Anbox on the Librem 5

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Anbox now runs on the Librem 5, getting you access to many additional free software apps that are packaged only for Android. We are also working on streamlining the install process. Soon you’ll just need to:

• Install Anbox
• Put android.img into /var/lib/anbox/
• Reboot

In addition to simplifying the install process, while testing Anbox we also identified and fixed a few bugs such as how maximized X11 applications (such as Anbox) displayed on the Librem 5.

With Android emulation unlocked on the Librem 5, the number of usable mobile apps has once again jumped. It’s time to start thinking about which apps you have to keep for now, and which apps could use the ad-free respectful PureOS touch.

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