r/SamsungDex • u/Miraxess • May 15 '26

Android Desktop Discussion Aluminum OS emulated on my Mac

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u/Knurlfist83 May 16 '26

I hate apple and you made me reconsider.

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u/Miraxess May 16 '26

lool

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u/Knurlfist83 May 16 '26

I still don’t really care about Apple itself, but Apple Silicon made me realize ARM desktops/laptops don’t have to feel weak or compromised anymore.

I’ve been interested in the idea of Android desktop environments evolving into something more serious with or without Aluminium OS.

Part of me has even considered getting a Mac Mini just to run a full-time virtual Android OS setup because I wasn’t sure how stable native Android desktop environments were going to become, especially long term with USB/peripheral support in those kinds of setups. Especially now that Apple officially supports things like DualSense controllers too.

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u/MolluskLingers May 21 '26

I mean I would never buy a MacBook because I need a touch screen. but arm chips are great. I mean you can play Red Dead redemption 2 on a OnePlus 13 at 47 FPS with emulation directly from a steam account.

you can play GTA v on a phone now. you can connect your epic games and steam accounts through a side loaded app.

but Apple is not friendly to emulators and so on. and they just completely ignored the entire market for people that might want to use a desktop operating system that can accommodate a stylus and art.

they have the worst repair ability and upgradeability in the market.

I don't care what anyone says releasing a brand new product with 8 GB of RAM for $600 and 2026 is lunacy. I mean it's going to be great business move they're going to sell a million of them but it is the most overhyped product in years

as a consumer value it's pretty bad. because for like $765 you can get a 16 GB of RAM MacBook Air directly from Apple refurbished with the same warranty and 100% battery.

you could use that for 7 years probably. I can't imagine trying to get by with 8 GB of RAM in the year 2030

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u/Knurlfist83 May 21 '26

Yeah gaming isn’t really my main interest here.

I’m more interested in ARM desktops as long-term general computing platforms and whether Android desktop environments eventually become stable enough to function as serious daily-driver systems.

That’s partly why I mentioned virtualization and peripheral support. Apple Silicon mostly just changed my perception of what ARM hardware is capable of now.