Comment by depscribe
Strangely, though I removed the compatibility layer in the Jolla store, the Android compatability and other Android settings remain in the SFOS settings. Also, I can't delete the Yalp store of fdroid....
View ArticleComment by DC
I am on 2.0.3.14 and i cant find any option in store to remove it. If you can update your answer for my release build? Thanks in advance
View ArticleComment by kat6
@Philippe De Swert Let me see if I got this right: *hybris* allows Sailfish to run on a Qualcomm SoC using android drivers written for it. And *Dalvik / Android Runtime (ART)* allows apps written for...
View ArticleComment by AnonUser3670
Thanks for the reply. I was only enquiring about the Android compatibility layer (or hybrid adaptation layer, as you call it) upon which the Alien Dalvik VM is being installed (which I never installed...
View ArticleAnswer by Philippe De Swert for Safe way of removing Android compatibility...
Just remove it using the store. That will remove the android comatibility layer. Some of the packages you mentioned and remove manually are needed for the hybris adapatation layer that helps us using...
View ArticleComment by midnightoil
The implication is that there probably isn't a safe way of doing it, since bits of Sailfish or the kernel most probably expect those 'droid' files to be there, even if not actively being used or...
View ArticleComment by Spam Hunter
At risk of sounding rude, this is not an answer, this is a comment. Rather than vote you down, as many like to do, I ask that you repost this a comment. Regards,
View ArticleAnswer by midnightoil for Safe way of removing Android compatibility layer...
You can't "remove Android" per se, can you? I'm under the impression that the Linux kernel that Sailfish uses on the Jolla is a modified Android kernel, or one with Android bits. Drivers for much of...
View ArticleComment by Spam Hunter
I'm curious, why do you want to remove the Android side of the phone?, for what purpose? Regards,
View ArticleSafe way of removing Android compatibility layer from SailfishOS?
I tried many times, across several versions, by removing the packages listed bellow, but for some reason the phone is broken afterwards -- unable to boot, and in need of recovery....
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