Linux doesn’t support Android applications unless you install an app like Anbox, which allows you to emulate Android on Ubuntu 22.04. This post describes all the steps to follow.
How to use Anbox to emulate Android on Ubuntu 22.04
Android is the most commonly used operating system for mobile devices. If you want to experience the same feeling on your Linux system, your best bet is to use an emulator. An Android emulator allows you to install and run Android applications without affecting your host system. In this guide we will focus on those Anbox Android emulator.
Anbox is an open-source compatible Linux system emulation tool that allows users to install and run Android applications. Anbox used Linux container (LXC) to run the Android runtime and rebuild the Android directory structure. With Anbox, all installed Android applications use the native Linux kernel to run.
For Ubuntu 22.04, Anbox is available as a snap package. However, we must use the –developer mode Option as Anbox is not yet fully available as a snap package.
Run the following command to install the Anbox snap.
Let Snap download and start the installation.
Once the command has been run and Anbox installed, you will get an output like the one below, confirming that the installation was successful.
Anbox is now available in your Ubuntu 22.04 and you can open it from your applications.
Once you click Anbox, it will load to start the Android runtime on your Linux system.
Once Anbox starts, it opens its Anbox application manager dashboard, which contains the different applications available for each Android system.
You can click any option on the dashboard to learn more. For example, if you click the E-mail option, you will be prompted to set up your account before using email.
However, you can click on an application like Calendar, which will open the same calendar application that you get when you use your Android phone.
When you click the Ideas Application you can get all the details about the emulated android. You will get the settings page opened as in the output below.
You can click any option to see more details. For example, we opened the Languages & Input Option to change the system language or the keyboard used for the emulated Android.
Let’s say you want to see the available security features or set up your login authentication. When you click Security, it will open like a real Android phone.
You can also access the file manager to see the different options available, such as B. the videos if you have any.
At last you can click applications Option to view the available applications on the emulated Android. You will find that it has the same applications as most Android phones.
If you want to remove Anbox from your Ubuntu 22.04, run the following command.
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If you run Android on Ubuntu, you must use an emulator to support running the Android runtime on your Linux system. This guide focuses on using the Anbox Android emulator tool to emulate Android on Ubuntu 22.04. We’ve seen how to install, use, and remove Anbox.
