pkg.tar.zst' \
'https://cdn-mirror.chaotic.cx/chaotic-aur/chaotic-mirrorlist.pkg.tar.zst'

run the following command to add chaotic repo to /etc/pacman.conf:

cat >> /etc/pacman.conf << EOF
[chaotic-aur]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/chaotic-mirrorlist
EOF

install yay:

sudo pacman -Sy yay --noconfirm

install xanmod kernel and headers:

sudo pacman -Sy linux-xanmod linux-xanmod-headers --noconfirm

install binder_linux modules:

sudo pacman -S binder_linux-dkms --noconfirm

add the following to /etc/default/grub:

#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet ...."
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="psi=1"

update grub configuration:

sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

install waydroid:

sudo pacman -S waydroid python-pyclip wl-clipboard --noconfirm

reboot the system and boot with xanmod kernel:

reboot

confirm android binder devices are present on kernel config:

zcat /proc/config.gz | grep 'ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES\|ASHMEM'

if devices are present you should get the following result:

CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES="binder,hwbinder,vndbinder"

waydroid usage

configure waydroid without google apps:

sudo waydroid init

configure waydroid with google apps:

sudo waydroid init -s GAPPS

start and enable waydroid-container.service:

sudo systemctl enable --now waydroid-container

launch waydroid in fullscreen mode:

waydroid show-full-ui

remove existing container:

sudo waydroid init -f

or remove the waydroid image directory:

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/waydroid

shutdown waydroid container:

sudo waydroid container stop

fix application screen rotation:

sudo waydroid shell wm set-fix-to-user-rotation enabled

enter android shell as root:

sudo waydroid shell

google apps

install waydroid-script-git:

sudo pacman -S waydroid-script-git

get device id and register with google:

sudo waydroid-extras 

select android version 11 then get google device id option:

489589697978983

copy the returned numeric ip open browser on the following url:

https://google.com/android/uncertified/?pli=1 

enter the id and register it, you may need to wait up to 10-20 minutes for device to get registered.

smartdock

install waydroid-script-git:

sudo pacman -S waydroid-script-git

install f-droid on android:

wget https://f-droid.org/F-Droid.apk -O /tmp/F-Droid.apk && \
sudo waydroid app install /tmp/F-Droid.apk

install dependencies:

sudo pacman -S gtk3 webkit2gtk vte3

install waydroid-settings:

yay -S waydroid-settings-git

launch waydroid settings and disable navbar:

sudo waydroid-settings

reset waydroid

stop waydroid service:

sudo systemctl stop waydroid-container.service

cleanup directories:

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/waydroid /home/.waydroid ~/waydroid ~/.share/waydroid ~/.local/share/applications/*aydroid* ~/.local/share/waydroid

initialise:

waydroid init -f -s GAPPS

start the service:

sudo systemctl start waydroid-container.service

references

• https://lineageos.org/
• https://waydro.id/
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Waydroid
• https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/ultimate-guide-to-install-waydroid-in-any-arch-based-distro-especially-garuda/15902
• https://github.com/casualsnek/waydroid_script/blob/main/README.md
• https://github.com/axel358/waydroid-settings