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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/45207780

TIL about Android Translation Layer (ATL), a way to port Android apps to Linux Mobile

I was searching for YouTube clients on my Plasma Bigscreen Linux TV Box, and found NewPipe, a popular Android YouTube frontend. Turns out this tool is how they moved it over.

Great solution alongside projects like Waydroid, as you can post individual apps to Flathub or other Linux storefronts, rather than needing to install a whole ROM to get your Android apps to appear in your Linux app tray.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    Some of those OSes are pretty integrated with the TV’s features, like picture processing, input settings and such, so I can envision that being problematic.

    I know it feels like I waste, but I think factory resetting it, airgapping it and using some external device is the way.