uDroid Android App

Warning

uDroid is in early development. Expect incomplete features and breaking changes. Use it for testing and keep important data backed up.

This is the standalone Android application for uDroid: a friendly, supervised way to install and use Linux distributions on Android.

Download and install

1. Download the newest .apk from GitHub Releases.
2. Open it and approve the installation.

Android may ask you to allow installs from your browser or file manager. Once installed, uDroid can check for updates from About.

Feature support

• Install Linux images from uDroid and PRoot-Distro.
• Keep and manage multiple Linux systems.
• Use a built-in, persistent terminal.
• Launch X11 desktops and installed Linux apps.
• Use touch, mouse, keyboard, and multi-touch input.
• Play audio and optionally use the microphone.
• Configure mounts and environment variables per system.
• Check for updates and copy diagnostic logs.

Limitations

• One Linux system and one X11 display can run at a time.
• Wayland sessions are not supported yet.
• PRoot is not a virtual machine and cannot grant real root privileges. Docker, LXC, Flatpak, Snap, and tools that need privileged mounts, namespaces, or device access may not work.
• Graphics acceleration is experimental and device-dependent. Venus, VirGL, and ANGLE may work on supported Mali devices. Turnip is not supported yet because I do not have a Snapdragon device to port and test it.
• Desktop integration varies between environments.

Documentation

User guide: Using uDroid.

Developer reference: builds and releases, product scope, Linux systems, Linux apps, desktop, audio, updates, and performance.

Licensing: MIT license and third-party notices.