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by avery42 2033 days ago
Yes, Anbox is working pretty well on Arch Linux ARM [0][1], although I haven't tried Signal specifically.

[0] https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch/releases

[1] https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch/wiki/Anbox
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Mediterraneo10 2033 days ago
Anbox is so RAM-heavy that it really isn't a realistic solution for running Signal (or OSMAnd, another app that I need on my daily driver), at least not on the 2GB Pinephone board. Yes, Anbox support is moving right along so that you can open an Android app on your Pinephone, but not in a way that you can also use e.g. the web browser at the same time.
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avery42 2032 days ago
Ah, fair, I think I've only ever used it on a 3GB board with ZRAM enabled. It also looks a bit blurry on Wayland, hopefully that gets fixed soon (it looks like there's a bounty for it [0]).

[0] https://github.com/anbox/anbox/issues/1270

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linmob 2032 days ago
It can work, but it's definitely no fun to use it without ZRAM and/or swap (and better not wear your eMMC out by swapping to it).
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