8/1/19 | RuneLite on Android

UPDATE 2020 - THIS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE UPGRADED TO ANDROID 10.

When Jagex released OldSchool RuneScape mobile, it changed the way many of us play OSRS, giving us a fresh new way to play certain activities.And while the touchscreen controls are fairly decent, and the mobile app in general makes for a great experience – there is very little support for mouse and keyboard peripherals and the additional quality of life features you get with RuneLite.

Enter Samsung Dex, and Linux on Dex.

With Samsung’s offering, we are easily able to get a full copy of RuneLite running natively on Android.

Getting Started

You will need one of the following devices:

  • Note 8
  • Note 9
  • Note 10 / 10+
  • Galaxy S8 / 8+
  • Galaxy S9 / S9+
  • Galaxy S10e / S10 / S10+ (Tested with Runelite, works great)
  • Tab S4
  • Tab S5e (tested with Runelite, works great)
  • Tab S6

As well as these downloads:

Ubuntu Image - If you are unable to download this through the Linux on Dex App, you may need to use a download manager.

Linux on Dex APK

Booting Linux on Android

1. Once the Ubuntu image and Linux on Dex are downloaded from the above, go ahead and enter Samsung Dex – this can be reached in the drop-down menu on tablets, or by plugging your phone to a monitor with a USB C to HDMI cable. 

2. Once Samsung Dex has been launched, open the Linux on Dex application. 

3. At the bottom, select the (+) button, then browse for the downloaded image file. Then tap “Create”   

4. Hit “Browse” on the next screen.  

 5. Select the image   

6. Set a name and size for the container, then click create. 

7. Hit the large run button in the upper left; congratulations, you’re in Linux on Dex!

Starting RuneLite

 Linux on Dex will automatically open the terminal Window, we’re going to use the following commands to download and set up runelite:

mkdir runelite
cd runelite
wget https://github.com/runelite/launcher/releases/download/1.6.2/RuneLite.jar
cat > run.sh

Right click and paste this:

java -jar RuneLite.jar --mode=OFF

Press Control + D

You’re good to go. Whenever you want to Launch runelite just open the terminal and type:

cd runelite
sh run.sh

That's it! now you can have RuneLite on the go.