O.T. (sort of): running older android apps on newer releases

[jrhodes]

Is there anyway to install some sort of compatibility layer on android to get 5.x apps to work on 6.1+ devices?

I am asking because i know Droid99 used to work, at least on android 5.x builds.

My tablet is 6.1 marshellow, and does not work with droid99.

Is there anyway to sandbox it and give it a "vritual 5.x" environment to run in?

I would prefer not to root the tablet.

Edited July 11, 2018 by jrhodes

[Retrospect]

I don't think I've ever heard of a compatibility layer as such but I bet you can pick up an old phone with 5.x installed (never updated) for cheap?

[jrhodes]

That is a option, but options with out funding are not really options.

[unhuman]

Fix it! It's open source: https://github.com/elorimer/droid99

[jrhodes]

Its easy to just shove off on everyone else, huh?

Don't see anyone else trying to fix it.

Edited July 12, 2018 by jrhodes

[+Ksarul]

This is one of those tasks that requires both the programming skill and the desire to use the application. The two are often not in the same person, unfortunately. Me, I just build hardware. I leave the programming to those much more capable at it than I am.