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|[[Genymotion]]
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|[https://www.genymotion.com/download/ {{GenymotionVer}}]
|VirtualBox<ref group=N name=HardwareAssistedVirtualization></ref>
|Mid-High
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=Bloatware>These emulators are usually closed-source, and while they're distributed for free, '''their devs look for roundabout ways to monetize them'''. Make sure to check if there are pre-installed apps on your emulator (and disable/uninstall them), monitor your internet traffic and processor activity to detect any abnormal activity (and block domains accordingly if the need arises or use 'simplewall') and avoid giving sensitive account data as much as is possible (just in case it's key-logged). Besides basic safety, these precautions often make impacted emulators run much faster when the adware services and apps are turned off.</ref>
;LDPlayer
:An Android emulator also with good compatibility. When testing games alongside Nox, LDPlayer shows better performance/compatibility with games.
No hard feelings, this is just for background information. All of these emus are closed-source adware softwares so who knows...
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=Bloatware></ref>
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|[[Genymotion]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://www.genymotion.com/download/ {{GenymotionVer}}]
|VirtualBox<ref group=N name=HardwareAssistedVirtualization></ref>
|Mid-High
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=Bloatware>These emulators are usually closed-source, and while they're distributed for free, their devs look for roundabout ways to monetize them. Since these emulators closed-source and comes with adware and bloatware applications make sure review their developers background before using. MuMu, LDPlayer, NoxPlayer and MEmu developed by the Chinese software companies, Genymotion developed by French software development company called "[https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20723018 Genymobile SAS]" and BlueStacks App Player developed by American technology company called "[https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4928776 BlueStacks]". Also make sure to check if there are pre-installed '''extra''' apps comes with emulator and disable or uninstall them (e.g. BlueStacks X, BlueStacks Services etc.), monitor your internet traffic and processor activity to detect any abnormal activity (and block domains accordingly if the need arises or use tools like 'simplewall') and avoid giving sensitive account data as much as is possible (just in case it's key-logged? or other potential security reasons). Besides basic safety, these precautions often make impacted emulators and your operating system run faster/responsive when the adware services and apps are turned off.</ref>
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|MuMu
|Mid-High
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|LDPlayer
:;Bliss OS
::A fork of Android-x86 created by BlissLabs named BlissOS keeps the Android-x86 project alive by supporting the latest Android versions, and is pre-rooted by default using KernelSU. It can also run ARM64 apps using the Houdini ARM transition layer and includes 3 launchers: Taskbar, Quickstep and Smart Dock.
;[[BlueStacks]]
:A commercial software with a free option (requires a Google account). Doesn't handle USB cable emulation or any kind of android UI emulation unlike Genymotion. Previous versions used to come with an installer with adware, riddled with junk apps within the emulator and had a non-intuitive uninstaller, but that's no longer the case today. Newer versions bundled with "BlueStacks X" software and "BlueStacks services" which you can uninstall it afterwards (BlueStacks Player do not need these). It includes Google Apps by default, though if you're using latest version of BlueStacks you'll need to install a file manager to copy game cache when loading your own .apk files.
;[[Genymotion]]
:A closed-source Android emulator with hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and USB host support, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. In its latest versions, It's not designed for gaming but it has pretty good compatibility with commercial gamesespecially with latest versions. It's a commercial product though, aimed at software developers and QA teams. You'll need to create an account and download the free non-commercial use license. Except for the pay-to-remove "free for personal use" watermark on the screen, paid builds add features only useful for Android app developers. ;[[BlueStacks]]: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, riddled with junk apps within the emulator and had a non-intuitive uninstaller, but that's no longer the case today. It includes Google Apps by default, though if you're using latest version of BlueStacks you'll need to install a file manager to copy game cache when loading your own .apk files.
;MuMu Player
Another closed-source Android emulator. There are three versions of MuMu available
:;MuMu Player 6
This version of MuMu uses Android 6.0 Marshmallow
;MEmu
:A free Android emulator with good compatibility. ;LDPlayer:An Android emulator also with good compatibility. When testing games alongside Nox, sometimes outperforming BlueStacksLDPlayer shows better performance/compatibility with games.
;KMRE
:It's the go-to solution if you are restricted to working with these kinds of computers due to national security reasons.
;Andy OS
