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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:/ x86/www.genymotion.com/download/ {{GenymotionVer}}]|{{~}}|{{~}}|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

|[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames#section-system-requirements Beta]<br/>[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/emulator Developer]|[[Hypervisors{{~}}|{{~}}|Hyper-V]]<ref group=N name=HardwareAssistedVirtualizationsmall>[[Hypervisors|Hardware-assisted virtualizationhttps://play.google.com/googleplaygames/exploregames Only for selected titles]] feature must be turned on especially for performance reasons.(Beta build)<br/ref>|?(Developer build)</small>|? {{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓~}}

|Windows Subsystem [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 AndroidWSL2 and [[Compatibility layer]] page for WSL.</small>

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|{{✗~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N>Windows subsystem for Android is an exception compared to bloated android emulators, as Microsoft made it and monetizing comes from the Windows copy you bought.</ref>|-|Android x86|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://wwwlearn.android-x86microsoft.org 8.1com/en-r6us/windows/android/wsa/ *]|VirtualBox, VMWare <ref group=N name=HardwareAssistedVirtualization></ref>|Mid|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓~}}

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

|MuMu[https://trinityemulator.github.io/ Trinity]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[https://old.redditgithub.com/r/emulation/comments/13quxyzTrinityEmulator/debloated_android_emulators_reposting_cuz_theresTrinityEmulator/ '''debloated build'''releases git]|{{~}}|{{~}}|?|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}}|-|Android Studio<br/><small>It's an IDE and it includes [https://mumudeveloper.163android.com/globalstudio/downloadintro/update#sdk-manager built-in Android Emulator]</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https:/en/indexdeveloper.html 1android.1.0.2com/studio/archive Beta and Canary builds]<br />[https://mumudeveloper.163android.com 1.1/studio/ 4.0.5 (v2.3.17) (Chinese Version)]</small>|VirtualBox{{✓}}|{{~}}|?|<ref groupspan title=N name=HardwareAssistedVirtualization"Source-available">^{{~}}</refspan>||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|High[[Anbox]]|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}|[https://docs.anbox.io/userguide/install.html git]|{{✗}} |{{✗}}|?|{{✓}} ||{{~✗}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N name=Bloatware></ref>

|[https://oldsupport.redditbluestacks.com/rhc/emulationen-us/commentssections/13quxyz/debloated_android_emulators_reposting_cuz_theres/ '''debloated builds'''360012290292-Release-Notes {{BlueStacksVer}}]<br/><small>|{{~}}|{{~}}|[https://wwwsupport.bluestacks.com/ {{BlueStacksVer}}]<hc/en-us/small>|QEMU (before v2.5) articles/ VirtualBox (after v2.4413818315789-Games-playable-on-different-Android-versions-on-BlueStacks-5)<ref group=N name=HardwareAssistedVirtualization></ref>|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>

|[[Genymotion]]MuMu|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://wwwmumu.genymotion163.com/global/download/ {{GenymotionVer}}en/index.html 1.1.0.2]|VirtualBox<ref group=N name=HardwareAssistedVirtualizationbr /><small>[https://mumu.163.com 1.1.0.5 (v2.3.17) (Chinese Ver)]</refsmall>|High?|?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~✗}}<ref group=N N2 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 or MEmu. 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.</ref>

|[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/13quxyz/debloated_android_emulators_reposting_cuz_theres/jnnto63/ '''debloated build''']<br/>[https://en.ldplayer.net/ 4.0.50.3]|VirtualBox<ref group=N name=HardwareAssistedVirtualization></ref>?|?|High?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~✗}}<ref group=N N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

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

|VirtualBox<ref group=N name=HardwareAssistedVirtualization></ref>?|?|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>

|[[Anbox]]Droid4X|align=left|{{Icon|LinuxWindows|macOS}}|[https://anboxdroid4x.iocc/ git0.10.7]|[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Compatibility_layer Not an emulator (wine-like approach)]?|?

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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]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}

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|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===;[httpsEmulators://play.google.com/googleplaygames Google Play Games];Genymotion:Google Play Games is a PC application that lets you browse:A closed-source Android emulator with lots of [[#Hardware_features|hardware features]], download, and play '''select mobile games''' on a available for Windows desktop or laptop. Besides enjoying selected Android games on a PC, you’ll have keyboard and mouse access, seamless sync across devicesmacOS, and integration with Google Play PointsLinux. Google Play Games is It's not yet available designed for Mac. Currentlygaming, over 100 games are available across the beta regions but Google adding games on a regular basis<ref>[https://playsupport.googlegenymotion.com/googleplaygames#sectionhc/en-us/articles/360003059737-Can-I-play-games-with-faqs Google Play Games FAQGenymotion it has decent software compatibility]</ref>. It's a commercial product though, aimed at software developers and QA teams and 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.

:;Google Play Games::Not to be confused with the [[GenymotionPreservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|service of the same name]]:A closed-source Android emulator with hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and USB host support, available for WindowsGoogle Play Games is a PC application that lets you browse, macOSdownload, and Linux. In its latest versions, it has pretty good compatibility with commercial play '''select mobile games. It's '' on a commercial product though, aimed at software developers and QA teamsWindows desktop or laptop. You'll need to create an account and download the free non-commercial use licenseUse developer build if you want more [[#Hardware_features|hardware feature]] support. Except Google Play Games is not yet available for the pay-to-remove "free for personal use" watermark on the screenMac. Currently, paid builds add features only useful bunch of games are available for beta version but Google adding games on a regular basis.<ref>[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames#section-faqs Google Play Games FAQ]</ref>[[File:Android app developersStudio built-in emulator device skin demonstration.jpeg|thumb|298px|Android Studio built-in emulator device skin demonstration, see [[#Enhancements]]]]

:;Trinity:Open source Android emulator, it aims for high [[BlueStacks]]https:Also commercial with a free option (requires a Google account)//youtu. Itbe/tfq4MsxaHZw?t=855 performance] and it's less good even faster than Genymotion and doesn't handle USB cable emulationGoogle Play Games emulator. See [https://github. Previous versions used to come with an installer with adware, riddled with junk apps within the emulator and had a noncom/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator#2-detailed-intuitive uninstaller, but that's no longer the case todayinstructions Guest OS image installation guide] for installation. Also see [https://www.youtube. It includes Google Apps by default, though youcom/watch?v=tfq4MsxaHZw OSDI 'll need to install a file manager to copy game cache when loading your own .apk files22 - Trinity: High-Performance Mobile Emulation through Graphics Projection] presentation for more information.

:;MEmuAndroid Studio:A free :Android Studio is an IDE software based on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA. It has built-in Android emulator with [https://developer.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 very good accuracycoding, 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, sometimes outperforming BlueStacksprovide 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/playgames/pg-emulator#debug adb to debugging with developer 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.

:;LDPlayerWaydroid and Anbox:An :These are hypervisor-based containers. They run an Android emulator also with good accuracyOS image inside a container. When testing games alongside Nox, LDPlayer shows better performanceIt is a similar approach to WSA and Google Play Games. They work completely differently from Wine/Proton [[compatibility with gameslayers]], 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, this one uses the host system's Linux kernel directly.

:;Droid4xBlueStacksHas good accuracy but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox, so it cannot co-exist ::A commercial software with Genymotion a decent compatibility and Xamarinperformance. It's not recommended because it will install hidden background services (xunleihas lots of [[#Enhancements|enhancement]] and [[#Hardware_features|hardware feature]] support.exe, Newer versions bundled with "BlueStacks X" software and Thunder.exe"BlueStacks services" which you can uninstall it afterwards, both by the Chinese company which developed Droid4x) that seed Chinese torrents constantly and are a pain you need to uninstall or deactivate these during each update session unfortunately (in case you've already fallen for it, use Revo UninstallerBlueStacks Player do not need these apps). It includes Google Apps by default.

:;Andy OSMuMu Player:Not recommended because it will install a [https://wwwAnother closed-source Android emulator.redditThere are three versions of MuMu available::;MuMu Player 6:::This version of MuMu uses Android 6.com/r/emulation/comments/8rq4fm/reminder_that_andyroid_mines_cryptocurrency/ cryptocurrency miner] 0 Marshmallow::;MuMu Player X:::This one is based on your system without asking or informing the user. Just like Genymotion, Andy OS uses VirtualBox, but Android 12 Snow Cone and may have more compatibility with a twistgames: if it detects an installed VirtualBox during installation, '''it will delete it''' :;MuMu Nebula:::This version runs Android 7.0 Nougat and will refuse to work.is more suitable for low-end computers

:;DuOSMEmu: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.e., the very same people behind the BIOS/UEFI firmware your PC may be using. Emulation is modest at best, and also with games and apps such as [[DraStic]] struggling on lower-end hardware. And to top it all off, it isn't free eithergood compatibility.

:;Google ChromeLDPlayer: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 additionWhen testing games alongside Nox, Google has [http:LDPlayer shows better performance//blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html discontinued Google Chrome apps on PC]compatibility with games.

:;WindroyDroid4x:(Without the 'e' suffix) is a fast Android emulator that does not rely on :Has good compatibility but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox or any similar technology, so it cannot co-exist with Genymotion and Xamarin. It isn't accurates not recommended because it will install hidden background services (xunlei.exe, thoughand Thunder. While exe, both by the Google Play store can be installed with some tinkeringChinese company which developed Droid4x) that seed Chinese torrents constantly and are a pain to uninstall or deactivate (in case you've already fallen for it, not many games can be installed (due to not faking device namesuse Revo Uninstaller) and will spawn multiple harmless-yet-annoying app_process.exe crashes. The official site is down since July 2016.

:;WindroyeWindroy::(With Without the 'e' suffix) uses is a fast Android emulator that does not rely on VirtualBoxor any similar technology. Compatibility isn't good, but still offers better performance than BlueStacksthough. The While the Google Play Store is store can be installed with some tinkering, not many games can be installed by default (due to not faking device names) and has no stability issues found in Windroywill spawn multiple harmless-yet-annoying app_process.exe crashes. The official site is down since July 2016.

:;Android x86Windroye:An open-source project that aims to port :(With 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 a local OS and also on VMware. VMware Player 15 supports emulating OpenGL ES 3 on the targetuses VirtualBox, and its but still offers better performance is quite goodthan BlueStacks. VirtualBox 3d support The Play Store is poor and probably won't work. Android x86 is continually being improved installed by default and can be tried fairly painlessly through VMware. Genymotion is (or at least used to be) a closed-source fork of Android x86, designed exclusively to be run on VirtualBoxhas no stability issues found in Windroy.

:;[[Anbox]]Shashlik::A project by KDE that aims to run Android applications on Ubuntu distributionsLinux using KDE5 and Qt5 technology. It The project is in alpha infancy state and only known to work run on Ubuntu 16latest Kubuntu versions.04It lacks ARM processor emulation, so not many games will run. Anbox requires custom kernel modules to run becauseIt is, unlike other emulators which emulate the whole Linux kernelhowever, this one 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 host Android operating system's Linux kernel directly. The last major update was in March 2016 and seems to be abandoned.

:;ShashlikXamarin Android Player::A project by KDE that aims newcomer to run the 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 runmarket. It Not much is, however, known about this because it required a minimum $25/month subscription to play [https://wwwmain Xamarin products.youtube.com/watch?v=9SC6c_ih_Ac Flappy Bird] and can show The main Xamarin products were [https://wwwblog.youtubexamarin.com/watch?v=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screenxamarin-for-all made available for free]. It uses a modified version of [[QEMU]] to emulate after the purchase by Microsoft, but Xamarin Android operating system. The last major update Player was in March 2016 and seems to be abandoneddiscontinued.

:;Xamarin Android PlayerProject Astoria::A newcomer to the Microsoft-developed Android emulation marketemulator for Windows 10 Mobile included in several insider previews. It could run [https://www.reddit. Not much is known about this because it com/r/windowsphone/comments/3gaoct/android_apps_that_work_on_win10_right_now/ a few applications], though apps that required a minimum $25/month subscription to main Xamarin productsGoogle Play Services did not run or had issues. The main Xamarin products were This project was reportedly [httpshttp://blogwww.xamarinwindowscentral.com/xamarinmicrosofts-forproject-astoria-all made available for freedelayed discontinued] after in November 2015, and [http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-confirms-the purchase by Microsoft-death-of-project-astoria-focusing-on-other-bridges-instead its cancellation was confirmed] on February 2016, but Xamarin Android Player was discontinuedso the emulator is not included in more recent versions of Windows 10 Mobile.

;VMOSAndroid Linux distros:A program that runs another copy of Android ;Andy OS::Not recommended because it will install a [https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/8rq4fm/reminder_that_andyroid_mines_cryptocurrency/ cryptocurrency miner] on the current Android your system, which would be useful for running multiple copies of without asking or informing the same application simultaneouslyuser. Just like Genymotion, running applications that rely on older/newer versions of AndroidAndy OS uses VirtualBox, testing out different Android system variationsbut with a twist: if it detects an installed VirtualBox during installation, or safely executing operations/applications that are likely '''it will delete it''' and will refuse to harm the system and/or user datawork.

;Project Astoria: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/ a few applications], though apps that required 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/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 Mobile.Compatibility layers

==Emulation issues==:;KMRE===Google apps===Android ::KMRE 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 compatibility layer and many other Google apps. That often means developers pay a fee that can trickle back The official solution 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 run Android devices applications on Android 4 computers with Chinese homegrown Phytium/KunPeng ARM processors and earlier used to bundle the Google Play StoreNeoKylin Linux operating system, but this changed with newer versions. The new method is to install a custom ROM and then install "GApps" through another service like though later also available on x86-64 on [https://opengappswww.orgubuntukylin.com/ the Open GApps Projectindex-en.html Ubuntu Kylin]. KMRE is not designed with third-party applications outside its app store and in fact, force installing third-party apps breaks older versions of KMRE. It's an somewhat reasonable solution if you are restricted to working with these kinds of computers due to national security reasons.

===Architectural differences===Many games often optimize and compile specifically ::See [[#KMRE|KMRE section]] for ARM processors, which prevents them from being executable on x86 CPUs, even when using a project like Android-x86. Some emulators, like BlueStacks, have ARM emulation by default; in others, like Genymotion, it is possible to install an ARM emulator manually (though only on older versions, as such functionality is broken in newer releases)more information.

==Hardware features=Conflict=''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 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}[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, 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]]|-Many | 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 like due to uninstall each other 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 '''[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|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 some reasonmore information: [https://xdaforums.com/t/explained-art-runtime-in-android-4-4-kitkat. Droid4x2622098/ 1], Andyroid[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, 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 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-utilize-the-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 Xamarin cannot coMIPS 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-exist 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 same machine without modifying their installers[[Wikipedia:ARM_architecture_family|ARM 32-bit (Cortex)]] architecture, which can 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 a problem if one game works on only one of these emulators but /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 games do not.|?|?|?|?|?|?|?|?|}</div><references group=N4/>

==Enhancements=Antitamper protection=<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 device frame and custom skin] (similar to libretro overlay/bezels). You can get additional skins from various sources (e.g. [https://github.com/mingchen/android-emulator-skins mingchen's Android 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>([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]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}In order | {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Per-Game Profiles| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360055522292-How-to reduce cheating-use-the-Game-controls-menu-on-BlueStacks-5 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Command Line Options| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/BlueStacks/comments/163yg7p/command_line_options/ *]| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| On-Screen Display<br/><small>Showcases messages, many 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 refuse .<br/>Also you can 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 script under /system/bin named "enable_houdini" which tries to download it and install from 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 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 if they discover that the device has been rooted/emulator-acceleration#vm-windows-aehd AEHD], [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#choose-windows-hypervisor WHPX for Windows] and [https://developer.android. If the com/studio/run/emulator comes rooted by default-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 must 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-BlueStacks-5 2]| {{✗}}[https://youtu.be manually unrooted before /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 game can be playedmoment. The rooting method for modern devices So there is Magiskno support.|-| AI Service<br/><small>With the help of <abbr title="optical character recognition">OCR</abbr> and other techniques, which installs itself in the bootloader instead 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 system partitionmoment. So there is no support.|-| Debug features</br><small>adb support, [https://developer.android.com/agi AGI support], which makes it harder integration with IDE etc.</small>| {{?}}| {{~}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360053245871-How-to detect-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 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 Android; some of these go beyond a custom UI and are instead entirely new OSes that use the developers have used Android code in addition to writing power their own codecommercial consoles. However, such as Amazon's Fire OS; in some cases these come as compatibility layers on top of an otherwise unrelated OSmentioned before, such just because it uses Android as Windows Subsystem for Android. Depending on how much (and what) new code, features, and APIs were added, will determine the effects a base does not mean they will have all work correctly on a standard Android emulation but if one thing is for sureemulator, as they may require specific hardware setup, these forks are (most likely) going to cause some emulation issues. ==Emulator Specific Issues=====BlueStacks===* '''Can't root 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 simple. Alternatively, you could use Universal [[BlueStacks]] Rooting Software relies on an existing BlueStacks installation. Before opening it, go to the folder where BlueStacks is installed under Program Files, and run "HD-Quit.exe" onceservices bundled with the console.

Then, from the extracted "BlueStacks RootEZ 32_64", open as administrator "BlueStacks RootEZ'''Note: [[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes]] (e.exe"g. Click "Automatic Detect from Installed Bluestacks"ChromeCast with Google TV, enable "Enlarge System (Root.fsAmazon Fire TV) Size are not consoles, 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 <div style="tcp" 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) ==GM Android-based==Placeholder for General Motors's Android Automotive OS and their [https://developer.gm.com/app-gallery App Gallery]. ==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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