Run Android Apps and Games On Ubuntu Touch with Anbox

Canonical may accept abased the development of Ubuntu Touch mobile operating arrangement. But the project remains active thanks to Linux's community of independent developers.

Crucially, one such set of developers, the UBports community, is working hard to solve the biggest complain for Ubuntu Touch – the lack of apps. Recently, the group appear progress in the development of Project Anbox for mobile devices, which could result in a a minor resurgence for Ubuntu mobile fortunes.

Anbox, which is short for Android-in-a-Box, is a feature that will allow users to use Android apps on devices running Ubuntu Touch. Co-ordinate to the community, a pre-alpha version of the feature will soon exist added to Ubuntu Impact Os. All the same, it is worth noting that it is already available for Ubuntu desktop, and you can install it on a PC to check out the experience.

Simply put, Anbox allows users to run Android apps on any GNU/Linux operating organisation. It uses a container-based approach for improved stability and performance. Unlike an emulator running Android, this arroyo needs fewer system resource equally it abstracts hardware access and integrates into the core organization services of GNU/Linux.

Considering the fact that there aren't a ton of mod apps available on Ubuntu Touch platform, this approach makes a lot of sense. This will hugely benefit the developers too since they won't have to port their apps to a new platform altogether.

Overall, the excitement around Linux-based non-Android mobile Bone has not reached the peaks of 2013 and 2014, but 2017 saw quite a few projects being announced, such as the postmarketOS, Librem smartphone platform and other projects such equally Sirin Labs' new smartphone. Project Anbox simply dropped in as an icing on the cake. Simply the biggest challenge remains proving that such mobile Bone are a viable mass-marketplace alternative to Android or iOS. If Anbox development stays on runway, 2018 could be the year for promising Android alternatives based on Linux.

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