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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]|~{{✗}}|{{✗}}|?|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓~}}

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

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

|{{✗✓}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{✓~}}

|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> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓~}}

|[https://docs.anbox.io/ git]|[https:/userguide/emulationinstall.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Compatibility_layer Not an emulator (wine-like approach)html git]|~|{{✓✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}|-|[[Genymotion]]?|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS✓}}|[https://www.genymotion.com/download/ {{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?|?

! 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 [[Genymotion#Hardware_features|hardware features]], available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It's not designed for gaming, but [https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003059737-Can-I-play-games-with-Genymotion it has decent software compatibility]. It's a commercial product though, aimed at software developers and QA teams and you'Rewrite WIP''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.

:;Google Play Games::Not to be confused with the [[BlueStacksPreservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|service of the same name]]:Also commercial with , Google Play Games is a free option (requires 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 [[#Hardware_features|hardware feature]] support. Google account)Play Games is not yet available for Mac. 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 uninstallerCurrently, only bunch of games are available for beta version but that's no longer the case today. It includes Google Apps by default, though you'll need to install adding games on a file manager to copy game cache when loading your own regular basis.<ref>[https://play.google.apk filescom/googleplaygames#section-faqs Google Play Games FAQ]</ref>[[File:Android Studio built-in emulator device skin demonstration.jpeg|thumb|298px|Android Studio built-in emulator device skin demonstration, see [[#Enhancements]]]]

:;MEmuTrinity:A free Open source Android emulator with very good accuracy, sometimes outperforming BlueStacksit 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: High-Performance Mobile Emulation through Graphics Projection] presentation for more information.

:;LDPlayerAndroid Studio:An :Android Studio is an IDE software based on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA. It has built-in Android emulator also with good accuracy[https://developer. When android.com/studio/run/managing-avds AVD (Android Virtual Device) configuration manager]. While 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 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 plugin for further enhance its emulation capabilities. Also you can use [https://developer.android.com/games alongside Nox, LDPlayer shows better performance/compatibility playgames/pg-emulator#debug adb to debugging with gamesdeveloper version of "Google Play Games" emulator]. Supports lots of [[#Hardware features]] and [[#Enhancements]]. See release notes for [https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/emulator built-in "Android Emulator"] and [https://androidstudio.googleblog.com/ Android Studio] for more information.

:;Droid4xWaydroid and AnboxHas good accuracy but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox, so it cannot co::These are hypervisor-exist with Genymotion and Xamarinbased containers. They run an Android OS image inside a container. It's not recommended because it will install hidden background services (xunlei.exe, is a similar approach to WSA and ThunderGoogle Play Games.exeThey work completely differently from Wine/Proton [[compatibility layers]], both by the Chinese company which developed Droid4x) translate API calls, without a hypervisor.::Anbox is a project that seed Chinese torrents constantly aims to run Android applications on Ubuntu distributions. It is in alpha state and are a pain only known to work on Ubuntu 16.04. Anbox requires custom kernel modules to uninstall or deactivate (in case yourun because, unlike other emulators which emulate the whole Linux kernel, this one uses the host system've already fallen for it, use Revo Uninstaller)s Linux kernel directly.

:;Andy OSBlueStacks:Not recommended because it will install :A commercial software with a decent compatibility and performance. It has lots of [https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/8rq4fm/reminder_that_andyroid_mines_cryptocurrency/ cryptocurrency miner[#Enhancements|enhancement]] and [[#Hardware_features|hardware feature]] on your system without asking or informing the usersupport. Just like Genymotion, Andy OS uses VirtualBox, but Newer versions bundled with a twist: if "BlueStacks X" software and "BlueStacks services" which you can uninstall it detects an installed VirtualBox during installationafterwards, '''it will delete it''' and will refuse you need to workuninstall these during each update session unfortunately (BlueStacks Player do not need these apps). It includes Google Apps by default.

:;DuOSMuMu Player:Not to be confused with a [http://dsAnother closed-duossource Android emulator.blogspotThere are three versions of MuMu available::;MuMu Player 6:::This version of MuMu uses Android 6.com/ similarly-named Nintendo DS emulator] by Roor, it 0 Marshmallow::;MuMu Player X:::This one is a relative newcomer to the based on Android emulation market, made by American Megatrends, i.e., the very same people behind the BIOS/UEFI firmware your PC 12 Snow Cone and may be using. Emulation is modest at best, have more compatibility with games ::;MuMu Nebula:::This version runs Android 7.0 Nougat and apps such as [[DraStic]] struggling on loweris more suitable for low-end hardware. And to top it all off, it isn't free either.computers

:;Google ChromeMEmu:Can open APK files using the ARC Welder extension, though their emulation on PC is average at best. Here's a [http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iIbxaftAu_ho5rv9fUlXSLTzwU6MbKOldsWXyrYiyo8/edit#gid=0 Another closed-source Android emulator and also with good compatibility list] and a [https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeapks dedicated subreddit]. Google has announced [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/the-play-store-comes-to-chrome-os-but-not-the-way-we-were-expecting/ Play Store for Chrome OS], but it works on a different "container" technology that is embedded in the Chrome OS. In addition, Google has [http://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html discontinued Google Chrome apps on PC].

:;WindroyLDPlayer:(Without the 'e' suffix) is a fast :Another closed-source Android emulator that does not rely on VirtualBox or any similar technologyand also with good compatibility. It isn't accurateWhen testing games alongside Nox, though. While the Google Play store can be installed LDPlayer shows better performance/compatibility 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.

:;WindroyeDroid4x::Has good compatibility but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox, so it cannot co-exist with Genymotion and Xamarin. It's not recommended because it will install hidden background services (With the 'e' suffix) uses VirtualBoxxunlei.exe, but still offers better performance than BlueStacksand Thunder. The Play Store is installed exe, both by default the Chinese company which developed Droid4x) that seed Chinese torrents constantly and has no stability issues found are a pain to uninstall or deactivate (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 herecase you've already fallen for it, use Revo Uninstaller).]

:;Android x86Windroy:An open-source project that aims to port :(Without the Android operating system to x86-based netbooks. Comes with Google Play and libhoudini (x86/ARM translation layer'e' suffix) installed. 3D acceleration works well both when installed directly on the machine as is a local OS and also fast Android emulator that does not rely on VMwareVirtualBox or any similar technology. VMware Player 15 supports emulating OpenGL ES 3 on the target, and its performance is quite good. VirtualBox 3d support is poor and probably wonCompatibility isn't workgood, though. Android x86 is continually being improved and While the Google Play store can be installed with some tinkering, not many games can be tried fairly painlessly through VMware. Genymotion is installed (or at least used due to benot faking device names) a closedand will spawn multiple harmless-yet-source fork of Android x86, designed exclusively to be run on VirtualBoxannoying app_process.exe crashes. The official site is down since July 2016.

:;[[Anbox]]Windroye:A project that aims to run Android applications on Ubuntu distributions:(With the 'e' suffix) uses VirtualBox, but still offers better performance than BlueStacks. It The Play Store is installed by default and has no stability issues found 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, this one uses the host system's Linux kernel directlyWindroy.

:;Shashlik::A project by KDE that aims to run Android applications on Linux using KDE5 and Qt5 technology. The project is in infancy state and only known to run on latest Kubuntu versions. It lacks ARM processor emulation, so not many games will run. It is, however, known to play [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SC6c_ih_Ac Flappy Bird] and can show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screen]. It uses a modified version of [[QEMU]] to emulate the Android operating system. The last major update was in March 2016 and seems to be abandoned.

:;Xamarin Android Player::A newcomer to the Android emulation market. Not much is known about this because it required a minimum $25/month subscription to main Xamarin products. The main Xamarin products were [https://blog.xamarin.com/xamarin-for-all made available for free] after the purchase by Microsoft, but Xamarin Android Player was discontinued.

:;VMOSProject Astoria::A program that runs another copy of Microsoft-developed Android on the current Android system, which would be useful emulator for running multiple copies of the same application simultaneouslyWindows 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/ a few applications], running applications though apps that rely on olderrequired Google Play Services did not run or had issues. This project was reportedly [http://www.windowscentral.com/microsofts-project-astoria-delayed discontinued] in November 2015, and [http://www.winbeta.org/news/newer versions microsoft-confirms-the-death-of Android, testing out different Android system variations-project-astoria-focusing-on-other-bridges-instead its cancellation was confirmed] on February 2016, or safely executing operations/applications that are likely to harm so the system and/or user dataemulator is not included in more recent versions of Windows 10 Mobile.

;Project AstoriaAndroid Linux distros:A Microsoft-developed Android emulator for Windows 10 Mobile included in several insider previews. It could run ;Andy OS::Not recommended because it will install a [https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsphoneemulation/comments/3gaoct8rq4fm/android_apps_that_work_on_win10_right_nowreminder_that_andyroid_mines_cryptocurrency/ a few applicationscryptocurrency miner], though apps that required Google Play Services did not run on your system without asking or had issuesinforming the user. This project was reportedly [httpJust like Genymotion, Andy OS uses VirtualBox, but with a twist://www.windowscentral.com/microsofts-project-astoria-delayed discontinued] in November 2015if it detects an installed VirtualBox during installation, '''it will delete it''' and [http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-confirms-the-death-of-project-astoria-focusing-on-other-bridges-instead its cancellation was confirmed] on February 2016, so the emulator is not included in more recent versions of Windows 10 Mobilewill refuse to work.

===Architectural differences===:;KMREMany games often optimize ::KMRE is a compatibility layer and compile specifically for The official solution to run Android applications on computers with Chinese homegrown Phytium/KunPeng ARM processorsand NeoKylin Linux operating system, which prevents them from being executable though later also available on x86 CPUs, even when using a project like Android-x8664 on [https://www.ubuntukylin.com/index-en.html Ubuntu Kylin]. Some emulators, like BlueStacks, have ARM emulation by default; KMRE is not designed with third-party applications outside its app store and in othersfact, like Genymotion, it is possible to install an ARM emulator manually (though only on force installing third-party apps breaks older versions, as such functionality is broken in newer releases)of KMRE. It's an somewhat reasonable solution if you are restricted to working with these kinds of computers due to national security reasons.

===Conflict===Many emulators like to uninstall each other ::See [[#KMRE|KMRE section]] for some reason. Droid4x, Andyroid, Genymotion, and Xamarin cannot co-exist on the same machine without modifying their installers, which can be a problem if one game works on only one of these emulators but other games do notmore information.

==Hardware features=Antitamper protection=''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]| {{?}}In order | {{✓}}<ref group=N4>If you're using latest version of BlueStacks you'll need to reduce cheatinginstall a file manager to copy game cache when loading your own .apk files, many games refuse or simply use .xapk containers.</ref>| {{~}}<ref group=N4>Exclusive to run if they discover that developer builds, [https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=280 Demonstration]. For using sideloading in the device has been rooteddeveloper builds you need to use adb install "AppName. If 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 comes rooted by default-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 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-extended-controls *]| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/games/optimize/adpf/gamemode/about-API-and-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, it must Challenges, 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/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]]", which isn't present in newer versions and there could be manually unrooted before '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20141215220606/http://www.androidruntime.com:80/list compatibility issues]'''.<br/>Android 5.0 (Lollipop)(API 21) introduced the game "[[Wikipedia:Android_Runtime|Android RunTime]]" (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-kitkat.2622098/ 1], [https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-dalvik-and-art-in-android/ 2], [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?], Since September 2022, Genymotion no longer provide Android 4.4 and below images, see[https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002708018-I-can be played-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 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. The rooting method 1 Nougat]] (API 25)<br/><small>New JIT Compiler, making for modern devices is Magisk75 percent faster app installations and a 50 percent reduction in compiled code size.<br/>JIT compiler with code profiling to ART, which installs itself in lets it constantly improve the bootloader instead 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-utilize-the system partition-different-Android-versions-available-on-BlueStacks-5#%E2%80%9C1%E2%80%9D Which Android versions are 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, 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 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 makes it harder 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 detectcompatibility 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/>

Some games take more aggressive measures to detect the presence ==Enhancements==<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]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Android Studio emulator [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds#skins supports lots of Custom ROMs device frame and custom skin] (unofficial firmwaresimilar to libretro overlay/bezels) or . You can get additional skins from various sources (e.g. [https://github.com/mingchen/android-emulator-skins mingchen's Android emulators Emulator Skins], [https://sourceforge.net/projects/android-emulator-skins/files/ CREAL's AVD skins]), also you can use buttons on these device frames.</ref>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br/><small>(like [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 MLAA/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 ones listed -Game-controls-menu-on this page) -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 a variety On-Screen Control<br/><small>Simulating touch input on display via keyboard or gamepad. This QoL enhancement is crucial for lots of ways, touch input exclusive games.<br/>Also you can use third party apps such as checking [https://github.com/Shyri/TouchMapper TouchMapper] for the existence or absence 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 script under /system files in order /bin named "enable_houdini" which tries to prevent the game download it and install from running two different urls. So, if 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 any unverified environmentsVM]]| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Exclusive to "with VirtualBox" builds.</ref>| {{✓}}<br/><small>Multiple<ref group=N3>BlueStacks uses QEMU (before v2.5), VirtualBox (after v2. These games 5). Also as mentioned in "Before diving in" section, BlueStacks '''supports''' Hyper-V if you are very difficult using BlueStacks v4 Hyper-V builds or plain impossible 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 play -use-the-Media-Manager-on emulators without resorting -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-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 cracked versions [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 <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./playgames/pg-emulator *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|}</div><references group=N3/>

===Android-based Operating Systems=PlayStation Mobile==There are many [[wikipedia:Fork_(software_development){{Main|forks]] of Android; some of these go beyond a custom UI and are instead entirely new OSes that use the Android code in addition to writing their own code, such as Amazon's Fire OS; in some cases these come as compatibility layers on top of an otherwise unrelated OS, such as Windows Subsystem for Android. Depending on how much (and what) new code, features, and APIs were added, will determine the effects they will have on Android emulation but if one thing is for sure, these forks are (most likely) going to cause some emulation issues.PlayStation_Mobile}}

==Emulator Specific IssuesAndroid consoles=====BlueStacks===* '''Can't root the device:'''  The latest Kingroot's .apk will do the job when loaded inside BlueStacks. ItBecause it's that simple. Alternatively, you could use Universal [[BlueStacks]] Rooting Software on an existing BlueStacks installation. Before opening it, go possible to the folder where BlueStacks is installed under Program Files, fork and run "HDcreate your own Android-Quitbased OS, many developers have used Android to power their own commercial consoles.exe" once.  Then, from the extracted "BlueStacks RootEZ 32_64"However, open as administrator "BlueStacks RootEZ.exe". Click "Automatic Detect from Installed Bluestacks"mentioned before, 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 because it uses Android 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\base does not mean they will all work correctly on a standard Android" (Press Windows+R and go there)emulator, 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.  The package also includes Nova Explorer and Root Launcher. You as they may verify the rooting status with the "Root Checker" app from Google Play. Considering some apps check for Google Play services for online checksrequire specific hardware setup, you can also install "Modded Google Play Store", "[https://www.luckypatchers.com/ Lucky Patcher]" and "Magisk". ===Andyroid===* '''Unable To Launch VM Process:'''  On the taskbar, rightextra non-click Andyroid's notification icon, and choose Settings, Advanced, Set Andy Protocol. Type "tcp" and confirm, then launch Andyroid. ===Android-x86===* '''3D Support is broken on VMWare when using newer kernels:''' Kernels > 4.14 with version 8.1 break 3d acceleration in VMWare (see https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/android-x86/4.9%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 standard APIs or frameworks provided by the kernel option here. For example, to use a video resolution OS of 1920x1080, add 'video=1920x1080'. Press return to save the changes (for this boot session only)console, and 'b' to boot (the keys to edit and boot may be different depending on your grub version, there are usually instructions or extra authentication that relies on the grub screen for services bundled with the requisite keys)console.

==Android consoles==Because it's possible to fork ''Note: [[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and create your own Android-based OSsmart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes]] (e.g. ChromeCast with Google TV, Amazon Fire TV) are not consoles, many developers have used Android despite some of them are able to power their own commercial consolesrun video games. However, The distinction is simple: If a device is not designed with gaming as mentioned beforeits sole or main purpose, just because then it uses 's not an Android as a base does console. Please do not mean they will all work correctly on a standard add [[Home_Media_Player|Home media players]] or general Android emulatordevices that can play video games, such as [[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes]] etc.to this section.'''<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"

|[[GPD XD Devices/XD+|GPD XD / XD+]]|None|None|A foldable handheld console manufactured by Gamepad Digital (GPD).|-|LeapFrog Epic

==External links==*[[Wikipedia:Comparison_of_mobile_operating_systems|Comparison of mobile operating systems]]*[[Wikipedia:Android_version_history|Android version history]], [https://developer.android.com/topic/performance/baselineprofiles/overview Android Baseline profiles]*[https://developer.android.com/ Android Developer]*[https://xdaforums.com/t/list-of-devices-armv7-armv6-armv5.1596800/ XDAForums - List of devices: ARMv7, ARMv6, ARMv5]*[[Wikipedia:Comparison_of_high-definition_smartphone_displays#720p_by_1280_.28HD_ready.29|Early Android devices with OLED and HD Ready display]] [[Category:Mobiles|*]][[Category:Android-based|*]]