pogo99
Re:Do you really want Linux phones
on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @11:07PM (#26576122)
Yes, in fact here is a video of a pinephone running WhatsApp using Anbox: https://youtu.be/Y-9Wmki7DsU?t=2007
download the apk from https://www.whatsapp.com/android/, start anbox (this takes a while), install android-tools, adb install WhatsApp.apk, done. It also works with stuff like Duo Mobile, which is the 2FA my organization uses (which is interesting because it doesn't agree with my rooted lineageOS phone).
Anbox comes by default on current versions of Manjaro
Re:Do you really want Linux phones
on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @11:02PM (#26576084)
I suppose you would have to use qemu userspace emulation at least.
Re:Do you really want Linux phones
on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @10:07PM (#26575786)
It allows me to run any linux desktop program, which includes programs that can be run with wine, anbox or even a virtual machine. If it's fast enough i wouldn't need a PC at all.
So I would say that is the long term goal: convergence. Linux has a major advantage over other operating systems in this regard.