r/Android • u/ControlCAD Google Pixel 10 Pro XL • Mar 01 '26

Video Google Is Closing Android. 37 Orgs Are Fighting Back. - Techlore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU
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u/ConfigMage Mar 01 '26

This is genuinely concerning for the emulation community. Apps like Winlator and GameNative that let you run PC games on Android are distributed via GitHub and APK, not the Play Store. If this goes through in September, that entire ecosystem gets killed overnight. Thousands of people are running everything from indie games to AAA titles on their phones through these tools, and none of it would be possible if you can only install from the Play Store.

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u/SewLite Mar 10 '26

This is my concern. I use iPhones due to my design work and the ecosystem but I just recently got into emulation and I’m very sad if that ends. We need some open source heroes right now.