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Android is like a Linux distribution in that it uses the Linux kernel to facilitate communication with the hardware and manage processes on the system. Unfortunately, the similarities end there, as Android uses an entirely different toolset from standard Linux distributions and no support is given for running it on PCs. (Software development on Android is also nothing like Linux development as apps are compiled into architecture-specific <code>APK</code>s via Java which, like IPA files on [[iOS emulators|iOS]], are specially designed Zip files. They may be occasionally coupled with <code>OBB</code> files, see [[Copy_protection#Bypassing_Copy_Protection]] section for information about APK+DATA and copy protection situation on Android). While Android can technically run Linux binaries, doing so requires superuser privileges that Android does not provide by default. For many devices, you can expect to see a custom ROM that has an integrated su binary (or a means to install it easily, such as a custom recovery), but not all devices have one.

;Before diving in,;*[[Hypervisors|Hardware-assisted virtualization]] feature must be turned from your BIOS for most of these methods due to performance reasons.;*You need to turn off Hyper-V from Windows Feature panel if [[Hypervisors|Type-2 hypervisor]] used by the emulator due to [[Hypervisors#Hyper-V_feature_conflict_issue|conflict issue]]. Having said that some emulators like BlueStacks provide special Hyper-V build for prevent this issue. Recently, with [https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/22561951043981-BlueStacks-5-20-Release-Notes#01HMGBJDK8G7J7S9C0G5R9SBVR BlueStacks 5 version 5.20, you can now run BlueStacks with Hyper-V enabled] including all instances such as Nougat 32-bit, which will run as intended and no additional changes required.;*If you already have an Android device, we recommend using a mirroring application like "[https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy scrcpy]" instead of these "emulators".<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"

! scope="col"|VM<ref group=N>The VM column describes what backend technology the emulator uses. Emulators labeled with "VirtualBox" sometimes need the user to install [https://www.virtualbox.org/ Oracle VM VirtualBox[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]. Usually, it is installed automatically.</ref>! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy#Enhancements|AccuracyEnhancements]]! scope="col"|Compatibility

! colspan="810"|PC x86|-|[[Genymotion]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://www.genymotion.com/download/ {{GenymotionVer}}]|{{~}}|{{~}}|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames Google Play Games]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames#section-system-requirements Beta]<br/>[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/emulator Developer]|{{~}}|{{~}}|<small>[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames/exploregames Only for selected titles] (Beta build)<br/ x86>? (Developer build)</small>|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/release-notes WSA]<br/><small>This shouldn't be confused with WSL or WSL2.<br/>See [[Hypervisor]] page for WSL2 and [[Compatibility layer]] page for WSL.</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|Comes with Windows store<br/>[https://github.com/cinit/WSAPatch WSA patch for Windows 10]|{{~}}|{{~}}||[https://github.com/riverar/wsa-app-compatibility#support-tables 66%<br/><small>368 out of 558 reported titles</small>]|?|{{~}}[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/ *] ||{{~}}

|[https://waydro.id/#install git]|<br />[https://emulation.gametechwikigithub.com/index.phpcasualsnek/Compatibility_layer Not an emulator (wine-like approach)waydroid_script Extras script]|~|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓✗}}|-|[[Anbox]]|align=left|{{Icon|Linux✗}}|[https://anbox.io/ git]|[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Compatibility_layer Not an emulator (wine-like approach)]|~?|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓~}}

|Windows Subsystem for Android[https://trinityemulator.github.io/ Trinity]

|Comes with Windows store[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/releases git]|Hyper-V{{~}}|{{~}}

|{{✗✓}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{✓~}}<ref group=N name=Bloatware></ref>

|Android x86Studio<br/><small>It's an IDE and it includes [https://developer.android.com/studio/intro/update#sdk-manager built-in Android Emulator]</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://wwwdeveloper.android.com/studio/archive Beta and Canary builds]<br/>[https://developer.android-x86.org 8com/studio/ 4.1-r60]|VirtualBox, VMWare (for 3d acc){{✓}}|Mid{{~}}|?|<span title="Source-available">^{{✓~}}</span> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓~}}

|[[GenymotionAnbox]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://wwwdocs.genymotionanbox.comio/downloaduserguide/ install.html git]|{{GenymotionVer✗}}]|VirtualBox{{✗}}|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. One such high-profile case is BlueStacks. Make sure to check if there are pre-installed apps on your emulator (and disable them), monitor your Internet connection download caps and processor activity to detect any abnormal activity (and block domains accordingly if the need arises,) 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. Windows subsystem for Android is an exception, as Microsoft made it and monetizing comes from the Windows copy you bought.</ref>

|[https://wwwsupport.bluestacks.com/ hc/en-us/sections/360012290292-Release-Notes {{BlueStacksVer}}]|QEMU (before v2{{~}}|{{~}}|[https://support.bluestacks.5) com/hc/en-us/articles/ VirtualBox (after v2.4413818315789-Games-playable-on-different-Android-versions-on-BlueStacks-5)|High?]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~✗}}<ref group=N N2 name=Bloatware>These emulators are 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, it's important to research the developers background before using them to ensure their trustworthiness and avoid potential privacy risks before using them'''. MuMu, LDPlayer, NoxPlayer and MEmu developed by the various Chinese software companies and BlueStacks App Player developed by American technology company called "[https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4928776 BlueStacks]". Despite data security regulations existing in various regions (e.g., [[Wikipedia:General_Data_Protection_Regulation|GDPR]] in the "EU", [[Wikipedia:California_Consumer_Privacy_Act|CCPA]] in "California", and [[Wikipedia:Cybersecurity_Law_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China|Cybersecurity Law]] in "PRC"), concerns regarding government surveillance in certain countries like the "PRC" remain significant. Therefore, we recommend exercising caution when relying on closed-source software developed within such jurisdictions. Make sure to check if there are pre-installed '''extra''' apps comes with these emulators 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 '[https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall simplewall]'. Also avoid giving sensitive account data as much as is possible due to potential security reasons. Besides basic safety, these precautions often make impacted emulators run faster and more responsive when the adware services and apps are turned off.</ref>

|MEmuMuMu|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[https://wwwmumu.memuplay163.com/ {{MEmuVer}}global/download/en/index.html 1.1.0.2]<br /><small>[https://mumu.163.com 1.1.0.5 (v2.3.17) (Chinese Ver)]</small>|?|VirtualBox?|High?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~✗}}<ref group=N N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

|VirtualBox?|High?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~✗}}<ref group=N N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

|VirtualBox?|High?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~✗}}<ref group=N N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

|MuMuMEmu|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[https://mumuwww.163memuplay.com/global/download/en/index.html 1.1.0.2]<br />[https://mumu.163.com 1.1.0.5 (v2.3.17) (Chinese Version){{MEmuVer}}]|VirtualBox?|?|High?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~✗}}<ref group=N N2 name=Bloatware></ref>|-|Android Studio|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https://developer.android.com/studio/ 4.0]|QEMU|Low|<span title="Source-available">^{{~}}</span> ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

|VmWare?|High?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

|AMI DuOSDroid4X|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[https://amidroid4x.com/en/tech-blogcc/farewell-amiduos/ 2.0.810.85117]|VirtualBox?|?|Mid?

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!colspan="810"|Mobile / ARM|-|LineageOS|align=left|{{Icon|LinuxARM}}|[https://konstakang.com/ 18.1 <small>(Raspberry Pi 3/4)</small>]|Not an emulator (actual AOSP)|High|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|align=left|{{Icon|LinuxARMLinux}}|[https://waydro.id/#install git]|<br />[https://emulation.gametechwikigithub.com/index.phpcasualsnek/Compatibility_layer Not an emulator (wine-like approach)waydroid_script Extras script]|~{{✗}}|{{✗}}|?|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓~}}

|align=left|{{Icon|LinuxARMLinux}}|[https://docs.anbox.io/ userguide/install.html git]|Not an emulator (wine-like approach){{✗}}|~{{✗}}|?|{{✓}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}}

|Original?|Low?|?

|Android-x86|Trebuchet (KitKat version)|[https://www.android-x86.org 2022-03-25]|{{~}}|{{~}}|?|{{✓}} ||{{~}}<abbr title="Development activity on Android-x86 has significantly slowed down.">*</abbr> ||{{✗}}|} ==AOSP ([[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|...]])==<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"|-! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Frontend! scope="col"|Latest Version! scope="col"|[[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]! scope="col"|[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]! scope="col"|Compatibility! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-!colspan="810"|ConsolesARM

|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}Trebuchet|[https://switchroot.org/ 15.1]|(<abbr title="based of on the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS">[https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#nvidia Switch]</abbr>)<br/>[https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi3/ <small>Raspberry Pi 3 builds</small>]<br/>[https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi4/ <small>Raspberry Pi 4 builds</small>]<br/>[https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi5/ <small>Raspberry Pi 5 builds</small>]|~?|?|?|{{✓?}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓~}}

==Compatibility layers ([[Compatibility_layers|...]])==<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"|-! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Platform(s)! scope="col"|Latest Version! scope="col"|[[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]! scope="col"|[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]! scope="col"|Compatibility! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-! colspan="10"|x86|-|KMRE|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}|[https://archive.ubuntukylin.com/ubuntukylin/pool/partner/kmre_2.4.6.8+22.04_amd64.deb 2.4.6.8]|?|?|{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{✗}}|}<references group=N N2 />

===Comparisons===;[[Emulators:;Genymotion]]::A closed-source Android emulator with lots of [[#Hardware_features|hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and USB host supportfeatures]], available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. In its latest versionsIt's not designed for gaming, but [https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003059737-Can-I-play-games-with-Genymotion it has pretty good decent software compatibility with commercial games]. It's a commercial product though, aimed at software developers and QA teams. Youand 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. Unlike other closed-source emulators, Genymotion avoids pre-installing unnecessary apps.

Setting up :;Google Play Games::Not to be confused with the emulator itself is not too hard, but a bit [[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|service of tinkering is required to add the same name]], Google Play Store Games is a PC application that lets you browse, download, and play '''select mobile games''' on a Windows desktop or laptop. Use developer build if you want more [http://forum[#Hardware_features|hardware feature]] support.xda-developersGoogle Play Games is not yet available for Mac.com/showthreadCurrently, only bunch of games are available for beta version but Google adding games on a regular basis.php?t=2528952 ARM processor emulation] (what you need essentially here to play the commercial releases) as well as <ref>[https://groupsplay.google.com/dgoogleplaygames#section-faqs Google Play Games FAQ]</msg/genymotionref>[[File:Android Studio built-users/JpO8HR39PR0/NpSkrnsB8d8J Xbox 360 controller support]in emulator device skin demonstration. Not noobjpeg|thumb|298px|Android Studio built-friendlyin emulator device skin demonstration, but if you're experienced enough with Android to know your way around a rooted filesystem, it shouldn't be too hard.see [[#Enhancements]]]]

'''Note as of November 25th:;Trinity:Open source Android emulator, 2019'it aims for high [https://youtu.be/tfq4MsxaHZw?t=855 performance] and it's even faster than Google Play Games emulator. See [https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator#2-detailed-instructions Guest OS image installation guide] for installation. Also see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfq4MsxaHZw OSDI '22 - Trinity: The above paragraph is outdated, and ARM High-Performance Mobile Emulation has been broken in Genymotion through Graphics Projection] presentation for a while, so you can't use ARM apps unless you get a really old versionmore information.

:;[[BlueStacks]]Android Studio:Also commercial :Android Studio is an IDE software based on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA. It has built-in Android emulator with a free option [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds AVD (requires a Google accountAndroid Virtual Device)configuration manager]. ItWhile its built-in emulator (which is literally called as [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator "Android Emulator"]) may not be the fastest or software compatible (supports lots of OS image though), Android Studio shines as a developer's less good than toolkit, offering seamless integration with coding, debugging, and testing tools for Android smartphones, [[Smart_TV_emulators#Android_TV.2FGoogle_TV|Android TVs]], [https://developer.android.com/wear Wear OS] and other Android ecosystem hardware. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1TTzkToDyE Recent updates brings new UI] aims to reduce complexity, provide easier access to essential features etc. It has built-in plugin manager which you can get Genymotion and doesn't handle USB cable plugin for further enhance its emulationcapabilities. Previous versions used Also you can use [https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/pg-emulator#debug adb to come debugging with an installer with adware, riddled with junk apps within the developer version of "Google Play Games" emulator ]. Supports lots of [[#Hardware features]] and had a non[[#Enhancements]]. See release notes for [https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/emulator built-intuitive uninstaller, but that's no longer the case todayin "Android Emulator"] and [https://androidstudio. It includes Google Apps by default, though you'll need to install a file manager to copy game cache when loading your own googleblog.apk filescom/ Android Studio] for more information.

:;MEmuWaydroid and Anbox:A free :These are hypervisor-based containers. They run an Android emulator with very good accuracyOS image inside a container. It is a similar approach to WSA and Google Play Games. They work completely differently from Wine/Proton [[compatibility layers]], which translate API calls, without a hypervisor.::Anbox is a project that aims to run Android applications on Ubuntu distributions. It is in alpha state and only known to work on Ubuntu 16.04. Anbox requires custom kernel modules to run because, unlike other emulators which emulate the whole Linux kernel, sometimes outperforming BlueStacksthis one uses the host system's Linux kernel directly.

:;LDPlayerBlueStacks:An Android emulator also :A commercial software with good accuracya decent compatibility and performance. It has lots of [[#Enhancements|enhancement]] and [[#Hardware_features|hardware feature]] support. When testing games alongside NoxNewer versions bundled with "BlueStacks X" software and "BlueStacks services" which you can uninstall it afterwards, LDPlayer shows better performance/compatibility with gamesand you need to uninstall these during each update session unfortunately (BlueStacks Player do not need these apps). It includes Google Apps by default.

:;Droid4xMuMu PlayerHas good accuracy but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox, so it cannot co::Another closed-exist with Genymotion and Xamarinsource Android emulator. It's not recommended because it will install hidden background services (xunleiThere are three versions of MuMu available::;MuMu Player 6:::This version of MuMu uses Android 6.exe, 0 Marshmallow::;MuMu Player X:::This one is based on Android 12 Snow Cone and Thundermay have more compatibility with games::;MuMu Nebula:::This version runs Android 7.exe, both by the Chinese company which developed Droid4x) that seed Chinese torrents constantly 0 Nougat and are a pain to uninstall or deactivate (in case you've already fallen is more suitable for it, use Revo Uninstaller).low-end computers

:;Andy OSMEmu: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 the user. Just like Genymotion, Andy OS uses VirtualBox, but Another closed-source Android emulator and also with a twist: if it detects an installed VirtualBox during installation, '''it will delete it''' and will refuse to workgood compatibility. Beware!

:;DuOSLDPlayer:Not to be confused with a [http://dsAnother closed-duos.blogspot.com/ similarly-named Nintendo DS source Android emulator] by Roor, it is a relative newcomer to the Android emulation market, made by American Megatrends, i.eand also with good compatibility.When testing games alongside Nox, the very same people behind the BIOSLDPlayer shows better performance/UEFI firmware your PC may be using. Emulation is modest at best, compatibility with games and apps such as [[DraStic]] struggling on lower-end hardware. And to top it all off, it isn't free either.

:;Google ChromeDroid4x:Can open APK files using the ARC Welder extension:Has good compatibility but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox, though their emulation on PC is average at bestso it cannot co-exist with Genymotion and Xamarin. HereIt's a [http://docsnot recommended because it will install hidden background services (xunlei.googleexe, and Thunder.com/spreadsheets/d/1iIbxaftAu_ho5rv9fUlXSLTzwU6MbKOldsWXyrYiyo8/edit#gid=0 compatibility list] exe, both by the Chinese company which developed Droid4x) that seed Chinese torrents constantly and are a [https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeapks dedicated subreddit]. Google has announced [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/the-play-store-comes-pain to-chrome-os-but-not-the-way-we-were-expecting/ Play Store uninstall or deactivate (in case you've already fallen for Chrome OS], but it works on a different "container" technology that is embedded in the Chrome OS. In addition, Google will [http://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html discontinue Google Chrome apps on PC], so any major updates to ARC Welder for PC are unlikelyuse Revo Uninstaller).

:;Windroy::(Without the 'e' suffix) is a fast Android emulator that does not rely on VirtualBox or any similar technology. It Compatibility isn't accurategood, though. While the Google Play store can be installed with some tinkering, not many games can be installed (due to not faking device names) and will spawn multiple harmless-yet-annoying app_process.exe crashes. The official site is down since July 2016, so any updates are unlikely.

:;Windroye::(With the 'e' suffix) uses VirtualBox, but still offers better performance than BlueStacks. The Play Store is installed by default and has no stability issues found in Windroy. [https://www.reddit.com/r/ClashOfClans/comments/31lklr/misc_windroye_for_pcfaster_than_bluestacks_262_mb/ A related Reddit topic can be found here.]

:;Android x86Shashlik:An open-source :A project by KDE that aims to port the run Android operating system to x86-based netbooks. Comes with Google Play applications on Linux using KDE5 and libhoudini (x86/ARM translation layer) installedQt5 technology. 3D acceleration works well both when installed directly on the machine as a local OS The project is in infancy state and also only known to run on VMwarelatest Kubuntu versions. VMware Player 15 supports emulating OpenGL ES 3 on the targetIt lacks ARM processor emulation, and its performance so not many games will run. It is quite good, however, known to play [https://www. VirtualBox 3d support is poor and probably won't workyoutube. Android x86 is continually being improved com/watch?v=9SC6c_ih_Ac Flappy Bird] and can be tried fairly painlessly through VMwareshow [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screen]. Genymotion is (or at least used to be) It uses a closed-source fork modified version of [[QEMU]] to emulate the Android x86, designed exclusively operating system. The last major update was in March 2016 and seems to be run on VirtualBoxabandoned.

:;[[Anbox]]Xamarin Android Player::A project that aims newcomer to run the Android applications on Ubuntu distributionsemulation market. Currently, it Not much is in alpha state and only known about this because it required a minimum $25/month subscription to work on Ubuntu 16main Xamarin products. The main Xamarin products were [https://blog.04xamarin. Anbox requires custom kernel modules to run because, unlike other emulators which emulate com/xamarin-for-all made available for free] after the whole Linux kernelpurchase by Microsoft, this one uses the host system's Linux kernel directlybut Xamarin Android Player was discontinued.

:;ShashlikProject Astoria::A project by KDE that aims to run Microsoft-developed Android applications on Linux using KDE5 and Qt5 technologyemulator for Windows 10 Mobile included in several insider previews. The project is infancy state and only known to It could run on latest Kubuntu versions[https://www.reddit. It currently lacks ARM processor emulationcom/r/windowsphone/comments/3gaoct/android_apps_that_work_on_win10_right_now/ a few applications], so though apps that required Google Play Services did not many games will runor had issues. It is, however, known to play This project was reportedly [httpshttp://www.youtubewindowscentral.com/watch?v=9SC6c_ih_Ac Flappy Birdmicrosofts-project-astoria-delayed discontinued] in November 2015, and can show [httpshttp://www.youtubewinbeta.comorg/news/watch?v=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screenmicrosoft-confirms-the-death-of-project-astoria-focusing-on-other-bridges-instead its cancellation was confirmed]. It uses modified [[QEMU]] to emulate on February 2016, so the Android operating system. The last major update was emulator is not included in March 2016 and seems to be abandonedmore recent versions of Windows 10 Mobile.

;Xamarin Android PlayerLinux distros:A newcomer to the Android emulation market. ;Andy OS::Not much is known about this recommended because it required will install a minimum $25/month subscription to main Xamarin products. The main Xamarin products were [https://blogwww.xamarinreddit.com/xamarin-for-all made available for freer/emulation/comments/8rq4fm/reminder_that_andyroid_mines_cryptocurrency/ cryptocurrency miner] after on your system without asking or informing the purchase by Microsoftuser. Just like Genymotion, Andy OS uses VirtualBox, but Xamarin Android Player was discontinuedwith a twist: if it detects an installed VirtualBox during installation, '''it will delete it''' and will refuse to work.

;VMOS:A program that runs another copy of Android on the current Android system, which would be useful for running multiple copies of the same application simultaneously, running applications that rely on older/newer versions of Android, testing out different Android system variations, or safely executing operations/applications that are likely to harm the system and/or user data.Compatibility layers

:;Project AstoriaKMRE:A Microsoft-developed Android emulator for Windows 10 Mobile included in several insider previews. It could run [https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsphone/comments/3gaoct/android_apps_that_work_on_win10_right_now/ KMRE is a few compatibility layer and The official solution to run Android applications]on computers with Chinese homegrown Phytium/KunPeng ARM processors and NeoKylin Linux operating system, though apps that required Google Play Services did not run or had issues. This project was reportedly later also available on x86-64 on [httphttps://www.windowscentralubuntukylin.com/microsoftsindex-project-astoria-delayed discontinueden.html Ubuntu Kylin] in November 2015, and [http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoftKMRE is not designed with third-confirms-the-death-of-project-astoria-focusing-on-other-bridges-instead party applications outside its cancellation was confirmed] on February 2016app store and in fact, so the emulator is not included in more recent force installing third-party apps breaks older versions of Windows 10 MobileKMRE. It's an somewhat reasonable solution if you are restricted to working with these kinds of computers due to national security reasons.

==Emulation issues=====Google apps===Android is open-source, but the Google Play Store has to be licensed from Google in order to incorporate it into a build, including Play Services and many other Google apps. That often means developers pay a fee that can trickle back to the user in some form (either through adware, privacy-invading trackers, or by selling the emulator as a commercial product). Custom ROMs for real Android devices on Android 4 and earlier used to bundle the Google Play Store, but this changed with newer versions. The new method is to install a custom ROM and then install "GApps" through another service like ::See [[https://opengapps.org/ the Open GApps Project#KMRE|KMRE section]]for more information.

==Hardware features=Architectural differences=''These are Android operating system features. This list only includes hardware features that can be possible to emulated through software or will be possible in the near future. Including everything would result in an endless list.''<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;width:100%"|- style="font-weight:bold;"! colspan=2 | Name! Genymotion[https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/04_Emulating_sensors_and_features/]! Bluestacks! Google Play Games! Trinity! WSA! Android Studio! [[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|BlissOS]]! [[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|Android-x86]]|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Android_(operating_system)#Home_screen|Home screen]]<br/><small>This shouldn't be confused with emulator frontend/GUI.</small>| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{?}}<ref group=N4>[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/pg-emulator#navigation Exclusive to developer builds] and [https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/mt5ekb/in_android_12_google_is_all_about_tablets_again/ it's looking similar to Android 12 tablet home menu launcher] ([https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=408 Demonstration]). It's unclear whether this app directly emulates the native home screen or provides an alternative UI/UX with limited features.</ref>| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/touch-and-input/game-controllers Game controllers]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405061625485 *]| {{✓}}[https://blog.google/products/google-play/google-play-games-beta-october-2023-update/ *]| {{✗}}[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/issues/3 *]| {{✓}}[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/release-notes#build-22084000040 *]| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://tested.blissos.org/hardware/inputs/gamepad/ *]| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/touch-and-input/keyboard-input Keyboard input]| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=153 *]| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/input-mouse Mouse input]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=153 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/touch-input/pointer-input/multi-touch Multi-touch]| {{✓}}[https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/03_Virtual_devices/#touchscreen]| {{✓}}[https://www.bluestacks.com/multi-touch.html][https://www.bluestacks.com/blog/bluestacks-exclusives/bluestacks-multi-touch-support-en.html]| {{?}}[https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/249633800/lack-of-multi-touch-support-on-play-games-beta?hl=en]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/media/camera/camerax Camera]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/usb USB and USB passthrough]| {{✓}}| {{✗}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/BlueStacks/comments/z54s8p/usb_devices_in_bluestacks/iy2gtgb/ *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/notifications Notifications]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{~}}[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/faq#q_can_we_use_push_notifications_for_google_play_games *]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/release-notes#build-220440000190 *]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-install-add-files Sideloading/Installing]| {{?}}| {{✓}}<ref group=N4>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, or simply use .xapk containers.</ref>| {{~}}<ref group=N4>Exclusive to developer builds, [https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=280 Demonstration]. For using sideloading in the developer builds you need to use adb install "AppName.apk" command in the Command Prompt.</ref>| {{✓}}<ref group=N4>[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/wiki/Advanced-Usages#adb-connection Use adb to connect] then use adb install command.</ref>| {{~}}[https://github.com/Simizfo/WSATools#requisites *]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/wifi/wifi-scan Wi-Fi]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-wifi *]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/Location Location]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-extended-controls *]| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/bluetooth Bluetooth]| {{?}}| {{✗}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360061235612-Bluetooth-support-on-BlueStacks-5 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✗}}[https://xdaforums.com/t/looking-wsa-for-windows-11-where-bluetooth-also-works.4610551/post-88829045 *]| {{✓}}[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22604305/how-to-use-android-emulator-for-testing-bluetooth-application *]| {{✓}}[https://tested.blissos.org/hardware/connectivity/bluetooth/ *]| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [[List_of_games_that_support_tracked_motion_controllers#Android_Emulation|Motion sensors]]| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058638032-Advanced-settings-for-key-controls-in-BlueStacks-5-#%E2%80%9C9%E2%80%9D *]Many | {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-extended-controls *]| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/games often /optimize /adpf/gamemode/about-API-and compile specifically for ARM processors-interventions Game Mode]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| rowspan=2 | Connectivity| [[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|Google Play Games]]<br/>[[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|Google Play Services]]<br/><small>Achievements, Challenges, which prevents them from being executable Leaderboards etc.</small>| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360059697231-How-to-log-in-to-Google-Play-Store-on -BlueStacks-5 *]| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}[https://groups.google.com/g/android-x86 CPUs/c/BGVX_bwpibA *]|-| [[Wikipedia:Google_Cloud_Messaging|Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)]]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-! colspan=9 | [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history|OS version]]|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_4.4_KitKat|KitKat]] (API 19)<br/><small>Supporting [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_4.4_KitKat|Android 4.4 (KitKat)]] is crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.<br/> Older applications and games often rely on the "[[Wikipedia:Dalvik_(software)|Dalvik]]", even when using a project like which isn't present in newer versions and there could be '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20141215220606/http://www.androidruntime.com:80/list compatibility issues]'''.<br/>Android 5.0 (Lollipop)(API 21) introduced the "[[Wikipedia:Android_Runtime|AndroidRunTime]]" (ART), [[Wikipedia:Android_Runtime#History|replacing "Dalvik" entirely]].<br/>Having said that ART is mostly backwards compatible with Dalvik. See these sources for more information: [https://xdaforums.com/t/explained-art-runtime-in-android-4-4-x86kitkat.2622098/ 1], [https://www.geeksforgeeks. Some emulatorsorg/difference-between-dalvik-and-art-in-android/ 2], like BlueStacks[https://developer.android.com/guide/practices/verifying-apps-art 3].</small>| {{✗}}<ref group=N4 name=GenymotionOSsupport>[https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/9511224511901-Which-Android-versions-are-available Genymotion: Which Android versions are available?], have ARM emulation by default; in othersSince September 2022, like Genymotionno longer provide Android 4.4 and below images, see[https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002708018-I-can-t-find-Android-4-4-and-below this page].</ref>| {{✗}}<ref group=N4>You need to use [[Wikipedia:BlueStacks#BlueStacks_3|BlueStacks 3 version]] (not 3N), because it is possible the latest version supports KitKat.</ref>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}<ref group=N4 name=BlissOSsupport>[https://blissos.org/index.html#download BlissOS OS support].</ref>| {{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=Androidx86OSsupport>KitKat and Nougat supported with [https://sourceforge.net/projects/android-x86/files/ Android-x86].</ref>|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_7.1_Nougat|7.1 Nougat]] (API 25)<br/><small>New JIT Compiler, making for 75 percent faster app installations and a 50 percent reduction in compiled code size.<br/>JIT compiler with code profiling to ART, which lets it constantly improve the performance of Android apps as they run.<br/>Vulkan 3D rendering API support.</small>| {{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=GenymotionOSsupport></ref>| {{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=BluestacksOSsupport>[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058931031-How-to install an ARM emulator manually (though only -utilize-the-different-Android-versions-available-on older -BlueStacks-5#%E2%80%9C1%E2%80%9D Which Android versionsare available on BlueStacks?].</ref>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}<ref group=N4 name=BlissOSsupport></ref>| {{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=Androidx86OSsupport></ref>|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_12|Snow Cone]] (API 31)<br/><small>Android Runtime (ART) module added to the updatable core OS components via Google Play, as such added functionality to existing modules.</small>| {{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=GenymotionOSsupport></ref>| {{✗}}<ref group=N4 name=BluestacksOSsupport></ref>| {{✓}}| {{✗}}<abbr title="It uses android-x86 9.0 64bit">*</abbr>| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=BlissOSsupport></ref>| {{✗}}<ref group=N4 name=Androidx86OSsupport></ref>|-! colspan=10 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis Supported ABIs]|-| colspan=2 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20180507120451/https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#sa armeabi]| colspan=8 | armeabi and MIPS support deprecated in [[Compatibility layer|libndk translation layer]] version r16 and [https://android.googlesource.com/platform/ndk/+/master/docs/Roadmap.md#ndk-r17 removed in r17].<br/>But [[Compatibility layer|libhoudini translation layer]] still supports it?|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#v7a armeabi-v7a]<br/><small>Supporting armeabi-v7a ABI is broken crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.<br/> Older applications and games often rely on the [[Wikipedia:ARM_architecture_family|ARM 32-bit (Cortex)]] architecture, which isn't used in newer hardware.</small>|?|{{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=BlueStacksABI>[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058929011-What-is-Application-Binary-Interface-ABI-in-BlueStacks-5 What is Application Binary Interface (ABI) in BlueStacks 5 ]</ref>|?|?|?|{{✓}}|?|?|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#arm64-v8a arm64-v8a]|?|{{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=BlueStacksABI></ref>|{{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=GooglePlayGamesABI>[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/start#playbility-architecture Google Play Games ABI Architecture support].</ref>|?|?|{{✓}}|?|?|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#x86 x86]|?|{{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=BlueStacksABI></ref>|{{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=GooglePlayGamesABI></ref>|?|?|{{✓}}|?|?|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#86-64 x86_64]|?|{{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=BlueStacksABI></ref>|{{✓}}<ref group=N4 name=GooglePlayGamesABI></ref>|{{✓}}|?|{{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/games/optimize/64-bit#64-bit-emulator *]|?|?|-! colspan=10 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/graphics/opengl/about-opengl Supported APIs]|-| colspan=2 | [https://registry.khronos.org/OpenGL/index_es.php#specs11 OpenGL ES 1.x]<br/><small>Supporting OpenGL ES 1.x is crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.</small>|?|?|?|?|?|{{✓}}|?|?|-| colspan=2 | [https://registry.khronos.org/OpenGL/index_es.php#specs31 OpenGL ES 3.x]<br/><small>The OpenGL ES 3.x APIs is backwards-compatible with the 2.x APIs which is crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.</small>|?|?|?|{{✓}}[https://youtu.be/tfq4MsxaHZw?t=923 *]|?|{{✓}}|?|?|-| colspan=2 | [https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/#apispecs Vulkan 1.3]<br/><small>See [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/graphics/android-baseline-profile Android Baseline 2022 profile] and also see [https://source.android.com/docs/core/graphics/implement-vulkan#versions Vulkan API versions for several Android releases].<br/>Vulkan releases)are backward compatible with each other.|?|?|?|?|?|?|?|?|}</div><references group=N4/>

==Enhancements=Conflict=<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;width:100%"|- style="font-weight:bold;"! colspan=2 | Name! Genymotion! Bluestacks! Google Play Games! Trinity! WSA! Android Studio! [[Recommended_linux_distros#Emulation_focused|BlissOS]]! [[Recommended_linux_distros#Emulation_focused|Android-x86]]|-|rowspan=6 | Post-Processing| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}Many emulators like | {{✗}}| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Android Studio emulator [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds#skins supports lots of device frame and custom skin] (similar to uninstall each other for some reasonlibretro overlay/bezels). You can get additional skins from various sources (e.g. [https://github. Droid4xcom/mingchen/android-emulator-skins mingchen's Android Emulator Skins], Andyroid[https://sourceforge.net/projects/android-emulator-skins/files/ CREAL's AVD skins]), Genymotionalso you can use buttons on these device frames.</ref>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br/><small>([https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])</small>| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and Xamarin cannot coMLAA/SMAA)</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [[Wikipedia:Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]]<br/><small>(Sharp bilinear, Lanczos and [[Wikipedia:GPUOpen#FidelityFX_Super_Resolution|FSR 1]])</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[High_dynamic_range#Inverse_tone_mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible]]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]| [[Wikipedia:Macro_(computer_science)|Macros/Scripts]]/[https://tasvideos.org/LuaScripting Lua]| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://www.bluestacks.com/features/macros.html *]| {{?}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Rewind| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Fast-Forward/Turbo Speed| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Savestates| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| rowspan=10 | Quality of life| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs#PlayStation_1|Streamable compression format]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Per-Game Profiles| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360055522292-How-to-use-the-Game-controls-menu-exist on the same machine without modifying their installers-BlueStacks-5 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Command Line Options| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/BlueStacks/comments/163yg7p/command_line_options/ *]| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| On-Screen Display<br/><small>Showcases messages, controller input state which is useful for speedrunners, performance data, active settings, and various notifications.</small>| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Built-in On-Screen Control<br/><small>Simulating touch input on display via keyboard or gamepad. This QoL enhancement is crucial for lots of touch input exclusive games.<br/>Also you can be use third party apps such as [https://github.com/Shyri/TouchMapper TouchMapper] for this.</small>| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058928871 *]| {{?}}| {{✗}}| {{?}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/WSA/comments/z62m2v/how_do_i_remap_key_to_screen_presses_for_gaming/ *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| [[Compatibility_layer|Built-in translation layer]]| {{✗}}<ref group=N3>You need to manually install libhoudini translation layer on guest system for Genymotion. See [[Compatibility layer]] page.</ref>| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/start#playbility-architecture *]| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}<ref group=N3>BlissOS supports out-of-package translation layer [https://blissos.org/ (See 'Bliss OS Variations->Native-bridge' section)]. Also see [https://docs.blissos.org/knowledgebase/frequently-asked-questions/hardware-compatibility this page].</ref>| {{~}}<ref group=N3>libhoudini is not bundled with Android-x86, there's a problem script under /system/bin named "enable_houdini" which tries to download it and install from two different urls. So, if one game works these sources are offline, manual installation is necessary. See [https://groups.google.com/g/android-x86/c/tXyfFZ7xeTw this page] for more information.</ref>|-| [[Hypervisors|Built-in VM]]| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Exclusive to "with VirtualBox" builds.</ref>| {{✓}}<br/><small>Multiple<ref group=N3>BlueStacks uses QEMU (before v2.5), VirtualBox (after v2.5). Also as mentioned in "Before diving in" section, BlueStacks '''supports''' Hyper-V if you are using BlueStacks v4 Hyper-V builds or v5.20+ versions.</ref>| {{✓}}<br/><small>Hyper-V</small>| {{✓}}<br/><small>[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator#4-code-organization QEMU 5.0]<ref group=N3>Also supports Hyper-V and obsolete HAXM for hardware acceleration.</ref>| {{✓}}<br/><small>Hyper-V</small>| {{✓}}<br/><small>[https://developer.android.com/studio/intro/update#recommended QEMU]<ref group=N3>Also supports [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#vm-windows-aehd AEHD], [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#choose-windows-hypervisor WHPX for Windows] and [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#vm-linux KVM for Linux] for hardware acceleration.</ref></small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| File Sharing<br/><small>Similar to "Shared Folder" enhancement for [[Hypervisors#Type_2_hypervisors|Type-2 hypervisors]].</small>| {{?}}| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Only for media type files, it supports [https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360055684992-How-to-use-the-Media-Manager-on-BlueStacks-5 media file sharing via Media Manager].</ref>| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Big Picture Mode| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✗}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Multiple instances and instance manager| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://www.bluestacks.com/features/multi-instance.html 1][https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052834092-How-to-create-and-manage-instances-using-the-Multi-instance-Manager-on only one -BlueStacks-5 2]| {{✗}}[https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=422 *]| {{✗}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| rowspan=4 | Misc| [[Wikipedia:Variable_refresh_rate|Variable Refresh Rate compatible]]| {{?}}| {{✗}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| [[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|EmuVR support]]| colspan=11 | Exclusive to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads libretro cores] at the moment. So there is no support.|-| AI Service<br/><small>With the help of these emulators but <abbr title="optical character recognition">OCR</abbr> and other techniques, the AI service can provide a live translation of a game, or text-to-speech capabilities for the visually impaired among other things, either on demand or automatically.</small>| colspan=11 | Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/ai-service/ libretro cores] at the moment. So there is no support.|-| Debug features</br><small>adb support, [https://developer.android.com/agi AGI support], integration with IDE etc.</small>| {{?}}| {{~}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360053245871-How-to-use-the-BlueStacks-5-Settings-menu#%E2%80%9C6%E2%80%9D *]| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/games do not./playgames/pg-emulator *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|}</div><references group=N3/>

===Antitamper protection=PlayStation Mobile==In order to reduce cheating, many games refuse to run if they discover that the device has been rooted. If the emulator comes rooted by default, it must be manually unrooted before the game can be played. The rooting method for modern devices is Magisk, which installs itself in the bootloader instead of the system partition, which makes it harder to detect.{{Main|PlayStation_Mobile}}

Some games take more aggressive measures to detect the presence of Custom ROMs (unofficial firmware) or ==Android emulators (like the ones listed on this page) in a variety of ways, such as checking for the existence or absence of system files in order to prevent the game from running in any unverified environments. These games are very difficult or plain impossible to play on emulators without resorting to cracked versions of the games. =consoles==Because it's possible to fork and create your own Android-based Operating Systems===There are OS, many [[wikipedia:Fork_(software_development)|forks]] of developers have used Android; these go beyond a custom UI and are instead entirely new OSes that use the Android code in addition to writing power their own codecommercial consoles. Depending on how much (and what) new codeHowever, featuresas mentioned before, and APIs were added, will determine the effects just because it uses Android as a base does not mean they will have all work correctly on a standard Android emulation but if one thing is for sureemulator, these forks are (most likely) going to cause some emulation issues. ==Emulator Specific Issues=====BlueStacks===* '''Can't root as they may require specific hardware setup, extra non-standard APIs or frameworks provided by the device:'''  The latest Kingroot's .apk will do OS of the job when loaded inside BlueStacks. It's console, or extra authentication that simplerelies on the services bundled with the console.

Alternatively, you could use Universal '''Note: [[BlueStacksSmart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes]] Rooting Software on an existing BlueStacks installation. Before opening it, go to the folder where BlueStacks is installed under Program Files, and run "HD-Quit(e.exe" onceg.  ThenChromeCast with Google TV, from the extracted "BlueStacks RootEZ 32_64"Amazon Fire TV) are not consoles, open as administrator "BlueStacks RootEZ.exe". Click "Automatic Detect from Installed Bluestacks", enable "Enlarge System (Root.fs) Size despite some of them are able to 400MB", and click "I'm ready for Step 1"run video games. A command-line window should appear. Now just wait until "Preparing Complete" appears. Then, click "Go for Step 2" and wait until "Rooting The distinction is simple: If a device is Complete" appears.  Close the application, and open the "output" folder in the same directory not designed with gaming 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)its sole or main purpose, but then 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 minutesnot an Android console.  The package also includes Nova Explorer and Root Launcher. You may verify the rooting status with the "Root Checker" app from Google Play. Considering some apps check for Google Play services for online checks, you Please do not add [[Home_Media_Player|Home media players]] or general Android devices that can also install "Modded Google Play Store"play video games, "such as [[https:Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and smart TV boxes/digital media players/wwwmedia boxes]] etc.luckypatchers.com/ Lucky Patcher]" and "Magisk"to this section. ===Andyroid===* '''Unable To Launch VM Process:'''  On the taskbar, right-click Andyroid's notification icon, and choose Settings, Advanced, Set Andy Protocol. Type "tcp<div style=" and confirm, then launch Andyroid. ===Androidoverflow-x86===* '''3D Support is broken on VMWare when using newer kernelsx:''' Kernels > 4.14 with version 8.1 break 3d acceleration in VMWare (see httpsauto;width://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/android-x86/4.9100%7Csort:date/android-x86/wB65vJnuJiI/ytJaWYWUBwAJ). Use kernel 4.9 with 8.1 instead. * '''Setting resolution in VMWare''' Pass in a kernel option to grub when booting. Select the boot entry and then press 'e' to edit it, and then 'e' to edit again. Add the kernel option here. For example, to use a video resolution of 1920x1080, add 'video=1920x1080'. Press return to save the changes (for this boot session only), and 'b' to boot (the keys to edit and boot may be different depending on your grub version, there are usually instructions on the grub screen for the requisite keys) ==Android consoles==Because it's possible to fork and create your own Android-based OS, many developers have used Android to power their own commercial consoles. However, as mentioned before, just because it uses Android as a base does not mean they will all work correctly on a standard Android emulator.">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"

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