Hi all! We have started back on our project, UserLAnd (userland.tech), which is an easy way for people to have Linux distros or Linux apps on your Android device. One of the things we are trying to work on is developing access to apps that currently aren't available on Android through our platform. For example, we have just launched a GIMP app (which is the actual GIMP!) and also desktop Firefox (here is a link to all of our apps in the play store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=8617260147938950881)
Anyway, I wanted to get some ideas from the community on what apps we should consider pursuing! Let me know and thanks in advance!
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Greetings all,
As a massive community of Android overlords, this seemed like a good place to post this random thought.
As everyone knows, Netflix does not support linux. While it's been leaked that Chrome OS will provide netflix compatability, that development thread has since been locked, and somehow I am dubious about when or if this will ever materialize.
In just the past few days, Netflix announced an app for certain android phones, which one of your number promptly hacked and made available for most android phones. I think it was "ftep", and bravo to you, dude.
The nearest solution for netflix on Android is to run WinXP in a virtual machine - alot of overhead for a simple video player. But now that there is an app for android, I immediately thought - Android x86. If the player app could run there, it might be possible set up an Ax86 virtual machine to watch netflix in Linux, without the massive overhead of an XP VM.
I wish I had the technical know-how to take this on. I did install VMware and got an Ax86 virtual machine running 2.2, but none of the netflix apps, modded or original, would install. That's where I hit a brick wall.
So just an idea. Any takers?
Thanks!
TM
I actually was thinking the same thing a few minutes ago. Was searching and found this post. I'm working on it right now, will get back to you as soon as I make any (if any) progress.
Any updates? Most interested!
Did anything ever come of this? Apparently, running an ARM Android emulator for the Netflix app won't play video. I was hoping Ax86 would do the trick, but I haven't been able to find anyone who's pulled it off just yet.
BUUUUUUMP!!!
Don't know if this helps but AFAIK the netflix app uses native ARM code and therefore won't run on AndroidX86. I have an Android-X86 tablet now and I know the original won't run.
src: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/android-x86/MoQtVu2Usew
Hope this helps
Hi,
I want to develop an app for both Android and iOS and was considering using a cross-platform toolkit. Currently I'm tending towards Appcelerator Titanium as it uses native widgets.
However, since I only really want to target 2 platforms, is it worth doing that? Or should I get myself a cheap Mac Mini (or run OSX under a VM or something) and just develop it natively for both?
Opinions of people who have developed for both platforms would be very helpful.
Regards,
Asfand Qazi
iphone / iOS now has "Alien" which can be used to run android dalvik code directly on the device, I suppose it depends what you are developing?
If your app uses ndk I don't think alien will help because the two devices are not the same inside, but pure Dalvik apps would run through alien and this would halve your dev time worrying about cross-platform issues.
I would have said flash or AIR but I have heard aple has spat the dummy again over AIR and flash apps on it's store so I'd skip that.
Also worth thinking about is something like web apps because both android and iOS support apps ased on webpages. remember it does not have to be the next microsoft office to make bucks.
Just some ideas to get the ball rolling
I'm primarily going for a native look and feel for each platform, so although those options are interesting, I don't think they would suit me. Interesting anyway though, maybe I'll use one of those for a future project.
So Canonical has demonstrated a prototype version of an environment for Ubuntu, based on the Xorg X Window environment, in which Android Apps can be run. For many folks that like to experiment and play around, for instance with the installation of Android to a computer, this is pretty exciting. After the project is optimized a bit more, I guess, the source code for the emulator will be released. Anyways what I'm getting at is that the article points out that a main purpose in this is to provide users the option to run Android programs in their current Ubuntu environment instead of a full-on Android installation to their machine. Seeing as the Android OS version for computers has a long ways to go before people can really install it and have full functionality without having to do a lot of work themselves, this has my hopes high. Here is the full article so you can stop listening to me babble and see what the guys at desktoplinux had to give us:
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7172257171.html
I know this is an old article, but I figured many people had never seen this and could use the bit of info.
hello!
is there a linux distribution for any kind of smartphone?
ubuntu touch is only for a few devices and android apps (e.g. gnuroot, etc.) are not a complete operating system and are very limited
is there a complete generic linux distribution to install on any smartphone (no matter if other functions dont work like phone calls, send messages, etc.)
by now i have a motorola razr xt914 d1
thanks a lot
arturo a. said:
hello!
is there a linux distribution for any kind of smartphone?
ubuntu touch is only for a few devices and android apps (e.g. gnuroot, etc.) are not a complete operating system and are very limited
is there a complete generic linux distribution to install on any smartphone (no matter if other functions dont work like phone calls, send messages, etc.)
by now i have a motorola razr xt914 d1
thanks a lot
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There's a Linux installer app: which you can find if you search the Google Play store for: "Complete Linux Installer"
hi thanks for your answer!
unfortunately according to commentaries that app is not what i am looking for.
i believe many people wants a linux distribution on their smartphone (full installation or at least dual boot) the same way we can install our favorite distribution on any pc
i hope some day this will be possible
anyway thank you.
bye
GNUroot
Does anyone know what is required to use GNUroot and what it is capable of?
Do I need to install a terminal separately? There is no launch icon.
There is some more info on linux installer development here - http://linuxonandroid.org/ and here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1585009
arturo a. said:
hello!
is there a linux distribution for any kind of smartphone?
ubuntu touch is only for a few devices and android apps (e.g. gnuroot, etc.) are not a complete operating system and are very limited
is there a complete generic linux distribution to install on any smartphone (no matter if other functions dont work like phone calls, send messages, etc.)
by now i have a motorola razr xt914 d1
thanks a lot
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Umm... Not for ANY PHONES. Just few phones could run Ubuntu(Made from Linux) Touch. There is no Linux distribution for any SmartPhones. You should port Ubuntu touch to your phone.
TIP:Android is made of Linux. Linux-Based OS. Structure of Android kernel is very similar as Linux Kernel. If you want to run a Linux Command line, You should run terminal.(make, gcc, etc... )
Jason Hyunwoo said:
Umm... Not for ANY PHONES. Just few phones could run Ubuntu(Made from Linux) Touch. There is no Linux distribution for any SmartPhones. You should port Ubuntu touch to your phone.
TIP:Android is made of Linux. Linux-Based OS. Structure of Android kernel is very similar as Linux Kernel. If you want to run a Linux Command line, You should run terminal.(make, gcc, etc... )
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I want the exact same thing that the original poster wants: a smartphone that is running unrestricted Linux.
What I DO NOT want is a smartphone that is "Linux-based", where the "Linux" designation is essentially irrelevant because the interface that is presented to the end-user significantly obstructs access to Linux for average users. In other words:
Who cares if it is "running Linux" if the average user using the phone cannot get to Linux without playing tricks with rooting?
Furthermore, I am NOT looking for a phone where I can use tools to get root access. I already know how to do that.
What I want is to be able to direct my NON-TECHNICAL CUSTOMERS to a website where they can buy these phones, many of whom are doctors and have ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER of rooting their phones, to be able to install my native C++ applications on them. In other words, I want a smartphone that is running Linux, unrestricted, and if it is running anything else, that other thing does not interfere with installation of true native C++ applications that have fully access to the device. My customers will buy these phones, and install my custom native C++ application onto these (extra) phones via my web site.
I already know about Ubuntu Phone and Tizen. Both of those are not what they claim to be. They are not truly open platforms, as regular users cannot install regular Linux applications willy-nilly as they can on a PC. Jolla claims to be better, but their phones are not sold in the USA.
I want an unrestricted Linux smartphone that can be purchased online by medical professionals in the USA.
Please do not respond by telling me that there is no market for this, or that I can rewrite my application in Android/Java, or that I can give 3-hour training classes to each of my customers about the joys of rooting, etc. :silly:...
Hello everyone,
first of all, a few words about me.
I have used a normal Android (unrooted) smartphone for a very long time.
My last ROM is also a long time ago, CyanogenMod Donut was my last ROM.
In the meantime a lot of time has passed. Meanwhile CyanogenMod became to Lineageos.
In the future I want to use my smartphone anonymously.
This is a lot of work, because my smartphone contacts are in the Google Cloud, too. You guys probably know how difficult it is to completely free yourself from the ecosystem.
Here are my problems and findings
1.) For my contacts I will set up an owncloud carddav server.
2.) For some websites / tools I used the Google Authenticator. I still have to check here if there are alternatives.
3.1) As operating system I would like to use BSD. That will probably be difficult. I have heard about an interesting project here:
hackaday.io/project/13145-bsd-based-secure-smartphone
3.2) Linux as operating system would also be fine. Does anyone have experience with Kali Linux (Nethunter) / Debian, Lineageos or Purism?
btw. i have a new poco x3...
Thanks in advance
cksum