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You can, but no one will use it because you won't have Android apps on it. The lock in is real
Well, time for zoomers to experience our childhood (with phones that could call, send SMS, and play Snake).
That's a nightmare
I would
Congrats, I wouldn't and it's a pain
So how come android is Linux but Linux don't run android apps? How hard it is to have a simulator like harmony os for unsupported apps?
there are android emulators / compatibility apps like WayDroid that you can run on linux to simulate an android experience but they're not perfect -- and any App that processes payments (banking, utility, parking) outright rejects being in a container and has many tests for detecting so
Android apps are specifically using google ecosystems and would break without such things. It would also mean taking a developers app and putting it in a new market, this requires permissions and they might be under contract.
Linux can run android apps, but having a fully commercial device would need lots of new natives.
Then you're basically making a ROM and there are many small detections for this. Many apps rely on proprietary closed source code like google play services
You will be able to do some things, but it will be a massive pain. Android is big, really big. Emulating will just mean you're running Android all over again (and it's often detected). Making a fork is a lot of work