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It is said that mobile OS Android is originated from Linux.

It the statement true? And Can I use apps built for Android OS in Ubuntu?

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Not directly. Android even uses different processor architecture(except some tablets with Intel x86 processors). Even the kernel is heavily modified.

You can install Android-x86 on QEMU/VirtualBox to run part of the mobile apps working with the x86 architecture.

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