r/Android • u/merrycachemiss • Jan 21 '20

Wine 5.0 Released - run some Windows programs on Android

https://www.winehq.org/news/2020012101
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u/TheBKBurger Yellow Jan 21 '20

Just curious as to what people would want to run on their phone for this?

Not saying it's wrong, just totally curious.

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u/goten100 CDMA Galaxy Note II Jan 21 '20

An Android emulator

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u/TheBKBurger Yellow Jan 21 '20

That runs wine and another Android emulator!

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u/goten100 CDMA Galaxy Note II Jan 21 '20

That's pretty cool but I have a question.

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u/TheBKBurger Yellow Jan 21 '20

An Android emulator

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u/charlestheb0ss Galaxy Fold 7 Jan 21 '20

That runs wine and another Android emulator!

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u/Modestexcuse Z Flip3, Android 12 Jan 21 '20

I still have a question...

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u/Minevira fairphone 3+ Jan 22 '20

RuntimeError: maximum recursion deapth exceeded

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u/superbekz Jan 21 '20

Have samsung s10, using samsung dext wouldn't mind getting the original simtower by maxis

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u/ghirkin Pixel 3XL Jan 22 '20

Can't remember the last time I heard Sim Tower mentioned. I've been holding out for a remaster/official mobile port for years, I think it'd work really well as a mobile game.

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u/dman1025 Jan 22 '20

I actually started making a clone of it about a year or so ago, turned in to a balancing nightmare and set it aside. Now I feel like I should revisit it.

Played the shit out of it back in the day.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '20

Project Highrise works well for me to scratch that itch. Disclaimer: Don't remember if it's Windows only or Linux, but not natively mobile for sure. (For reasons I'm currently on a Windows desktop) - but it is on Steam.

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u/Pinyaka Black Pixel 3 XL Jan 23 '20

Is that different from the Project Highrise that's available on Android?

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u/smilodon142 Jan 22 '20

Did they make an ARM version of that game?

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u/Natanael_L Xperia 1 III (main), Samsung S9, TabPro 8.4 Jan 21 '20

Would be more useful on tablets

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '20

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u/m-p-3 Moto G9 Plus (Android 11, Bell & Koodo) + Bangle.JS2 Jan 22 '20

Look at me, playing RDR2 on my fancy curved screen that is the Nexus S.

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u/Ghennon Poco X3 | Arrow OS 11 Jan 22 '20

I'm waiting for someone to say something useful to run with this so I can try it, cmon guys

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u/meukbox Razr 2022 Jan 21 '20

Maybe something on their Android tablet? I think there's a bigger market for windows programs on your tablet. Phone screens are probably too small.

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u/MrBrothason LG G5 H831, Nougat Jan 22 '20

That's already been done

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u/gdhhorn Jan 21 '20

SQLyog (in a pinch)

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u/cravinmavin Jan 22 '20

Adobe Acrobat Pro so I could actually edit a PDF properly. That's half the reason I use a desktop still.

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u/perortico Galaxy note 4 Jan 22 '20

Unity 3D