Anbox

anbox - Android emulator. Anbox puts the Android operating system into a container, abstracts hardware access and integrates core system services into a GNU/Linux system.

Installation

For Mint Linux installation instructions see our Snapcraft guide.

There are other methods of installation.

Limitations

You can install Android apps but they need to be in android's architecture-neutral bytecode or in the same native architecture as your main OS, because there's no emulator, Anbox runs in a container, thus interecting straight with your current kernel. So you won't be able to install an ARM app on your PC which uses an Intel x86 / 64 processor. These processors work differently than the ARM processor in your phone. However, there are other factors such as the consideration you could use a Raspberry Pi with an ARM processor, or use further emulation on your PC to function between Anbox and your kernel.