Waydroid Gapps Image

If you skip this, cached Google services will crash.

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/waydroid/data/*

sudo systemctl start waydroid-container

Before downloading, you must know three things:

One of the most trusted names in the Waydroid community is Casper (GitHub: caspervk). Their waydroid_script Python tool allows you to download and inject a working Gapps image for multiple Android versions (11, 12L, 13). waydroid gapps image

To use it:

git clone https://github.com/casualsnek/waydroid_script
cd waydroid_script
python3 waydroid_script.py -c gapps

Assuming the unpacked rootfs is in ./rootfs: If you skip this, cached Google services will crash

sudo cp -a rootfs rootfs-backup
sudo mkdir /mnt/wayroot
sudo mount -o bind $(realpath rootfs) /mnt/wayroot

If the image is a system.img (squashfs/ext4), convert or mount accordingly:

You should not download random images from unverified sources. The community standard is usually hosted on the Waydroid Extras repository or mirrored via SourceForge. sudo systemctl start waydroid-container

Which file to choose? Look for a file named similar to:

Note: Usually, you only need to replace the System Image. The Vendor image (vendor.img) can remain the standard one provided by Waydroid, or you can use the one bundled in the download if provided.