harkhowalia-1/MacSubsystemForAndroid
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What it is
A free, open-source macOS app for Apple silicon Macs that runs Android (LineageOS, no Google services) in a background virtual machine on Apple's Hypervisor framework. Each Android app opens in its own Mac window with its own Dock icon, and notifications, clipboard, game…
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Mac users on Apple silicon who want to run Android apps alongside macOS apps, and developers interested in Android-on-Mac virtualization
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