Mac.apk runs Android apps natively on Mac
What happened
Mac.apk was reported on the Hacker News front page on October 20. The project runs Android apps natively on Apple Silicon Macs, with each app executing as an ordinary macOS process rather than through an emulator or virtual machine. The report also says this approach needs no underlying Linux kernel, and that apps draw through the Mac GPU and run at native speed. The report provided focuses on how it works and does not disclose which apps are compatible, its release status or any performance test results.
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- Hacker News front pageAndroid apps running native on macOS
Mac.apk 让 Android 应用以普通 macOS 进程形式在 Apple Silicon Mac 上原生运行，无需模拟器、虚拟机或底层 Linux 内核，应用通过 Mac GPU 绘制并以原生速度执行。
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