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Android phones, like this Nexus S running Replicant, allow installation of apps from the Play Store, F-Droid store or directly via APK files. This is a list of notable applications (apps) that run on the Android platform which meet guidelines for free software and open-source software.
Anbox was officially released on April 11, 2017, and rapidly gained attention as a bridge between the mobile Android ecosystem and desktop Linux environments. Anbox was deprecated on February 3, 2023 [ 3 ] as it is no longer being actively maintained, [ 4 ] as development has shifted to Waydroid [ 5 ] (formerly called Anbox-Halium).
Android-based devices do not appear on this list because of the heavy use of proprietary components, particularly drivers and applications. [ 7 ] [ 1 ] [ 8 ] There are numerous versions of Android which seek to replace the proprietary components, such as LineageOS (successor to the now-defunct [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Cyanogenmod ) and Replicant , that can ...
Later a pull request to add support for Android was issued, which allowed Android devices to run Super Monkey Ball for iOS. [15] ipasim is a compatibility layer for Windows that uses WinObjC to translate code from Objective C to native Windows code. [16]
The Scripting Layer for Android (abridged as SL4A, and previously named Android Scripting Environment or ASE) is a discontinued library that allows the creation and running of scripts written in various scripting languages directly on Android devices.
GitHub (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ t h ʌ b /) is a proprietary developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage, and share their code. It uses Git to provide distributed version control and GitHub itself provides access control, bug tracking, software feature requests, task management, continuous integration, and wikis for every project. [8]
OsmAnd (/ ˈ oʊ s ə m æ n d /; [3] OpenStreetMap Automated Navigation Directions) is a free and open-source map and navigation app for Android and iOS. [4] It uses the OpenStreetMap (OSM) map database for its primary displays, but is an independent app not endorsed by the OpenStreetMap Foundation.
For information on each mobile platform and its market share, see the mobile operating system and smartphone articles. A comparison of the development capabilities of each mobile platform can be found in the article on mobile app development. For cross-platform development, see the mobile development framework.