I know, it can but run linux distros in it and so it could be installed in the linux template?
So you work on something similar but for ?
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Android already has support for x86 included in the Android Open Source Project and the work I'm doing on it for QubesOS is a drastically different kind of project than Android x86 with very little overlap. I think you might be misunderstanding what it's aiming to accomplish.
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It isn't about running Android apps in a container on another Linux distribution or porting Android to a different architecture. Android already has the necessary x86 support that I need. The project is implementing proper integration for Android in QubesOS, not an arch port.
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I understand now, thank you. Can I read somewhere about your work on integration of Android in QubesOS?
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I haven't written much about it yet. My focus is currently mostly on other things since I need to get the rest of the projects rolling forwards again before I can add QubesOS as one of the targets. It will need basics like proper support for updates within the virtual machine.
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Since the intention would be to keep the standard security and reliability features intact, and the baseline to match includes A/B updates and full verified boot with anti-rollback. It can be approached in a different way if that makes more sense for the QubesOS environment.
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The bulk of the work will be on making proper QubesOS integration including AppVM support and features like the clipboard support. It's going to be a lot of work, and it'll need to be kept updated for each new major Android release. I won't be doing all of it myself for sure.
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So basically the Android integration into QubesOS will be somehow similar to Debian, Fedora and Whonix integration of today, like a template?
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Yes, it would be similar to how desktop Linux is integrated, based on making the same kind of integration for Android in a way that makes sense for it and preserves the higher level of robustness and security.
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This sounds really excellent. Is there any timeline available? 😎
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No, definitely not, and as I mentioned the focus is elsewhere and there's no work currently being done on what was started for this. If people want things to progress faster they'll need to help.