Maru introduced a different approach to run Android on PC. It is available for some selected smartphones as firmware that once installed on the smartphone; it can be used as both smartphones and when connects to PC gives a complete desktop experience. Your phone runs independently of your desktop so you can take a call and work on your big screen at the same time.
Just like the Samsung DeX. You can read more about it on their official website. This is not an Android OS as mentioned above but an approach to run the Android applications on the Linux desktops in the easiest form. OpenGL and graphics are all rendered on the host ensuring fast performance. Shashlik provides an incredibly stripped-down Android base which boots directly into the loaded app, but with a running activity manager and daemons so that intents still work correctly.
Know more Shashlik. Android x86 is really great, I ve made pretty good experience also on modern laptops! If you are not very demanding laptop user.
There is another Android based OS in the market with much better experience and performance. Checkout PrimeOS www. Do you want an Android or Linux? I would recommend you to go for Puppy Linux. It is light in weight and also consumes very low RAM. Hi Dick! Which version do you use?
Do you have link wich is still working? No, actually that is the only link or source to download the OS. Hey, actually i have a dongle for internet and i have phoenix os installed..
But problem is that phoenix os does not pick that dongle every time but sometime,it recognizes it…it requires me to restart phoenix os many times so that it may pick that ethernet dongle…so can you suggest me which one of your collection can solve this problem?? Prime OS classic 0. I hope they keep the compatibility with these oldies. This article shocked the hell out of me when I was searching for something else on the web. Android is just a dumbed-down version of Linux.
Wanting to run an Android version of Linux on a PC is actually less functional than running Windows 3. This is not an exaggeration, as even Windows 3. I agree that android for server settings, emulation, and a lot of other tasks which can be done by linux , is simply unusable.. I would need Bliss OS 12 in a bit version, but unfortunately, I can only find bit versions only. My laptop is an old Lenovo x ThinkPad and does not support bit programs. If anyone can send me an Android 10 limit that can be used for me, I would be grateful.
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Most Popular. New Releases. Desktop Enhancements. Networking Software. Trending from CNET. Best Android 5. Android 5. View details. Android 6. Update your mobile device to the latest version of the Android operating system. Great job! Most of the above open source mobile operating systems you saw so far are under development and not available for a wide range of mobile hardware. There are a few projects that are based on Android but customized to remove Google services from it.
These Android distributions are open source and you can customize them to your liking. If you are looking for an open source alternative to mainstream Android, these projects could be a good choice.
In other words, you can call them custom ROMs. LineageOS was created after the much more successful Android distribution CyanogenMod was discontinued. LineageOS is a fork of CyanogenMod. Though Replicant was founded back in by a couple of Free Software groups, it now uses the source code of LineageOS as the base. You can see the list of devices supported by Replicant here. It is an Android distribution, and the idea is to have an open source mobile operating system free from Google.
GrapheneOS in an open source privacy-focused mobile operating system. It is focused on the research and development of privacy and security technology. GrapheneOS offers Android app compatibility. It also develops various apps and services with a focus on privacy and security.
Installation instructions can be found here. Even though it supports a few devices at the time of updating this article, it is one of the best options as a Google-free operating system while having regular system updates.
However, it is interesting that even Lineage utilizes some of CalyxOS apps for certain functions like backup. Not your fault really. KaiOS was only released in , and yet it is powering a huge number of mobile phones in just under two years.
Instead, it provides smartphone-like functionality to feature phones. Feature phones , or basic phones, are inexpensive, and having smartphone-like functionality makes them an attractive and affordable device.
Kai OS is not completely open source. Only the Linux Kernel modifications are open sourced, rest is closed source. Their flagship product Jolla has met with moderate success, and has a dedicated fan following.
MeeGo was supposed to be continued by Linux Foundation in the form of Tizen, but over the time Tizen evolved on its own and cannot be termed a MeeGo derivative anymore. While Sailfish OS created some buzz among early adopters thanks to the Jolla devices, the company seems to be struggling. Sailfish OS is not entirely open source but focuses on privacy.
However, you could consider it as an option when you are looking for a mobile OS other than Android and iOS. Firefox OS was an open source project from Mozilla Firefox, the parent company of the famous open source web browser. The aim was to target emerging markets such as Brasil and India. Firefox now plans to shift its focus from low cost devices to user experience with Firefox OS.
When I first wrote this article a few years ago, I was hopeful for some of these alternative mobile OSes. What do you think of these Android alternatives? Do you think these Linux based mobile OS will leave their mark or will they struggle for a decent market share like desktop Linux?
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