Is anyone else anxious about effortlessly running Android games & apps on Linux?
KDE Plasma mobile is integrating Waydroid and desktop Plasma is next.
Steam Machine’s launch is imminent, Steam Frame is next. And with it, Lepton. Valve’s way of running Android games on Linux.
Waydroid has been working fine for a while but it requires quite a lot of setup for the casual user. Anyone looking to avoid putting the effort will see their opportunity in the coming months. Thanks to both KDE & Valve.
I honestly don’t know exactly what I’ll do with it, but I freaking love that it is being made available. Personally, I won’t be running any Android games, but my kids might want to. And I’m very motivated to try it. I think my biggest reason to be interested in it is the possibilities it opens for Linux phones.
Sure, Google’s integrity API will still block some apps from even working, but the amount of mainstream apps that will work is immense.
For those curious about this: Do you have any specific reason for it or are you interested in the tech?


“Fex”, that is where I’m a bit more excited. Playing Steam games on ARM and Risc-V can open opportunity to get better gaming handhelds.
MacOS, phones, off-brand handhelds that run SteamOS…that’s the goal.