qemu-android-x86-runner VS waydroid

Compare qemu-android-x86-runner vs waydroid and see what are their differences.

qemu-android-x86-runner

Quick Start on How to Run Android x86 in QEMU (by rexim)

waydroid

Waydroid uses a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu. (by waydroid)
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qemu-android-x86-runner waydroid
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169 6,877
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0.0 7.3
over 2 years ago 9 days ago
Shell Python
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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qemu-android-x86-runner

Posts with mentions or reviews of qemu-android-x86-runner. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-01.
  • Bluestacks/Android emu on deck?
    4 projects | /r/SteamDeck | 1 Apr 2022
    There are a lot of tutorials, but it depends what you want, and they aren't tailored to SteamOS (meaning they won't tell you stuff like disabling read-only or enabling sudo). You have this for VirtualBox, this for QEMU (as well as this and this), this for Anbox, this for WayDroid...

waydroid

Posts with mentions or reviews of waydroid. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-05.
  • Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)
    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Mar 2024
    Android on the desktop works very well on Wayland with Waydroid and it even supports Google Play store. https://waydro.id/

    Great running apps not available on Linux with a touchscreen PC. It only seems to run Android apps compiled for x86, but it is very fast.

    There are practical use cases, and it is very usable. I haven’t tried it on WSL2, but it seems like a practical approach without reliance on Microsoft.

  • Sxmo: Linux tiling window manager for phones
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Jan 2024
    There's a piece of software called Waydroid[1] that allows you to run Android applications on GNU/Linux platforms - including the PinePhone. Sxmo, despite its name, can run Wayland instead of X and therefore supports Waydroid.

    Personally, I haven't managed to get Waydroid to work, a task hindered due to some massive initial downloads which are required to set it up. However, I haven't tried particular hard, and there are videos online by those more successful than me[2].

    [1]: https://waydro.id/

    [2]: https://tilvids.com/w/2b2f3a24-ae23-458e-a0fd-2f24a185a11b

  • Google Play Android Self-Certification
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Jan 2024
    I thought it was uncharacteristic of to see a service like this offered by a large tech company, and wanted to share.

    Found whilst installing Waydroid: https://waydro.id/

  • Can I emulate android on my steam deck?
    2 projects | /r/SteamDeck | 8 Dec 2023
    Check out the Waydroid application.
  • Can I view Waydroid on a different display on a VNC viewer?
    1 project | /r/archlinux | 9 Oct 2023
    I have setup an Arch linux server on my old pc. i mainly use it for plex, transmission, docker etc and it works pretty well! I wanted to install Waydroid https://waydro.id/ on that server. Is there a way that I can view waydroid using a VNC viewer on my laptop on the same network? is it possible or would I have to install a GUI like xfce before installing waydroid to view the same on tigervnc or some other VNC viewer? Thanks & regards.
  • Run Firefox on ChromeOS
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Aug 2023
    > I run Fedora Linux after removing ChromeOS

    Same here. Sometimes, it crashes on a measly 4 GB of RAM.

    > (the only thing I'm missing is running Android apps)

    I would recommend using Waydroid[1]. It runs fairly well in my use case, and runs LineageOS on top of it with the full LineageOS GUI.

    [1]: https://waydro.id/

  • migration to wayland from x11? for waydroid
    2 projects | /r/kdeneon | 6 Jul 2023
    i am using KDE Neon (user edition) on two machines (thinkpad laptops with intel). On mentioned machines i would like to try and use waydroid: https://waydro.id/ Waydroid required wayland as display server (it will probably not work on x11).
  • What application do you use to see and control the phone from Windows or Linux
    3 projects | /r/kustom | 2 Jul 2023
    Check (Waydroid)[https://waydro.id/]
  • Can I emulate Pixel Gun 3d?
    1 project | /r/emulators | 18 Jun 2023
  • Session manager Anbox
    3 projects | /r/ubuntuserver | 14 Jun 2023
    Waydroid is rebuilding the original idea behind Anbox with explicit focus on modern Wayland powered desktop environments.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing qemu-android-x86-runner and waydroid you can also consider the following projects:

MagiskOnEmu - Simple script integrates Magisk root into Android on PC include Emulator (Mumu, NoxPlayer) and Android x86 project (BlissOS, PrimeOS, ...)

anbox - Anbox is a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system