An Android application called Winlator 9.0 has been released, providing a robust solution for running Windows applications on the Android platform. This application utilizes Wine and emulators such as box86 and box64 to enable the use of Windows applications on Android devices. Winlator creates a Linux environment based on Ubuntu with Mesa, dxvk, d8vk, vkd3d, and CNC DDRAW. Users can run Windows applications designed for the X86 architecture on ARM devices running Android. The project code is distributed under the MIT license, and the size of the APK package is 190 MB.
The latest version of Winlator includes the following updates and enhancements:
- The experimental Vulkan driver Vortek (Libvulkan_vortek.so) has been incorporated.
- Added options for installing components of BOX64, Turnip, and DXVK.
- Improved functionality of the plugin for the ALSA sound subsystem.
- Enhanced support for forced full-screen mode, particularly beneficial for games with low screen resolution.
- Updated BOX64 emulator to version 0.3.2.
- Added compatibility for the game Ghost Song.
- Implemented adjustments to boost the performance of the X-server.
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