Virtualized Android 16 images fail to start in 1.30.0 due to a mesa-2404 snap update

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ISSUE

Instances launched from the following images in the 1.30.0 release end up in an error state:

  • resolute:android16-cf:amd64
  • resolute:android16-cf:arm64
  • resolute:aaos16-cf:amd64
  • resolute:aaos16-cf:arm64

Inspecting the system log via amc logs reveals entries like these:

2026-06-29T05:09:38Z anbox-runtime.daemon[2110]: I20260629 05:09:38.243891  2110 gl_api.cpp:124] Loading EGL API from                                                                    /snap/anbox-runtime/439/gpu-2404/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1                                                                                                                    
2026-06-29T05:09:38Z anbox-runtime.daemon[2110]: E20260629 05:09:38.243906  2110 platform.cpp:231] Failed to initialize GL API                                                           
2026-06-29T05:09:38Z anbox-runtime.daemon[2110]: Error: Platform initialization failed                                                                                                 
2026-06-29T05:09:38Z systemd[1]: snap.anbox-runtime.daemon.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE                                                                   
2026-06-29T05:09:38Z systemd[1]: snap.anbox-runtime.daemon.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

This was caused by a recent update to the mesa-2404 snap from the latest/stable channel. Its internal library layout changed slightly, and the anbox-runtime snap from the 1.30 channel does not yet account for that change. The mesa-2404 snap has been reverted to the working version 25.0.7-snap211.

WORKAROUND

To get instances launching properly again, we suggest the following steps:

  1. Launch the instance with --devmode to enable developer mode for the instance:

     amc launch resolute:android16-cf:amd64 --enable-streaming --devmode

  2. Refresh the mesa-2404 snap from the latest/stable channel:

     amc exec <instance_id> -- snap refresh mesa-2404 --channel=latest/stable

  3. Hold the mesa-2404 snap to prevent automatic refreshes:

     amc exec <instance_id> -- snap refresh --hold=forever mesa-2404

  4. Restart the anbox-runtime snap:

     amc exec <instance_id> -- snap restart anbox-runtime

We’re going to get this issue sorted in the next patch, so the above steps would no longer be needed from the 1.30.1 release.

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