That would be cool to be able to run some apps in a sandbox on a PC just because it would be far easier to circumvent the increasingly intrusive data collection.
Valve’s Android compatibility layer now has its official name, Lepton, and a cute frog logo.
Submitted 2 months ago by woelkchen@lemmy.world to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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DaddleDew@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Akip@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Unfortunately the trend is that those apps usually require play integrity api grapheneos.org/…/attestation-compatibility-guide#… which requires that the app is running on a verified android(stock) device and custom ROMs can’t run it same for waydroid.
arstechnica.com/…/android-now-allows-apps-to-bloc…
and its just starting, its about to get even worse …googleblog.com/…/elevating-android-security.html…
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
It’s ridiculous, I reluctantly have a GrapheneOS phone and my bank was absolutely fine with it, but McDonalds refuses to sell me a cheeseburger.
DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh boy, I’m waiting for the day I can flash a gnu/linux os on my phone and run this compatibility layer. My life will then be complete.
monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 2 months ago
for 45 minutes straight
DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Stop it, don’t ruin the good dream 🛌
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
I guess that is a streamlined version of Waydroid?
timewarp@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No, Waydroid merely used other projects wrapped in some crappy Python scripts that had a multitude of issues. If it is anything like Waydroid then I’ll lose respect in Valve.
Anafabula@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
We know that it started as a fork of Waydroid
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
After finishing to read the interview it does indeed sound different, but it is odd that this isn’t open-source somewhere like Proton and Fex always were.
nyankas@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I always enjoy recognizing a specific developer’s handwriting in a finished product. Luckily, Valve’s misyltoad, a proud inhabitant of “Frog Cult”, United Kingdom, makes this very easy. From their work on frog-fifo-v1 for Mesa, to frog-color-management-v1 and frog protocols for Wayland, to their talk Rainbow Frogs: HDR + Color Management in Gamescope/SteamOS, they seem to follow a very strong theme. I’d bet they’re responsible for this frog as well!
CoyoteFacts@piefed.ca 2 months ago
They’re even wearing a 100 gecs - Frog on the Floor shirt in their Rainbow Frogs talk. (better view here)
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
So… How can I use this to run Android apps on Linux?
woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 months ago
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Thanks, I may try this out!
lime@feddit.nu 2 months ago
we already had that, this is for the opposite use case.
Robin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No it’s not. This is for their ARM VR headset. They want 0 effort ports to SteamVR from the Meta Quest which runs Android.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
… Run Linux apps on Android?
Why would you want to do that? What advantage?
innermeerkat@jlai.lu 2 months ago
Asking the real questions.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 months ago
Why does the name and logo seem familiar…? I am getting vague memories of a brand for one of those toy “computers” that had educational material as the programs when I look at the little frog logo.
Elkenders@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Valve/Leapfrog collab? Leapfrog kid’s laptop
rcbrk@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
That’s because it just sounds cool… But for Valve, I assume the reason is that it’s like the counterpart to Proton (protons are in the nucleus, and electrons are leptons)
hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Electron was already taken.
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Because if you’re around frogs you might get lept on? Genius.
MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 2 months ago
you’re hired!
Jackinopolis@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
The minute I saw the Steam Frame was arm based and running Linux, that means a Linux distro for arm processors should get a lot better. I’m hoping this implementation is some what backwards compatible so I can try to put it on a rooted phone.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Please have the ability to run in old environments! I want to play shadowrun and chaos rings again!!!
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
pls fork android and bring android back to it’s glory days.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
No, make a Linux phone. With this compatability layer there’s no more issues of not having enough apps, like what largely killed the Windows phone.
melfie@lemy.lol 2 months ago
Even if the OS itself isn’t as optimal on this form factor as we would like, a plethora of touch-friendly apps will make it a more viable option such that there will be enough interest to develop it further.
Same with HTPCs. Maybe the being able to run the Android Netflix and Hulu apps on Linux will help expedite Plasma Bigscreen.
cenariodantesco@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s a bit rude demanding things this way, try: sudo Katy make Linux phone pacman
hayvan@feddit.nl 2 months ago
I’m seriously considering getting a Legion Go and using it as a Linux Tablet. Sure it’s bulky and definitely won’t have the power efficiency to be a useful phone, but I can love with tethering to a phone for connectivity for now.