The name Lepton appeared on Steam and SteamDB just a few weeks after Valve unveiled the Steam Frame headset, which will be able to run Android apps.  In our new interview with Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais, he mentioned the Frame uses “a similar compatibility layer as Proton, just targeted at Android.” [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/steam-lepton-header.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
    • John Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      No, Waydroid merely used other projects wrapped in some crappy Python scripts & had a multitude of issues. If it is anything like Waydroid then I’ll lose respect for Valve.

      • Anafabula@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        4 days ago

        We know that it started as a fork of Waydroid

        But:

        Update: While Lepton was based from Waydroid at the beginning

        It seems to be a lot more custom now. To the point where it’s being described as “not really Waydroid anymore” from those who are working on it

      • poVoq@slrpnk.net
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        4 days ago

        After finishing to read the interview it does indeed sound different, but it is odd that this isn’t open-source somewhere like Proton and Fex always were.