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So Linux users are fucked?
No; they said you can use Android.
Android ≠ Linux
Android is based on a modified version of Linux, and owned by Google. Linux is independent.
Android is Linux. Not all Linux systems are Android, but all Android systems are Linux.
It’s not necessarily helpful to those on desktop Linux, but it is Linux if someone wants to be a purist about which operating systems run on their hardware.
So, throw an android image into a virtual machine?
It needs Google play services on a play integrity passing device
don't forget to sign-in to the google account you want the 'protected' web site visit logged to.
Seems a little round-about. But if you want, I guess you could do that for some reason.
Do you not understand why people don't want to link their mobile to every website they visit?
I absolutely do, but Linux-or-not has nothing to do with that.