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'''[[wikipedia:Android (operating system)|Android]]''' is a mobile operating system developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It was originally developed in secret before launching in 2008 as a competitor against Apple's [[IOS emulators|iPhone]]. While other mobile operating systems have been made throughout the years, none have emerged in terms of market share nearly as much as Android.

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.

However, the Linux kernel is flexible enough that it can be emulated well, unlike iOS, older cell phone models, and older Japanese Galapagos mobile phones. While Android natively supports mice,<ref group="note">If you have an Android device, you can confirm this by connecting a Bluetooth or USB mouse via a USB adapter.</ref> most apps expect users to have a touchscreen, so Android emulators will usually default to emulating touchscreen presses like [[Nintendo DS emulators|DS emulation]] (though it can be less than ideal in many cases). The host's keyboard may often emulate the button controller add-ons, and some emulators support [[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]] controllers with some more tweaks.

To run Android apps on your computer, most of the Android emulators employ a two-step approach. First, they set up a virtual environment using [[Hypervisors|hypervisor]] (and of course support for [[wikipedia:X86_virtualization#Hardware-assisted_virtualization|hardware assisting virtualization]] such as vt-x/amd-v and virtual gpu adapter such as [https://docs.mesa3d.org/drivers/virgl.html VirGL]). Then, they use [[Recommended linux distros#Emulation focused|custom Android-x86 images]] and translation layer such as "[[Compatibility layer|libhoudini or libndk or Intel BT]]" to convert instructions from ARM processors (used in phones) to work on your computer's x86 architecture. See [[#Hardware features]] supported ABI, API sections and [[#Enhancements]] built-in translation layer and VM columns for more information.

== 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".

;* If you've got an extra device lying around, you can use [[Recommended Linux distros#Android]] instead of these "emulators".

 

|+{{Emulator comparison introduction|[[Android emulators#Enhancements|enhancements]], [[Android emulators#Hardware features|hardware features]], and [[Android emulators#Android consoles|Android consoles]]. Also see [[PlayStation Mobile]].}}

![[Recommended emulators|Recommended? (overall)]]

! colspan="7" |PC

|ARCVM

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}||{{Ya}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://www.genymotion.com/download/ {{GenymotionVer}}]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{~}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames#section-system-requirements Beta]

[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/emulator Developer]

|<small>[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames/exploregames Only for selected titles] (Beta build)</small>

<small>? (Developer build)</small>

|{{~}}

|[https://trinityemulator.github.io/ Trinity]

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{~}}

|[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/releases git]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

|?||{{~}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Linux|LinuxARM}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://waydro.id/#install git]

[https://github.com/casualsnek/waydroid_script Extras script]

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{~}}

 

|{{Emulator compatibility|368|558|link=https://github.com/riverar/wsa-app-compatibility#support-tables}}||{{~}}

|[[Anbox]]

| align="left" |{{Icon|Linux|LinuxARM}}||{{Na}}

|[https://docs.anbox.io/userguide/install.html git]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Na}}

|Andy OS

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://andyroid.net/ 0.47.226.1096.26]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}<ref name="Bloatware" group="note" />

|ARC Welder

<small>(Google Chrome)</small>

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}||{{Na}}

|[https://developer.chrome.com/apps/getstarted_arc ARC 50.5021.602.0]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

|ARChon

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}||{{Na}}

|[https://archon-runtime.github.io/ ARC 41.4410.238.0]||{{Red}} {{License|SA}}  

|?||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/sections/360012290292-Release-Notes {{BlueStacksVer}}]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}

|[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413818315789-Games-playable-on-different-Android-versions-on-BlueStacks-5 ?]||{{Na}}<ref name="Bloatware" group="note">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 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>

|Droid4X

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}||{{Na}}

|[https://droid4x.cc/ 0.10.7]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

|KoPlayer

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}

|[https://koplayerpc.com/ 2.0.0]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

|LDPlayer<ref group="note">LDShop and LDPlayer's cloud backend suffered a major data breach exposing user screens and payment sessions, while the bundled Sogou keyboard has been flagged for telemetry that logs plaintext keystrokes. ([https://x.com/nte_wl/status/2054627592054153273 see tweet)]</ref>

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://en.ldplayer.net/ 4.0.50.3]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}<ref name="Bloatware" group="note" />

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://www.memuplay.com/ {{MEmuVer}}]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}<ref name="Bloatware" group="note" />

|MuMu

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|macOS|WoA}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://mumu.163.com/global/download/en/index.html 1.1.0.2]

<small>[https://mumu.163.com 1.1.0.5 (v2.3.17) (Chinese Ver)]</small>

|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}<ref name="Bloatware" group="note" />

|NoxPlayer

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://www.bignox.com 7.0.2.7]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}<ref name="Bloatware" group="note" />

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}

|[http://www.leapdroid.com/ 1.8.0]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}

|[http://web.archive.org/web/20191120002207/http://www.peakplayer.net/index.php/en/peakplayeren/ 1.2.5 Beta 2]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Linux}}||{{Na}}

|[http://www.shashlik.io/ 0.9.3]||{{Dunno}}  

|?||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}

|[http://web.archive.org/web/20190820044528/https://www.smartgaga.com/ 1.1.646]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}

|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/windroy/ 4.0.3]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}

|2.9.1||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}||{{Na}}

|[https://github.com/xamarin/release-notes-archive/blob/master/release-notes/android/android-player/index.md 0.6.5]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}

|[http://xeplayer.com/ 6.0.10]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}

|[https://youwave.com/ 5.11]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Linux}}||{{TBD}}

|||{{TBD}}  

|[https://steamdb.info/app/3043620/info/ ?]||{{TBD}}

|-

! colspan="7" |Mobile

| align="left" |{{Icon|Win10Phone}}||{{Na}}

! colspan="7" |Browser

|ARC Welder

| align="left" |{{Icon|Web}}||{{Na}}

|[https://developer.chrome.com/apps/getstarted_arc ARC 50.5021.602.0]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}

|ARChon

<small>(Google Chrome)</small>

| align="left" |{{Icon|Web}}||{{Na}}

|[https://archon-runtime.github.io/ ARC 41.4410.238.0]||{{Red}} {{License|SA}}  

|?||{{Na}}

== Compatibility layers ([[Compatibility layers|...]]) ==

{| {{Emulator table}}

!Latest version

![[Recommended emulators|Recommended? (overall)]]

! colspan="7" |PC

| align="left" |{{Icon|Linux}}||{{Dunno}}  

|[https://archive.ubuntukylin.com/ubuntukylin/pool/partner/kmre_2.4.6.8+22.04_amd64.deb 2.4.6.8]||{{Dunno}}

|?||{{Na}}

== Comparisons ==

 

; Emulators

:; Genymotion

:: A closed-source Android emulator with lots of [[Android emulators#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'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.

 

[[File:Android_Studio_built-in_emulator_device_skin_demonstration.jpeg|thumb|298x298px|Android Studio built-in emulator device skin demonstration, see [[#Enhancements]]]]

:; Trinity

:: Open source Android emulator, basically a repackaged Qemu Android x86 VM. It aims for high {{YouTubeVideoTime|tfq4MsxaHZw|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.

:; Android Studio

:: 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 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/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.

:; Waydroid

:: Waydroid runs a full Android system inside a Linux container, giving Android apps direct access to the host kernel. It’s built for Wayland desktops (X11 support is unofficial) and avoids virtualization, unlike emulators. Because it runs Android’s native libraries rather than translating APIs, it provides near‑native performance and can expose host GPU, audio, and peripherals to Android apps.

::; Lepton

::: Valve’s fork of Waydroid created for the upcoming Steam Frame VR headset. It uses the same container‑based AOSP runtime but adds Steam integration, VR‑optimized rendering paths, and extra drivers to expose the headset’s sensors. Like Waydroid, it supports sideloading APKs and runs without traditional virtualization. Lepton is intended primarily for games targeting standalone headsets such as Meta Quest, and the Steam store will also add support for publishing APK files.

:: 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. Development has been succeeded by Waydroid.

:; BlueStacks

:: A commercial software with a decent compatibility and performance. It has lots of [[Android emulators#Enhancements|enhancement]] and [[Android emulators#Hardware features|hardware feature]] support. Newer versions bundled with "BlueStacks X" software and "BlueStacks services" which you can uninstall it afterwards, and you need to uninstall these during each update session unfortunately (BlueStacks Player do not need these apps). It includes Google Apps by default.

:; MuMu Player

:: Another closed-source Android emulator. There are three versions of MuMu available

::; MuMu Player 6

::: This version of MuMu uses Android 6.0 Marshmallow

::; MuMu Player 12

::: This one is based on Android 12 Snow Cone and may have more compatibility with games

::; MuMu Nebula

::: This version runs Android 7.0 Nougat and is more suitable for low-end computers

:; MEmu

:: Another closed-source Android emulator and also with good compatibility.

:; LDPlayer

:: Another closed-source Android emulator and also with good compatibility. When testing games alongside Nox, LDPlayer shows better performance/compatibility with games.

:; Droid4x

:: 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 (xunlei.exe, and Thunder.exe, both by the Chinese 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, use Revo Uninstaller).

:; Windroy

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

:; Windroye

:: (With the 'e' suffix) uses VirtualBox, but still offers better performance than BlueStacks. The Play Store is installed by default and has no stability issues found in Windroy.

:; 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, as its technology was later incorporated into Visual Studio for Android app development.

:; 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.

; Android Linux distros

:; 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 your system without asking or informing the user. Just like Genymotion, Andy OS uses VirtualBox, but with a twist: if it detects an installed VirtualBox during installation, '''it will delete it''' and will refuse to work.

; Compatibility layers

:; KMRE

:: KMRE is a compatibility layer and The official solution to run Android applications on computers with Chinese homegrown Phytium/KunPeng ARM processors and NeoKylin Linux operating system, though later also available on x86-64 on [https://www.ubuntukylin.com/index-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.

:: See [[Android emulators#KMRE|KMRE section]] for more information.

== Enhancements ==

{| {{Basic table}}

! colspan="2" style="width:50%" |Name

!Genymotion

!Google Play Games

!Trinity

!WSA

| rowspan="1" |Controls

|[https://docs.retroachievements.org/general/tutorials/turbo-button.html Turbo button]||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/AI-powered filter compatible}}||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Filters}}||{{Dunno}}

| {{~}}<br><small>Android Studio emulator [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds#skins supports lots of device frame and custom skin] (similarly 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.</small>||{{~}}<br><small>Similarly to Android Studio, it has device skin capability for better immersion but it's exclusive to users with license registration.</small>

|[[High dynamic range#Inverse tone mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible]]||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

| {{Na}}||{{Na}}

|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Shader chain}}||{{Dunno}}

| {{Na}}||{{Na}}

|Automatic updater||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

|Big Picture Mode||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

|Built-in on-screen control

<small>Simulating touch input on display via keyboard or gamepad. This QoL enhancement is crucial for lots of touch input exclusive games.</small>

 

<small>Also you can use third-party apps such as [https://github.com/Shyri/TouchMapper TouchMapper] for this.</small>

|{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno|link=https://old.reddit.com/r/WSA/comments/z62m2v/how_do_i_remap_key_to_screen_presses_for_gaming/}}

|[[Compatibility layer|Built-in translation layer]]||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Na}}<br><small>You need to manually install libhoudini translation layer on guest system for Genymotion. See [[compatibility layer]] for more info.</small>

| {{Ya|link=https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/start#playbility-architecture}}

|[[Hypervisors|Built-in, self-contained or integrated virtualization engine]]

<small>Emulators that employ a self-contained hypervisor are a distinct class of virtualization solutions that integrate their own layer directly into the application package similarly to [[Computer specifications#Recommended Specifications|static linking]]. Unlike emulators that rely on third-party or host operating system (OS) features (Microsoft Hyper-V/WHPX, KVM or Intel's HAXM), these solutions are designed to be functionally independent of the host OS's virtualization stack. On Windows, this is typically achieved for Android emulation by installing a proprietary, kernel-level driver that acts as a hypervisor to manage the virtual machine, bypassing the need for pre-existing host OS'es virtualization stack/feature. This shouldn't be confused with hardware-assisted virtualization (VT-x/AMD-V).</small>

| {{Na}}<br><small>Android Studio has Android emulator, which is [https://developer.android.com/studio/intro/update#recommended QEMU]-based device-emulation tool. Supports [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#vm-windows-aehd AEHD] driver (although its deprecated?), OR [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.</small>||{{Na}}<br><small>It has built-in QEMU version which asks for Hyper-V ([https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/Get_started/011_Windows_install/#hypervisor on Windows]) (it's currently in beta), otherwise you need to use "with VirtualBox" builds.</small>

| {{Na}}<br><small><br><small>It's uses [https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator#4-code-organization QEMU 5.0] and asks for Hyper-V or obsolete HAXM for hardware acceleration.</small>

| {{Na}}<br><small>''Hyper-V-dependent''</small>

|Command-line options||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Ya|link=https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/06_GMTool/}}

|File sharing

<small>Similar to "Shared Folder" enhancement for [[Hypervisors#Type 2 hypervisors|Type-2 hypervisors]].</small>

|Multiple instances and instance manager||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

| {{Na|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KEaPQpfzkQ&t=422}}

|On-screen display

<small>Showcases messages, controller input state which is useful for speedrunners, performance data, active settings, and various notifications.</small>

|Pause/Resume emulation||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

|Per-game profiles||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

| {{Na}}||{{Na}}

|[[Save disk space for ISOs#PlayStation 1|Streamable compression format]]||{{Dunno}}

| {{Na}}||{{Na}}

|Fast forward/Turbo speed||{{Dunno}}

| {{Na}}||{{Na}}

|[[wikipedia:Macro_(computer_science)|Macros/Scripts]]/[https://tasvideos.org/LuaScripting Lua]||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

|[https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]||{{Dunno}}

| {{Na}}||{{Na}}

|Rewind||{{Dunno}}

| {{Na}}||{{Na}}

|Save states||{{Dunno}}

| {{Na}}||{{Na}}

| rowspan="6" |Misc.

|Debug features

<small>adb support, [https://developer.android.com/agi AGI support], integration with IDE etc.</small>

|[[Virtual reality#VR game room simulations|EmuVR support]]

| colspan="7" |Exclusive to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads libretro cores] at the moment. So there is no support.

|[[Netplay]]||{{Dunno}}

|Rich Presence (RPC)

<small>Allows the emulator to share real-time game session details (e.g., current game title, level, boss, playtime, or custom status) with external applications. This enables features such as displaying what you're playing on your profile, inviting friends to spectate, or triggering join-in-progress functionality where supported.</small>

|[[wikipedia:Variable_refresh_rate|Variable refresh rate]]||{{Dunno}}

| {{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

== Hardware features ==

{| {{Basic table}}

! colspan="2" style="width:50%" |Name

!ARCVM

![https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/04_Emulating_sensors_and_features/ Genymotion]

!Google Play Games

!Trinity

!WSA

| colspan="2" |Android controls||{{Dunno}}

| colspan="2" |[https://developer.android.com/training/monitoring-device-state/battery-monitoring Battery]

|{{Ya|link=https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-extended-controls}}||{{Ya|link=https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/04_Emulating_sensors_and_features/#battery}}

| colspan="2" |Biometrics||{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Na|link=https://xdaforums.com/t/looking-wsa-for-windows-11-where-bluetooth-also-works.4610551/post-88829045}}

| colspan="2" |Camera||{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

|[[wikipedia:Google_Cloud_Messaging|Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)]]||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

| colspan="2" |[https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/touch-and-input/game-controllers Controllers]||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}

|{{Ya|link=https://blog.google/products/google-play/google-play-games-beta-october-2023-update/}}

|{{Na|link=https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/issues/3}}

| colspan="2" |External storage||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}

| colspan="2" |[https://developer.android.com/games/optimize/adpf/gamemode/about-API-and-interventions Game Mode]||{{Dunno}}

| colspan="2" |[[wikipedia:Android_(operating_system)#Home_screen|Home screen]]

<small>This shouldn't be confused with emulator frontend/GUI.</small>

|{{Dunno}}<br><small>[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] ({{YouTubeVideoTime|2KEaPQpfzkQ|408|Demonstration}}). It's unclear whether this app directly emulates the native home screen or provides an alternative UI/UX with limited features.</small>

|{{Dunno}}

| colspan="2" |Microphone||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}

|{{Ya|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KEaPQpfzkQ&t=153}}

| colspan="2" |[https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/touch-input/pointer-input/multi-touch Multi-touch]||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}||{{Ya|link=https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/03_Virtual_devices/#touchscreen}}

| rowspan="2" |Network

|Mobile data||{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}

| colspan="2" |[https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/notifications Notifications]||{{Dunno}}

| {{~|link=https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/faq#q_can_we_use_push_notifications_for_google_play_games}}

| colspan="2" |Power button||{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

| rowspan="3" |[[List of console games that support motion controls#Android Emulation|Sensors]]

|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya|link=https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-extended-controls}}||{{Ya|link=https://www.genymotion.com/blog/genymotion-desktop-3-8-0/}}

|Magnetometer||{{Dunno}}

| colspan="2" |[https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-install-add-files Sideloading/Installing]||{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}<br><small>[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/wiki/Advanced-Usages#adb-connection Use adb to connect] then use adb install command.</small>

| colspan="2" |Volume buttons||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

! colspan="9" |[[wikipedia:Android_version_history|OS version]]

| colspan="2" |[[wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_7.1_Nougat|7.1 Nougat]] (API 25)

<small>New JIT Compiler, making for 75 percent faster app installations and a 50 percent reduction in compiled code size.</small>

 

<small>JIT compiler with code profiling to ART, which lets it constantly improve the performance of Android apps as they run.</small>

 

<small>Vulkan 3D rendering API support.</small>

|{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}<ref name="GenymotionOSsupport" group="note" />

|{{Ya}}||{{Na}}<ref name="GenymotionOSsupport" group="note">[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-t-find-Android-4-4-and-below this page].</ref>

|{{Na}}<br><small>It uses android-x86 9.0 64-bit.</small>

|{{Dunno}}

! colspan="9" |[https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis Supported ABIs]

| colspan="2" |[https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#arm64-v8a arm64-v8a]||{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}<ref name="GooglePlayGamesABI">[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/start#playbility-architecture Google Play Games ABI Architecture support].</ref>

| colspan="2" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180507120451/https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#sa armeabi]

| colspan="7" |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].

But [[Compatibility layer|libhoudini translation layer]] still supports it?

| colspan="2" |[https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#v7a armeabi-v7a]

<small>Supporting armeabi-v7a ABI is crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation projects|preservation]] reasons.</small>

 

<small>Older applications and games often rely on the [[wikipedia:ARM_architecture_family|ARM 32-bit (Cortex)]] architecture, which isn't used in newer hardware.</small>

| colspan="2" |[https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#x86 x86]||{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}<ref name="GooglePlayGamesABI" />

! colspan="9" |[https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/graphics/opengl/about-opengl Supported APIs]