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[–] Canuck@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Isn't Waydroid still based on Android 11 and has compatibility issues with apps that need Google play services?

[–] Canuck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Default is indeed 11, you can get 13. I haven't run into many compatibility issues on a phone with 9. A lot of Android TVs are on 11, so I suppose it will be supported for a long time to come. There is also the option to download latest compatible versions from APK mirroring sites, and using PWAs within Linux or Android.

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What about Google play services? Does it have any support for that or an alternative like MicroG?

[–] Kroko@feddit.online 3 points 2 days ago

Waydroid support MicroG