@skipperkeith
hello again,
i have successfully installed waydroid:
i installed waydroid helper from the openstore
selected 'install waydroid'
this time the download finished without incident
(my earlier failures might have resulted from my mobile data hotspot's variable moods)
messages were obvious and showed success
but... once installed and opened in landscape mode, the screen was oddly divided and flashed the word 'waydroid' in a corner. not functional at all.
finally... restarting the tablet in portrait mode, waydroid loaded, with the good old lineage boot graphics, and my ubuntu touch tablet became an android 'phone.'
i'm typing this within duckduckgo browser (from aurora store) installed in lineage os running android14 in waydroid on the ex-android11 lenovo tablet, with its new base os - ubuntu touch - only a swipe away. brilliant!
so far, performance is pretty good! even the windy (weather) app, with its impressive graphic displays, is perfectly usable. duckduckgo now syncs itself with my mac and android versions. great things seem possible, but i won't rush to load it up with apps like a new 'phone.' i'm impressed!
waydroid helper is only one method of installing waydroid, but is also useful for stopping a waydroid session, and more.
here's hoping my experience at least encourages you, and maybe others too.
cheers,
KJU