Hey folks! I'm curious if anyone knows whether I can run a complete Android OS environment inside a Docker container or a virtual machine on a server. My goal is to access and control this Android setup remotely from my iPhone—essentially using it like a real Android device. I'm imagining something similar to Guacamole, where I could just input a URL in my browser and see the Android VM pop up. Has anyone tried this or have tips on how to set it up? I'm quite new to this and already have Docker Desktop running on my Windows PC. Thanks for any help! 🙏
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As long as you can run it on Linux, you can create your own Docker image for Android!
I’m in the same boat as you! I’d love to know if you find anything that works. 🤞
Found this but couldn't get it to run: https://github.com/sickcodes/dock-droid.
Here's a couple of starting points:
For Docker, check out [this link](https://github.com/budtmo/docker-android).
If you're looking into VirtualBox, you might want to explore [this guide](https://www.android-x86.org/documentation/virtualbox.html), but keep in mind it's not the latest Android version. Also, remember to enable "Remote Display" and you can use an RDP client on your phone to access it.
I'd prefer it to run on my PC and then access it via VNC or something similar.
For sure! Let's keep each other updated.