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Android apps run natively on macOS
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Android apps run natively on macOS

The gist

An open-source project called Mac.apk runs Android apps natively on Apple Silicon Macs.
It is alpha-stage software, and apps tied to Google Play Services reportedly don't work.

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 16, 2026Ars Technica publishes a review of the Googlebook, describing it as "Android on a laptop" and not a viable alternative to macOS and Windows.
  2. Oct 19, 2026A Hacker News post titled "Android apps running native on macOS" links to the kksimp/Mac.apk GitHub repository and reaches 20 points with 2 comments.
  3. Oct 19, 2026A Reddit r/apple post describes Mac.apk as running Android apps natively on Apple Silicon Macs with no emulator, virtual machine or Linux underneath.

Sources

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