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Re:Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11 by tadfisher on Thursday June 24, 2021 @01:29PM (#27620989)
Android apps don't ship with JVM bytecode, though; they are compiled to the DEX format[1], which is the format used by the Android Runtime (ART), which is generally why these Android-in-container projects ship the whole bionic-based userland and pipe I/O through a bridge service.

[1] https://source.android.com/devices/tech/dalvik/dex-format

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