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Open Ubuntu Touch to all Android applications !

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      A Former User @poVoq
      last edited by A Former User 28 Apr 2021, 10:20

      @povoq It was a typo from us i just fix it πŸ˜‰

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        A Former User
        last edited by 5 May 2021, 04:30

        Dear all,

        We are delighted to provide you with another exciting weekly update!

        Considerable progress has been made over the past week.

        The development team has grown with some impressive work from Erfan and Luka, who we thank very much.

        The Anbox container is currently partially operational on the Vollaphone and the FX Pro 1.
        It is a LineageOS session that starts as a virtual machine on top of the Ubuntu Touch session.
        It also allows access now to the camera and some games (SuperTuxKart for example). Here is a short demonstration video:
        https://twitter.com/Khode_Erfan/status/1388881976330006530?s=20

        This progress could never have happened without your support. We thank you very much for your valuable participation.

        The next steps include many challenges, such as activating the sensors, porting to the other Halium 9 devices, making it work stable and efficiently, as well as creating an installation script. This will probably be the most time-consuming and delicate phase. Indeed, Anbox is not yet usable in its current state.
        But we are more than confident in the success of this project, and the next few months are looking good!

        See you soon for more news!

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          stanwood
          last edited by 11 May 2021, 21:01

          Dear all,

          Many of you are waiting for the latest developments this week:

          The LXC Anbox container is now created. The debugging tasks as well as the activation of the sensors are in progress. These small adjustments are actually a long part of the work.

          A next phase will be the creation of the kernel for each device (long road), which could potentially be integrated into the Ubuntu Touch root and thus distributed through OTAs.

          From everyone involved in this project: Thank you for your support.

          We look forward to providing you with further updates.

          Stay with us: https://gofund.me/acb31504

          Redmi Note 9S Stable
          If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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            stanwood
            last edited by 19 May 2021, 18:11

            Dear all,

            The latest news from the campaign are very encouraging: The majority of the sensors have been activated in the container kernel.

            This means that Anbox is now practically operational on all Halium 9 and 10 devices. (needs to be tested though)

            Erfan will soon publish a new video presentation and instructions on how to install Anbox for those who want to test it.

            Beware, however, that the installation procedure is particularly tedious and initially reserved for very experienced users.

            In a second phase, an installation script will be proposed to facilitate the implementation of Anbox.

            Thank you for your precious support!

            Come back here soon for more news!

            https://gofund.me/acb31504

            Redmi Note 9S Stable
            If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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              poVoq @stanwood
              last edited by 20 May 2021, 09:18

              Is there some technical reason Halium7 devices are not supported? Those still seem to make up the majority of Ubports supported devices.

              Fairphone 5 (waiting for port)

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                Luksus
                last edited by 20 May 2021, 10:08

                I am impressed by the rapid progress, which is being made here.
                Is there a way to support it without a credit card?

                Devices: BQ e4.5, Fairphone 2, Fairphone 3, Lenovo X605F, Pinephone, Moto Z2 Force, OnePlus5T

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                  A Former User
                  last edited by 20 May 2021, 10:25

                  Hello all,

                  I have already been asked a few times to share the repo of the new Anbox.

                  Apparently there are people who would like to follow the development process.

                  Hereby:

                  https://github.com/anbox-halium

                  Greetings,
                  Rudi & Steve

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                    A Former User @Luksus
                    last edited by 20 May 2021, 10:25

                    @luksus No sorry...

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                      A Former User @poVoq
                      last edited by A Former User 20 May 2021, 14:52

                      @povoq The new Anbox depends on treble project and it's enabled since Android 8, and the devs dont have any halium 7 device to test...

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                        stanwood
                        last edited by 21 May 2021, 18:12

                        Dear all,

                        Rudi and Me are pleased to announce that the Vollaphone is now the first device to officially support the new Anbox service.

                        As such, we are pleased to offer you the opportunity to test it on your Vollaphone and get your feedback.

                        In the future, the kernel will be gradually extended to other Halium 9 and 10 devices.

                        The installation procedure is described below: https://xray2000.gitlab.io/anbox/

                        Use now your favourite Android applications on your Vollaphone with Ubuntu Touch!

                        Hope to hear from you soon!

                        Redmi Note 9S Stable
                        If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                          Lakotaubp @stanwood
                          last edited by 21 May 2021, 18:13

                          @stanwood Thanks to you both and the dev for all the work and effort so far and the regular updates.

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                            Keneda
                            last edited by Keneda 21 May 2021, 18:50

                            @stanwood said in Open Ubuntu Touch to all Android applications !:

                            In the future, the kernel will be gradually extended to other Halium 9 and 10 devices.

                            Next step after this one, open all UBports supported devices to all Android applications ?

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                              mardy @stanwood
                              last edited by 23 May 2021, 05:32

                              @stanwood said in Open Ubuntu Touch to all Android applications !:

                              Use now your favourite Android applications on your Vollaphone with Ubuntu Touch!

                              Can you please let me know if the patches I added to the Redmi Note 7 Pro (violet) kernel are enough to get Anbox working?

                              They are the last 4 in https://gitlab.com/ubports/community-ports/android9/xiaomi-redmi-note-7-pro/kernel-xiaomi-violet/-/commits/halium-9.0-anbox10/

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                                A Former User @mardy
                                last edited by 23 May 2021, 05:56

                                @mardy The ones that palasaty have added would be fine.

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                                  A Former User
                                  last edited by 23 May 2021, 08:56

                                  Hey,

                                  Since we have encountered some more problems with the new Anbox, we recommend that you do not install it at this time!

                                  We have therefore taken the install guide offline on the website, for now.

                                  We would like to ask you to be patient until it is more stable.

                                  Thanks!

                                  Greetings,
                                  Rudi & Steve

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                                    domubpkm @Guest
                                    last edited by 23 May 2021, 09:24

                                    @xray2000 Personally, I haven't tried it on my Volla yet. There is no need to rush. A stable system is indeed very important, as well as being able to easily install/uninstall what we want. Anbox will also need to incorporate security criteria so that UT's security is not compromised, this is important. Also, with Anbox managing android apk, there is always the risk of importing viruses or other polutions despite all precautions, right? Thoughts from a future user.

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                                      A Former User @domubpkm
                                      last edited by 23 May 2021, 14:46

                                      @domubpkm Indeed, the goal of Anbox is to allow a secure environment for the use of Android applications (.apk) without allowing them to interfere with the Ubuntu Touch interface.

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                                        rocket2nfinity
                                        last edited by 23 May 2021, 23:46

                                        In the demo video it shows you opening android apps from the anbox window. Will we be able to start anbox apps individually through the main menu as it is with anbox now?

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                                          flohack @rocket2nfinity
                                          last edited by 24 May 2021, 16:35

                                          @rocket2nfinity maybe not, as that approach might constraint whats possible. So with the old way you got integration, but the new way will allow more hardware passthrough and performance, I assume πŸ˜‰

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                                            Emphrath @flohack
                                            last edited by 24 May 2021, 21:59

                                            This looks craaaazy good. The level of responsiveness I see in this video is far beyond what I experience with UT on my FP2, and definitely not comparable with the old anbox. This begs the question: is the way this new version exploits the android container allows for things such as hardware acceleration ? Or is the moto hardware far better than FP2 ? Or is it the gain in performance people have witnessed going from halium 5 to 7 ? Anyway if i'm not mistaken this won't allow for anything under halium 9 to run it, right ? This is exciting ! Thanks Erfan !!!

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