A Native Bridge for Android, in development. Chimera is built to run arm64 apps on x86_64 hosts using Android's Native Bridge interface.
Chimera is a Native Bridge for Android, in development. It is built to let x86_64 Android systems run apps that ship only arm64 code, without a separate emulator.
Native Bridge is the interface Android has shipped for years for apps built for another CPU, so device builders can add arm64 app support as part of their own platform.
Chimera uses Native Bridge, the interface Android already provides for apps built for another CPU. Device builders include it in the system image and can test it like any other system component.
Apps are not rebuilt or repackaged. The priority is that they load and run correctly; speed comes after that.
arm64 Android apps on x86_64 hosts. Chimera is not a general-purpose ARM64 user-space emulator, and it does not run ARM32 or x86 code.
AOSP-based device builds and emulator products that need arm64 app compatibility on x86_64 hardware, integrated and tested as part of their own build.
Hosts running Android on x86 servers that want arm64 app support built into their system image, under their own control.
LineageOS-style projects, research platforms, and vendor-controlled builds that need arm64 compatibility as part of their own platform stack.
Chimera is being actively built, but it is not available as a public release today. Join the waitlist for release updates.
We'll email you about major updates and when you can try it. Nothing else.