[kwlug-disc] Request for help in emulating Android

[Andrew Sullivan Cant]

The Purism project talked about using Anbox to run Android apps a few
months ago:
* https://linuxsmartphones.com/run-android-apps-on-the-librem-5-with-anbox/
* https://anbox.io/

I have never tried it but I did check that anbox is available in the
Debian repo, so your should be able to get it in any Debian or Ubuntu
derivatives.

If anyone does have experience using this, they should definitely do a
presentation about their experience. ;)



And for specifically Instagram posting stuff you might find something
useful on the Indieweb wiki:
* https://indieweb.org/Instagram

It is not really well organized, but you might find someone there who is
doing something close to what you want.


Andrew



On 2021-01-07 3:56 p.m., Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> 
> May tried to send this but was not subscribed to the list. If you
> could help out with this could you get in touch directly?
> creativemai772 at gmail.com
> 
> - Paul
> 
> ----
> 
> Hello KWLUG,
> 
> I received permission form Paul to write this to you, in seeing if there
> would be anybody would like to help out with a non-profit (Creating for a
> Better Future) that gives parenting and youth programs on building healthy
> familial relationships, and is in the process of publishing books on these
> and other education-centered subjects.
> 
> We want to get on Instagram to promote our programs and upcoming books, but
> don't want to post from a smartphone. It's small, unwieldy, and when you're
> designing things on the computer, it's a pain in the rear end to transfer
> files from your comp to your phone. I tried using google drive, but it
> didn't always update in a timely fashion, and it was basically impossible
> to post from google drive on your phone to instagram. Right now, I am just
> transferring files from my comp to the phone via cable. That works, but is
> slow.
> 
> I want to figure out a way to post from the computer. I have tried the
> inspect option on browsers, which kind of allows you to post, but it does
> not give you much functionality, editing options, or the ability to post
> more than one photo in the same post (carousels). This post
> <https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/post-to-instagram-from-computer>and
> others were tried out but I haven't found much success.
> 
> I got Android-x86 to work on VMware and Oracle.Android-x86, but it does not
> save the settings, so I have to reinstall it constantly when rebooting.
> Once the install is finished, when you reboot, you can't use it as an
> interface that's already set-up. It would also be good to have whatsapp on
> there to talk with clients, and that you won't have to set it up again and
> again.
> 
> I would be happy to see if there are any suggestions. If you have any
> questions, please write to me!
> 
> Thanks a lot!
>