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Can Linux phones run normal apps from Android with this?
Games are great and all about having cross-platform abilities to run stuff makes a massive difference.
From the gitlab front page:
It is probably possible, but just as using Proton to run MS Office is a real bear to configure, this tool is also pretty specific in application and environment.
Note my reply is not an answer, just more questions.
I would assume it mainly talks about the Google services, that are also disabled by alternative Android versions like e/OS (fork of LineageOS). But they come with an Open Source service implementation microG, to be somewhat compatible, but it doesn't guarantee 100% compatibility. Sooo, does Leptop disable those Google services without a replacement? Can it use microG?