Purism’s Linux-based Librem 5 phone can now run Android apps using Anbox emulator

Purism announced that Anbox is now compatible with the Librem 5. Much like how Google does things on ChromeOS, Anbox runs Android in a container. That means users can access additional free apps built for Android while keeping the privacy protections of PureOS. Purism’s ultimate goal is to make setting up the Android emulation process as simple as moving an Android image file into the Anbox folder and rebooting.

Devices like the Librem 5 and the PinePhone that give users full control over their hardware are exciting to see. Next stop, PinePhone?

See This phone doesn’t run Android, but now it can run Android apps

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Android and iOS aren’t the only mobile operating systems viable today. Last month, Corbin wrote about the PinePhone, a phone that runs Linux and has