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Valve's version of Android on Linux (based on Waydroid) is now called Lepton
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this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2025
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Wait, so it's possible to run Android apps in a lightweight container similar to docker on Linux?
Has been for a long time with Waydroid. This is probably gonna make it easier to use.
That's the greatest thing about this. I've tried multiple times to set up Waydroid and it never worked properly, and had a ton of issues with my system for reasons I still can't figure out.
If there's one thing Valve's incredibly good at, it's providing easy to use services. Proton is damn easy to set up, and once it is, you can run all sorts of shit you would otherwise have a hard time running.
I have a feeling Lepton will be very similar, and that's what makes it so cool compared to regular 'ol Waydroid.
True. Waydroid need much polishing. I found waydroid-helper for user friendly GUI .