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        rexio8
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        Could you compile a kernel with the needed modules for flo/deb devices (nexus 7 2013)?

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          ursfan
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          Hello, currently I installed Ubuntu Touch 16.04 on OPO and Hammerhead without problems. I installed some android apps as well. But I have an app which can be controlled by the navigation buttons of android phones only, which I found no way to enable on ubuntu touch/anbox yet. I tried some apps which provide a software navigation bar from apkcure.com. But even if one of this is enabled in anbox configuration menu its not overlayed on the screen to that app. Is there a way to solve this?

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            Osndok
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            If I could add anything to this discussion it would be:

            • there should probably be a step-zero (update to xenial/16.04)
            • there is an unfortunate spelling error in the first sentence regarding what we need... @mariogrip ...
            • I wonder if "microG" would benefit us, as they have (to my understanding) a pretty complete open source google play services re-implementation, and only requires a minor kernel patch (to spoof google's SSL certificate); and it is supposedly far more trim and performant than the true-google variant
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              advocatux @Osndok
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              @osndok fixed the spelling error. Also TIL a new English word XD

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                rocky58
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                How can I add a Google account in Anbox?

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                  ursfan @Osndok
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                  @osndok
                  Have you tried installing it ? There is a thread 'root permission' for apps #118' on the Anbox github site which describes installing opengapps on the desktop version of Anbox. Maybe it works with microg the same on Ubuntu Touch?

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                    ursfan
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                    I have another issue. With adb installed on my phone I got problems on OPO because no connection is possible. The command 'adb devices' states the emulator is offline, even though it was possible to start apps. But can't install others. How can Anbox be visible as device again?

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                      ursfan
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                      Can it made possible to use emojis for the Android Keyboard in Anbox for typing? For now they are not usable, because they all are displayed as crossed boxes.

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                          TartanSpartan @joe
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                          @joe I agree. I would like to draw everyone's attention to this issue, and as I say, we need a way to start from fresh with Anbox without having to reinstall Ubuntu Touch. This is especially important for when Anbox is entirely stable and becomes a part of the system image for a future UT OTA.

                          https://github.com/ubports/anbox/issues/24

                          Sister issue regarding the importance of being warned or even blocked from installing problematic apps, as desktop snap-based Anbox implementations already do:

                          https://github.com/ubports/anbox/issues/25

                          I'm also wondering if Anbox can be destabilised if users try to install APKs beyond a certain storage level? Like, if we install several apps which are each ~100MB, and this is from a starting point of say 1.5GB free storage space left, is there a point at which things start to break? And I mean before running to to 0MB left.

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                            te-online @gb
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                            @gb I had to enlarge the system partition on my Nexus 5 to install everything, if I remember correctly. Maybe that's your issue? I think I followed this script https://github.com/plasma-mobile/plasma-phone-dev-setup/blob/master/usr/bin/resize-root-partition with minor adjustments, but caution I don't remember since it's been a while – do it on your own risk 😉

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                              pawlinski @padraic
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                              @padraic said in Development testers for Anbox:

                              anyone successfully get frieza working? I tried but am told that

                              phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ anbox-tool install
                              Anbox kernel is not installed! Please flash this first!
                              

                              Pretty sure I went through the procedures correctly but maybe I missed something. If I don't hear back from anyone I'll try again in a couple of days and open an issue if it still doesn't work.

                              I have the same problem

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                                pawlinski @gb
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                                @gb

                                @gb said in Development testers for Anbox:

                                Hi,

                                I´m testing it in M10 FHD (frieza).
                                I just installed ubports from scratch (16.04 dev) and try the instructions post by Marius.

                                Doing "sudo apt-get upgrade", I´m facing:
                                "E: You don't have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/."

                                How can this be possible? I just installed the system and there is no space left?
                                Do I have to install the hole thing into a Libertine container?

                                You can try (it has helped me):

                                sudo mount -o rw,remount /

                                sudo rm -r /var/cache/apt

                                sudo tune2fs -m 0 /dev/loop0

                                sudo apt update

                                sudo apt install anbox-ubuntu-touch

                                sudo rm -r /var/cache/apt

                                sudo mount -o r,remount /

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                                  honigwald
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                                  @pawlinski I'm having the same issue. Installation was successful after cleaning the cache several times. but when I try to install anbox-tools I get the same error as @padraic .

                                  phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ anbox-tool status
                                  Kernel: NOT OK
                                  System: NOT FOUND
                                  Enabled: NO
                                  Running: NO

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                                    gmelchett @honigwald
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                                    @honigwald What does sudo anbox-tool status say? On my Nexus 5, sudo vs no sudo shows different status.

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                                      honigwald @gmelchett
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                                      @gmelchett Hi. This is the Output I get.
                                      0_1540939338796_Screen Shot 2018-10-30 at 23.41.55.png

                                      Until now, I've resized /dev/loop0 to 3GB and reinstalled everything without success.

                                      Btw.: I'm using BQ M10 FHD

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                                        ursfan @pawlinski
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                                        @pawlinski Have you installed the boot.img for frieza with fastboot?

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                                          Ingo
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                                          Just tried anbox for the first time on my Fairphone 2. Installed a few apps (pulling APKs from my android device using this description).

                                          As expected, my bike sharing app doesn't work as it uses google services.
                                          But spotify works 😉

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                                            pawlinski @ursfan
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                                            @ursfan Yes.

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                                              Yougo
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                                              Hi, has anyone tried to install anbox on a bq M10 HD yet?

                                              i have , but anbox-tool is telling me i need to flash the kernel, but i did that?!

                                              i followed instructions from here: https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/anbox.html

                                              might there be some step missing? or is the anbox-boot-cooler.img not functional?

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