We have repeatedly discussed our interests in an OS VM manager since 2022, but when this can be done is yet to be decided.
https://nitter.projectsegfau.lt/GrapheneOS/status/1678594436924600325#m
Backup when Nitter shits itself: https://twitter.com/GrapheneOS/status/1678594436924600325
It would also be nice to run a nested variant of GrapheneOS in a VM to isolate apps. Plus Android provides a Chromium layer-1 sandbox as an OS feature to every app via isolatedProcess services. It could be desirable to move this to per-site VM instances using microdroid. It'd be a large and difficult project but with very high impact for web browsers.
Once there is a greater, functional Desktop Mode it will be considered even further. GrapheneOS enabled DisplayPort output for Pixel 8 when it is disabled in stock, which they'll likely enable elsewhere when a Desktop Mode is finished. Having a GrapheneOS smartphone able to work like a desktop with broad app support via VMs is a serious goal.
Having a Desktop Mode on GrapheneOS alone is a massive benefit and we hope to see it come to fruition with further Android updates.
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