Re-enable test-android on main once the self-hosted runner is back

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2/5
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1-3 hours
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Issue type
Bug
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Mostly clear
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Quiet
Tech stack
github-actions
Domain
ci-cd

Research direction

Start in .github/workflows/check.yml at the test-android job and inspect recent Check runs to confirm whether ubuntu-self-hosted is online. Restore the main-branch condition and remove the temporary comment once the runner or replacement is ready. Done means Android runs on main and the Check workflow reports green.

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Description

Android 🤖

Context

The test-android job in check.yml runs on ubuntu-self-hosted. That runner is currently offline — the job sits in queued indefinitely (observed 6h+ on 2026-07-18). Because it never starts, the whole Check run on main never completes, which blocks main from ever reporting green.

As a stopgap, the job's if was changed from:

if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Android 🤖')

to run only on PRs labeled Android 🤖, removing it from main pushes. This means Android is no longer exercised on main automatically.

To re-enable

  • Confirm the ubuntu-self-hosted runner is back online (or migrate the job to a GitHub-hosted ubuntu-latest runner with KVM for the emulator).
  • Restore the github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' condition on test-android.
  • Remove the temporary comment added above the if.

Notes

  • Also consider whether the job should be moved off self-hosted entirely to avoid this failure mode recurring — GitHub-hosted Ubuntu runners now support nested virtualization (KVM) for Android emulators.
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