Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-02-05 Thread 황병희
John Hasler writes: > Is there a simple way to run Android apps under Debian such as an > emulator? My Starlink terminal is arriving next week and it would be > convenient to be able to run the Starlink app. However, I do not have > either an IOS or an Android device. Another w

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-30 Thread John Hasler
Bijan writes: > Keep in mind the xapk/apk I saw online only had the arm64 shared > libraries. The one I have has x86 and x86_64 libraries as well as the arm ones. -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-30 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-30 21:54, John Hasler wrote: I have a copy of the app. I'm not going to open a Google Play account. Keep in mind the xapk/apk I saw online only had the arm64 shared libraries. So you'll either need to get an apk with the x86/x86_64/amd64 shared libraries or add arm64 support to

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-30 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-30 21:54, John Hasler wrote: I have a copy of the app. I'm not going to open a Google Play account. Oh ok, you can run the emulator without app store or without signing in and use adb install the apk to the emulator, in case anbox doesn't work. Bijan

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-30 Thread John Hasler
Bijan writes: > Hi, don't know how far you got with anbox, I don't have it running yet due to a dbus problem. That should clear out as soon as I reboot but I'm not ready to do that because I'm in the midst of a project with a couple of dozen documents and tabs open. > This will launch the

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-30 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 13:29, John Hasler wrote: Is there a simple way to run Android apps under Debian such as an emulator? My Starlink terminal is arriving next week and it would be convenient to be able to run the Starlink app. However, I do not have either an IOS or an Android device. Hi, don't

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-30 Thread Curt
On 2022-01-29, John Hasler wrote: > I never intend to install any app other than the Starlink one. I'm > willing to trust it as long as what I get is in fact exactly what SpaceX > distributes: if they are going to spy on me they will have better > opportunities than that. I guess I'm asking if

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
Bijan writes: > Seems the Starlink router has a web interface: I know that. It evidently does not do everything the app does. -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Ash Joubert
On 30/01/2022 11:39, Bijan Soleymani wrote: I think the reason it is signed by Google is that the app uses Play app signing, where google signs the app on their servers on your behalf. That way if you lose your private key, you can change it on your end, without breaking app upgrades. Play

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
I downloaded it from apkmirror.com and got the same numbers you did plus "Verified using v4 scheme (APK Signature Scheme v4): false", "Verified for SourceStamp: true", some "Source Stamp Signer" results, and the same META-INF warnings. Looks ok, I guess. -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 13:29, John Hasler wrote: Is there a simple way to run Android apps under Debian such as an emulator? My Starlink terminal is arriving next week and it would be convenient to be able to run the Starlink app. However, I do not have either an IOS or an Android device. Just to go

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 17:57, Bijan Soleymani wrote:     Now, find the .obb file (usually named as “com.x.obb”) within the file and copy it into the location: /sdcard/storage/emulated/0/Android/obb/.     Lastly, install the .apk file. Within a few minutes, you would be able to run the

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 17:38, John Hasler wrote: Bijan writes: I don't know if they modify the apks they host but as far as I know the original apk (from the play store) will be signed by the app publisher/writer. So if they haven't removed that you can just verify the signature is from the

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 17:25, Bijan Soleymani wrote: On 2022-01-29 15:38, John Hasler wrote: Apkpure has the Starlink app but as I had never heard of them (No reason to, not having an Android phone) I didn't download it immediately.  Are they reliable? I don't know if they modify the apks they host

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
Bijan writes: > I don't know if they modify the apks they host but as far as I know > the original apk (from the play store) will be signed by the app > publisher/writer. So if they haven't removed that you can just verify > the signature is from the publisher, etc. Apkpure says that apps

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 15:38, John Hasler wrote: local10 writes: First, identify the app you want to install, then download it from apkpure ( https://apkpure.com/ ) or similar sites. Apkpure has the Starlink app but as I had never heard of them (No reason to, not having an Android phone) I didn't

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
I never intend to install any app other than the Starlink one. I'm willing to trust it as long as what I get is in fact exactly what SpaceX distributes: if they are going to spy on me they will have better opportunities than that. I guess I'm asking if Apkpure can be trusted to send me exactly

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread local10
Jan 29, 2022, 21:33 by loca...@tutanota.com: > apkpure has been around for several years, draw any conclusion you want from > that. Google Play also isn't particularly reliable, they've hosted and > continue to host plenty of mal/spy/crap/ad/-ware aps, so just because an app > is hosted on

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread local10
Jan 29, 2022, 20:38 by j...@sugarbit.com: > Apkpure has the Starlink app but as I had never heard of them (No reason > to, not having an Android phone) I didn't download it immediately. Are > they reliable? > apkpure has been around for several years, draw any conclusion you want from that.

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 29 ian 22, 14:38:50, John Hasler wrote: > local10 writes: > > First, identify the app you want to install, then download it from > > apkpure ( https://apkpure.com/ ) or similar sites. > > Apkpure has the Starlink app but as I had never heard of them (No reason > to, not having an Android

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
local10 writes: > First, identify the app you want to install, then download it from > apkpure ( https://apkpure.com/ ) or similar sites. Apkpure has the Starlink app but as I had never heard of them (No reason to, not having an Android phone) I didn't download it immediately. Are they reliable?

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread local10
Jan 29, 2022, 19:07 by j...@sugarbit.com: > Thank you both. Now to get a copy of the ("free") app without opening a > Google > Play account... > First, identify the app you want to install, then download it from apkpure ( https://apkpure.com/ ) or similar sites. That, of course, leads to some

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Alexis Grigoriou
On Sat, 2022-01-29 at 13:07 -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Thank you both. Now to get a copy of the ("free") app without > opening a Google > Play account... Everything nowadays "needs" an app... I hate it.

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
Thank you both. Now to get a copy of the ("free") app without opening a Google Play account... -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread didier gaumet
Le samedi 29 janvier 2022 à 12:29 -0600, John Hasler a écrit : > Is there a simple way to run Android apps under Debian such as an > emulator?  My Starlink terminal is arriving next week and it would be > convenient to be able to run the Starlink app.  However, I do not > have >

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread local10
Jan 29, 2022, 18:29 by j...@sugarbit.com: > Is there a simple way to run Android apps under Debian such as an > emulator? My Starlink terminal is arriving next week and it would be > convenient to be able to run the Starlink app. However, I do not have > either an IOS or an An

Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
Is there a simple way to run Android apps under Debian such as an emulator? My Starlink terminal is arriving next week and it would be convenient to be able to run the Starlink app. However, I do not have either an IOS or an Android device. -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com Elmwood, WI USA