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lemmy - Link to source

The Hobbyist

Well yes, but also no.

Whenever you search for a solution to your problem, it stems from the realization that something is a problem. But sometimes, you have a thing which has been done for a long time, it was a problem with no solution and you've had to accept that. How would you determine one day that things can be done differently and better without constantly reevaluating everything? It's not realistic.

In my view, it is a perfectly reasonable question to ask "what problem does waydroid solve?" To figure out if you have that issue and you didn't know of this solution.

Sorry, just my 2 cents.

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Eugenia

Android does have lots of games, and some apps that aren't as easy to use, or as good as in native linux. For example, some painting apps (krita is powerful, but can also overwhelm someone), video editors like capcut or lumafusion, audio apps. For most of everything else, there is a web browser on linux that can do the job better probably, and native apps. But overall, I'd say that Android apps aren't really that useful on linux, because they're mostly geared towards apps that you use on the go, while you usually sitting on a chair at home or work when you're using linux. To be honest, most native apps now have been replaced by a web browser, so either native linux or native android apps are only useful for high end professional usages (e.g. blender, video editing, etc) rather than everyday use.
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Extras

Was straight up asking myself this the other day and still couldn't come up with a good answer. I keep reading for 2fa or my passwords but that's not really a reason IMO. Why not just have a copy of your totp seeds (any good android totp manager should let you export) and then use a desktop manager like keepassxc, the same with your passwords. The only reason i can personally think of are games but even then which games are worth keeping on your desktop that don't already have a port? Another application that might be worth emulating could be like Shazam but not sure how good the desktop alternatives are
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lemmyreader

I keep reading for 2fa or my passwords but that’s not really a reason IMO.
Why not just have a copy of your totp seeds (any good android totp manager
should let you export) and then use a desktop manager like keepassxc,
the same with your passwords.


Well, you know, some people use more than one computer. Having WayDroid + 2FA codes on one laptop, and filling in the codes on a browser on the other laptop does not defeat the idea of strictly using two different devices for 2FA.

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Extras

No i get people use more than one computer but I don't understand your point though about using wayDroid specifically vs a desktop totp manager? You can achieve the same by just having your totp seeds on one computer and manually filling the generated code on the other. Only difference is no android application needed just a standalone desktop totp manager
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lemmyreader

No i get people use more than one computer but I don’t understand your point though about using
wayDroid specifically vs a desktop totp manager? You can achieve the same by just having
your totp seeds on one computer and manually filling it in on the other. Only difference
is no android application needed just a standalone desktop totp manager


Right, I see your point. Now, I don't see myself clicking on a touchscreen laptop with KeePassXC to get TOTP codes.
Seems easier to use Aegis app in WayDroid.

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lemmyvore

I went through the same process of thought.

I'm using Aegis and it exports an encrypted .json backup automatically whenever I change or add something, so I can sync that backup somewhere off the phone and the desktop app OTPClient can open it directly from the backup dir.

For playing games (or for any other native app) you can use scrcpy to see the actual Android screen on your desktop and use mouse and keyboard with it, sort of like vnc.

There are a few games that are unique to Android that I like playing this way, like Battleheart or Puzzle Retreat.

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lemmy - Link to source

lemmyreader

You already answered this in your question description 😀
With a touchscreen laptop and Linux and WayDroid you can have a Linux tablet.
(Unfortunately (?) the choice of a DeGoogle ROM for Android tablets is minimal and you never know when the ROM developer will buy a new phone, change their life priorities and drop the ROM development)
Compared to an Android phone you'd have a much larger screen.
What do I use WayDroid for personally ? Just to test some programs, to see what's new in F-Droid, and sometimes use LibreTube.

LibreTube

An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android.
libretube.dev
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unkn - Link to source

oo1

if you want netflix witjh DRM stuff like offline downloads waydroid can do it I think via the android app..
You need to use a waydroid-utils script to install "widevine" for drm.
This is a solution i've tested for someone else not me;
I think it works, but it's not been rigorouly road tested.

Posssibly other DRM services will work if you can tolerate that type of thing.

My guess is that the main use for it is android app development and testing.

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oo1

waydroid is pretty easy to get working - and I think will be usable by the actual end user once set up.

I did look at stremio but I couldn't see a way to do the offline downloads thing on netflix.
That is a desirable feature for the person who travels a lot and they just want to have some videos for when they're off-line or on limited bandwidth like on the train or bus.

This servarr thing looks way more complex - though I admit I might be a bit too dim for it as I couldn't figure out what it actually does.
Thanks for the suggestions though - waydroid looks easiest to meet all the needs. I'm sure someone smarter than me will have fun with that weird servarr suggetion - it does seem to have a whole lot of features.

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onlinepersona

People with linux phones use it to run android apps: Signal because using electron is worse than waydroid for battery life, banking apps, bullshit government apps without web versions, etc. It's terrible for battery life, but it works.

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