Android emulators: Difference between revisions

;*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".

!Name

!Platform(s)

!Latest version

!Compatibility

![[Licensing|License]]

![[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]

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|[[Genymotion]]

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

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

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

|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

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|Comes with Windows store<br/>[https://github.com/cinit/WSAPatch WSA patch for Windows 10]

|{{?}} ||{{~}}[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/ *] ||{{~}}

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|[https://waydro.id/#install git]<br />[https://github.com/casualsnek/waydroid_script Extras script]

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

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|[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/releases git]

|?

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{~}} ||{{~}}

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|N/A

|?

|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

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|[https://developer.android.com/studio/archive Beta and Canary builds]<br/>[https://developer.android.com/studio/ 4.0]

|?

|{{Red}} {{License|SA}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

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

|[https://docs.anbox.io/userguide/install.html git]

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

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

|[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413818315789-Games-playable-on-different-Android-versions-on-BlueStacks-5 ?]

|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=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 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>

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|[https://mumu.163.com/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>

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

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|[https://en.ldplayer.net/ 4.0.50.3]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

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|[https://www.bignox.com 7.0.2.7]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

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

|?

|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

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|[https://andyroid.net/ 0.47.226.1096.26]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

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|[https://droid4x.cc/ 0.10.7]

|?

|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web}}

|[https://developer.chrome.com/apps/getstarted_arc ARC 50.5021.602.0]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web}}

|[https://archon-runtime.github.io/ ARC 41.4410.238.0]

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|{{Red}} {{License|SA}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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

|[https://koplayerpc.com/ 2.0.0]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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

|[http://www.leapdroid.com/ 1.8.0]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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

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

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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|[http://www.shashlik.io/ 0.9.3]

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|{{?}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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

|[http://web.archive.org/web/20190820044528/https://www.smartgaga.com/ 1.1.646]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/windroy/ 4.0.3]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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|2.9.1

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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|[http://xeplayer.com/ 6.0.10]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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|[https://youwave.com/ 5.11]

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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|[https://waydro.id/index.html Waydroid]

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|[https://waydro.id/#install git]<br />[https://github.com/casualsnek/waydroid_script Extras script]

|?

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}}) ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

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

|[https://docs.anbox.io/userguide/install.html git]

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

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|Discontinued ($)

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|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}