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0 pointsdreamcompiler5y ago0 comments

Is it not the case that x86 Chromebooks emulate the ARM ISA in order to run Android apps? There's certainly a slowdown but it's not horrible. How do they do it?

Then again maybe they just have a good JVM and that solves most of the problem for Android apps?

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LordDragonfang5y ago

I feel really stupid, because as the (otherwise happy) owner of a well-specced x86 Chromebook, I've always wondered why most people seemed happy with android apps on chromeOS while I find them laggy and buggy messes. I've just realized it's probably an emulation issue.

So, uh, the slowdown seems pretty bad to me.

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0 pointsdreamcompiler5y ago0 comments

Is it not the case that x86 Chromebooks emulate the ARM ISA in order to run Android apps? There's certainly a slowdown but it's not horrible. How do they do it?

Then again maybe they just have a good JVM and that solves most of the problem for Android apps?

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LordDragonfang5y ago

So, uh, the slowdown seems pretty bad to me.

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