Rootfs: Aow

| Technology | RootFS Type | Graphics | Kernel Sharing | Use Case | |------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------| | | OverlayFS (container) | Wayland/X11 proxy | Yes | Desktop Android app integration | | Anbox | Similar but older | OpenGL forwarding | Yes | Precursor to AOW | | Waydroid | LXC + custom HAL | Wayland native | Yes | Most mature AOW-like system | | Android Emulator | QEMU + system image | Virtual GPU (VirGL) | No | Development/debugging | | ARC++ (ChromeOS) | Container + VM hybrid | DRM via crosvm | Partial | ChromeOS Android apps |

| Partition | Purpose | |-----------|---------| | system.ext4 | Core Android system (read-only) | | vendor.ext4 | Hardware/vendor adaptations | | product.ext4 | Product-specific overlays | | userdata.img | User apps & data (writable) | aow rootfs

In the context of AOW, the RootFS is a pre-built, minimal Android 13 (or later) image that Microsoft ships. This is not an emulator image (like Android Studio’s AVD); it is a production-ready, stripped-down Android environment designed to run in a lightweight virtual machine. | Technology | RootFS Type | Graphics |