Bug 450560

Summary: Waydroid backend
Product: [Applications] Discover Reporter: aronkvh
Component: discoverAssignee: Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen <leinir>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: wishlist CC: 4wy78uwh, aleixpol, nate, yvan
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Attachments: mockup
another draft mockup

Description aronkvh 2022-02-19 11:13:06 UTC
Created attachment 146929 [details]
mockup

for one it'd be pretty cool.
here's why I think it would make sense to integrate Waydroid and F-Droid into Discover:
-  Windows and ChromeOS do it, with limitations... it would be useful for promo
- according to Kreddit there'd be interest (https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/svdcbb/would_you_use_any_android_apps_on_plasma_if/)
- It would solve many of those "I just need this one app that's only on Windows or Android" problems
- It would open up a huge gaming library (useful for the Steam Deck too -  and also promo opportunity if KDE makes running android games on the Deck easier)
- Plasma Mobile would be more viable
...please add more

Reasons not to:
- it would require installing kernel modules
- Nvidia GPUs don't work
- installations ofc. change per distro, so maybe just for Neonat first?
...please add more
Comment 1 aronkvh 2022-02-19 11:13:42 UTC
Created attachment 146930 [details]
another draft mockup
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2023-01-12 18:30:24 UTC
It's a good idea, but requests like this are just too huge to fit within a bug report/feature request, unfortunately. If someone wants a Waydroid backend, they're going to have to write it.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2023-10-11 19:02:13 UTC
*** Bug 475434 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***