Since https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1gdhy7u/experimental_flathub_release_of_newpipe_on_linux/ got a bit of traction yesterday, this is WhatsApp straight from Meta running on Linux desktop using android-translation-layer.

android-translation-layer (ATL) is a Wine-like approach to run Android applications on Linux. Rather than running an Android container like for example Waydroid does this instead implements the Android API. Note that right now it’s very much work in progress and almost no app will work yet, but the fact that they have apps like Newpipe and WhatsApp running already is very promising!

Join the Matrix chat at #android-translation-layer:matrix.org and follow along!

    • @[email protected]
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      98 months ago

      We have minecrafts on linux. One useful-ish thing that I can think of (and currently use waidroid for) is myscript’s nebo, a handwritten note-taking app with quite good OCR. Since myscript don’t build their SDK for Linux, let alone apps, it’s somewhat the only way currently, I guess… Unless you can run wpf-s via wine somehow?

      • @[email protected]
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        -28 months ago

        Well, we don’t have bedrock and don’t even think about mcpelauncher (it’s not even foss anymore + licensing bullshit).

    • @[email protected]
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      38 months ago

      Actually you can already run minecraft PE on linuc for quite some years, so nothing new.

    • sag
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      38 months ago

      Already Exist for 2 or 3 years now I guess.

    • Fonzie!
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      It’s on Windows, as well. You can use Proton for that.

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        It’s on Windows, as well. You can use Proton for that.