To use Google Apps (GAPPS) in , you must use a specific system image that includes Google Play Services and the Play Store. 1. Initial GAPPS Installation
Before downloading, you must know three things: waydroid gapps image
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:waydroid/waydroid
sudo apt update && sudo apt install waydroid
Why Do You Need a Gapps Image for Waydroid?
Without a Gapps image, your Waydroid environment is a desert of open-source possibilities but a wasteland of mainstream convenience. Here is what you gain by installing a Waydroid Gapps image: To use Google Apps (GAPPS) in , you
9. Updating the GAPPS Image
Waydroid does not auto‑update the Android system image. To get a newer GAPPS image: sudo systemctl start|stop waydroid-container
- sudo systemctl start|stop waydroid-container
sudo waydroid init -f -i ~/waydroid-images/waydroid_android13_gapps_system.img -v ~/waydroid-images/waydroid_android13_vendor.img