Cant install Whatsapp or Signal on Waydroid

bunt7

Hallo,

I realy would like to use ubuntu touch, but I need Signal and Whatsapp on it to switch.

Now I installed waydroid via waydroid helper

Than I opend waydroid and download Signal and Whatsapp apk via aurora app store.

When I tryed to install Signal it says
"App not installed as app isn`t compatible with your phone"

When I tryed to install Whatsapp it says
"Cant open file"

At the moment I have no simcard in the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, is this a problem?

I run ubuntu touch 24.04-1.0

What can I do?

pparent

@bunt7

For Signal you can use Molly Foss form Fdroid repo, it's a clone and it works better, and can be linked as a secondary device.

Whatsapp works for me, when installed from APK. You can also use the native app from openstore.

bunt7

Thanks a lot, I will try it to install Signal like you said.

Whats App I willl fetch from openstore, but I wonder if it makes any diffrent to the Aurora APK.

pparent

@bunt7

Openstore is not in waydroid, it's the native app store for Ubuntu Touch, (it's not APK files). Try the app Whatsweb.

Though it you want the android version for me it works with APK from whatsapp website.

bunt7

Whau, I got WhatsApp!

With Molly Foss.... I could not fixed.

I opend Molly molly.im on my computer and scaned molly foss.

Than a windows open "Molly F-Droid Repo (Foss)" with a link. When I open the link I come to
the F-Droid Link.
There I shut share a repo link
but when I open the link I come to an "Android Deep Link"
when I open this, I have to open another on and than nothing happed anymore

Moem

@bunt7 said in Cant install Whatsapp or Signal on Waydroid:

When I tryed to install Signal it says
"App not installed as app isn`t compatible with your phone"

Have you tried getting the apk directly from Signal?
And of course, it needs to be downloaded and installed from inside Waydroid.

pparent

@bunt7 You need to install first Fdroid app repository

https://f-droid.org/

From there you will be able to install many free and open-source applications for Android

pparent

@Moem
Though on my side the Signal APK does not work anymore without google API installed. Not sure if I'm alone with this? So I use Molly Foss, which works exactly like Signal, but without proprietary blobs, and with possibility to use as a secondary device.

bunt7

Now I am confused. Fdroid is a Appstore for Android. Can I install it on ubuntu touch?

bunt7

....and I tried to install molly foss but could not install it on ubuntu touch

Moem

@bunt7 said in Cant install Whatsapp or Signal on Waydroid:

Fdroid is a Appstore for Android. Can I install it on ubuntu touch?

Yes, inside a Waydroid container.

bunt7

Ok, this was what I didnt understand, that I have to install Molly in the waydroid container.

Done! Thanks a lot for helping me!

Now I can (nearly*) leave the android universe and move to Ubuntu touch.

*"nearly" because of the waydroid container