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submitted 2 months ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

Android games are normally going to be inferior to Steam games, but this is still a nice option for games that aren't available on Steam or can't be played due to anti-cheat reasons.

You can read more about Waydroid here. There are reasons to believe valve is working on adding official Waydroid support to Deck, but until then you can install it this way.

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[-] averyminya@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

Do you happen to know if these are account based or APK based? As in, is this something I connect my google account to or am I going to need all my APK's?

[-] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago

You can install Gapps to use the play store, or use other stores like Aurora or F-droid. You can also install apps directly from apk.

[-] michael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago

Aurora store doesn't work for me on X86 platform. Neigher through Waydroid neither through Android Studio emulator. It just hangs after initial setup.

[-] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

I've heard you want to install Aurora store through F-droid, which should give you the x86 compatible version.

You can also try this, which can install libndk which lets you run some ARM apks on x86 (although installing x86 apks is recommended when possible).

[-] averyminya@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago

Neat thanks. Not too many but I like the idea of some games from android transferring over. I have a bunch but I hardly ever open any lol

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