/e/ on Raspberry Pi?

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Hi all in /e/! So I have a question about /e/ this morning. I’m wondering if I could compile it for Raspberry Pi 3B+? Or has someone already done it? Is it even possible to run it on the Pi? The reason I ask is that I don’t know any other way to run an Android app on the Pi without just going plain Android. And for me, that’s definitely not an option! In Raspberry Pi single-board computer thread, we see something similar to what I’m asking… But it’s not /e/. It’s pure Android…

So, could anyone build /e/ for Rpi 3B+?
I’m suggesting it and the Rpi4 as device suggestions!

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I don’t think it works. I think /e/ is written for ARM processors and the Raspberry Pi uses a 64-bit architecture.

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Ah ok.
But I had thought that the Pi used a 64-bit ARM processor!
Otherwise, how could it run android apps?

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This would be dope, also an Android /e/ Auto we could run on a pi build would be super cool. (You can currently run normal android auto on a pi)

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Yeah, that’s right! Actually I’m using it to build a speedometer and media console in my car, so something along those lines would be great!

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I would be very interested in this build of yours :wink: I have a 7" touchscreen ready for my pi to all go into my car.

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Sweet! I just bought a 12.1 inch touchscreen to go in mine. I’ll install some media player that can sync with my nextcloud when I’m on wifi and can my music.

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Keep me updated on this project

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Yes, for sure. I’ll send you my complete eventual project build.

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I am looking for the android codename of Raspberry Pi, could anyone please tell me how to build /e/ for Rpi, I need a codename, don’t I?
One problem is that it’s not released as an android device, so I’m trying to figure out how that works…

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Ok, @b3pio. I finally decided what my project consists of.

So my original project was to build a speedometer converted to digital in my auto, from a Raspberry pi and a touchscreen. I needed to get a speedometer app to display the informations on the screen. I found this LineageOS (Pie!) download for Rpi3. However I was unable to convert it to /e/, sadly.
Now I have switched to a tablet, (at least I decided to. I’m looking for one.) I’ll build /e/ for it.

The reason it’s so hard for the Rpi is that it wasn’t sold as an android device!

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Keep us updated on this project!!

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Why /e/ is ported to Pine devices /e/OS ports for the PineBook and PinePhone but not RPI? Is there a technical reason for that?

I think RPI and Pine devices very similar…

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There are several build for Android on Rpi. Please have a look on
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=73
or
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!forum/android-rpi
BR