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! scope="col"|Free
! scope="col"|VM
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|Genymotion
|Windows, MacmacOS, Linux
|[https://www.genymotion.com/fun-zone/ 2.11]
|{{✓}} (Non-Dev Versions)
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|BlueStacks
|Windows, MacmacOS
|[http://www.bluestacks.com/ 3.56.74.1828]
|{{✓}}
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|Droid4X
|Windows, MacmacOS
|[http://droid4x.haimawan.com 0.10.6]
|{{✓}}
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|Andy
|Windows, MacmacOS
|[http://andyroid.net/ 0.46.16.66]
|{{✓}}
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|[ARC Welder (Google Chrome)
|Windows, MacmacOS, Linux, Chrome OS
|[https://developer.chrome.com/apps/getstarted_arc 50.5021.602.0]
|{{✓}}
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|Xamarin Android Player
|Windows, MacmacOS
|[https://developer.xamarin.com/releases/android/android-player/ 0.6.5]
|{{✗}}
Setting up the emulator itself is not too hard, but a bit of tinkering is required to add the Google Play store and [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528952 ARM processor emulation] (what you need essentially here to play the commercial releases) as well as [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/genymotion-users/JpO8HR39PR0/NpSkrnsB8d8J Xbox 360 controller support]. Not noob-friendly, but if you're experienced enough with Android to know your way around a rooted filesystem it shouldn't be too hard.
;BluestacksBlueStacks
:Also commercial with a free option (requires a google account). It's less good than Genymotion and doesn't handle USB cable emulation. Previous versions used to come with an installer with adware comes with junk apps within the emulator and has a non-intuitive uninstaller, but that's no longer the case today. It includes Google Apps by default, though you'll need to install a file manager to copy game cache when loading your own apks.
Has good accuracy but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox, so it cannot co-exist with Genymotion and Xamarin. It's not recommended because it will install hidden background services (xunlei.exe, and Thunder.exe, both by the Chinese company which developed Droid4x) that seed Chinese torrents constantly and they are a pain to uninstall or deactivate (in case you've already fallen for it, use Revo Uninstaller).
;andyroidAndyroid
:Not recommended because it will install a [https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/8rq4fm/reminder_that_andyroid_mines_cryptocurrency/ cryptocurrency miner] on your system without asking or informing about this to the user. Just like Genymotion, Andyroid uses VirtualBox, but with a twist: if it detects an installed VirtualBox during installation, '''it will delete it''' and will refuse to work. Beware!
* '''Can't root the device:'''
The latest Kingroot's apk will do the job when loaded inside BluestacksBlueStacks. It's that simple.
Alternatively, you could use Universal Bluestacks BlueStacks Rooting Software on an existing Bluestacks BlueStacks installation. Before opening it, go to the folder where Bluestacks BlueStacks is installed under Program Files, and run "HD-Quit.exe" once.
Then, from the extracted "Bluestacks BlueStacks RootEZ 32_64", open as administrator "Bluestacks BlueStacks RootEZ.exe". Click "Automatic Detect from Installed Bluestacks", enable "Enlarge System (Root.fs) Size to 400MB", and click "I'm ready for Step 1". A command-line window should appear. Now just wait until "Preparing Complete" appears. Then, click "Go for Step 2" and wait until "Rooting is Complete" appears.
Close the application, and open the "output" folder in the same directory as the extracted application. You should find a newly generated "Root.fs" file. You can use it to replace the existing one under "%programdata%\BlueStacks\Android" (Press Windows+R and go there), but it's recommended to keep a backup of the original in case the new one causes Bluestacks to hang in the loading screen for more than a few minutes.
