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':''This page is about emulating Android apps and games on PC as it is slowly building off an important library of exclusivesdesktops. For emulating specific platforms, and emulation coupled with CheatEngine is certainly interesting. If youwe're interested in ll usually list Android ports of emulators on the target platform's page; for your Android phoneexample, check [[Emulators on a Game Boy emulator for Android|this would be listed at the Game Boy emulators page]] instead.'''

'''[[wikipedia:Android(operating system)|Android]]''' is a mobile operating system (OS) based on the Linux kernel and currently developed by Googleand the Open Handset Alliance. Unlike It was originally developed in secret before launching in 2008 as a competitor against Apple's [[iOS emulators|iPhone]]. While other mobile operating systems had been made throughout the years, none have emerged in terms of market share nearly as well much as older cell-phone models and older Japanese Galapagos mobile phones, emulating Android software on PC is more developed, though no open source emulator with a high degree of game compatibility exists yet.

Like Android is like a Linux distribution in that it uses the Linux kernel to facilitate communication with DS emulatorsthe hardware and manage processes on the system. Unfortunately, the computer mouse similarities end there as Android uses an entirely different toolset from standard Linux distributions and no support is used to emulate touch screen presses 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 can , like IPA files on [[iOS emulators|iOS]], are specially designed Zip files. They may be less than ideal in many casesoccasionally coupled with <code>OBB</code> files.)While Android can technically run Linux binaries, and the keyboard emulates the button controller add-onsdoing so requires superuser privileges that Android does not provide by default. Some emulators support X360 controllers 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 well with some more tweaksa 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 apps come in natively supports mice,<ref group=N>If you have an Android device you can confirm this by connecting a Bluetooth mouse or a USB mouse via a USB On-the apk file format (occasionally coupled with obb files)-Go adapter. Just </ref> most apps expect users to have a touchscreen, so Android emulators will usually default to emulating touchscreen presses like its iOS equivalent [[Nintendo DS emulators|DS emulation]] (ipa filesthough it can be less than ideal in many cases). The host's keyboard may often emulate the button controller add-ons, their innards can be opened and some emulators support [[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]] controllers as a regular zip filewell with some more tweaks.

<div style="color:#000;background:#eef2ff;border:1px solid #b7c5d9;border-radius:8px;padding-left:1em;display:inline-block;padding-right:1em;">'''Important Note:''' 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 was BlueStacks. Make sure to check if there are pre-installed apps on your emulator (and disable them), monitor your Internet connection download caps and processor activity to detect any abnormal activity (and block domains accordingly if the need arises) and avoid as much as possible giving sensitive account data (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.</div> {| class="wikitable"|+PCstyle="text-align:center;"

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|style="text-align:center;"|[[BlueStacks]]Andy OS|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac|macOS}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://wwwandyroid.bluestacksnet/ 0.com/ Official Site47.226.1096.26]|style="text-align:center;"VmWare|✓High|style="text-align:center;"|Original{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|Mid{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|✓{{✗}}

|style="text-align:center;"|[[Droid4x]]TianTian App Player|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac}}|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.droid4xttmnq.com/ Official Siteen/ 3.2.8]|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓Mid|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Original|style="text-align:center;"{{✓}} |High|style="text-align:center;"|✓{{✗}}

|style="text-align:center;"|[[AMI DuOS]]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://wwwami.com/en/tech-blog/farewell-amiduos/ 2.com/ Official Site0.8.8511]|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✗Mid|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |?|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Mid|style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}

|style="text-align:center;"|[[andyroid]]ARC Welder<br /><small>(Google Chrome)</small>|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac|Linux|macOS|Web}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://andyroiddeveloper.chrome.netcom/apps/ Official Sitegetstarted_arc ARC 50.5021.602.0]|style="text-align:center;"Original|✓Mid|style="text-align:center;"|VirtualBox{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|Mid{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|✓{{✗}}

|style="text-align:center;"|[[ARC Welder]] ARChon<br /><small>(Google Chrome)</small>|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac, |Linux, Chrome OS|macOS|Web}}|style="text-align:center;"|[https://developerarchon-runtime.chromegithub.comio/apps/getstarted_arc 50ARC 41.50214410.602238.0] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"Original|✓Mid|style<span title="textSource-align:center;available">^{{~}}</span> |Original|style="text-align:center;"|Mid{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}

|style="text-align:center;"|[[Windroy]]Droid4X|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|style="text-align[https:center;"|1//droid4x.cc/ 0.10.2 (Discontinued)7]|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Original|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Low|style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}

|style="text-align:center;"|[[Windroye]]KoPlayer|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows}}|style="text-align[https:center;"|//koplayerpc.com/ 2.90.0 (Discontinued)]|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"|VirtualBox{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|Mid{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|?{{✗}}

|style="text-align:center;"|[[Android x86]]LeapDroid|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Multi-platformWindows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.android-x86leapdroid.com/ 1.org 48.4-r50] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"|N/A{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|Low{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}

|style="text-align:center;"|[[Shashlik]]Peak App Player|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|LinuxWindows}}|style="text-align[http:center;"|[//web.archive.org/web/20191120002207/http://www.shashlikpeakplayer.net/index.io 0php/en/peakplayeren/ 1.92.35 Beta 2] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Original|style="text-align:center;"|Low{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}

|styleShashlik|align="textleft|{{Icon|Linux}}|[http://www.shashlik.io/ 0.9.3]|Original|Low|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-|SmartGaGa|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http:center;"//web.archive.org/web/20190820044528/https://www.smartgaga.com/ 1.1.646]|VirtualBox|High|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-|Windroy|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[[Xamarin Android Player]https://sourceforge.net/projects/windroy/ 4.0.3]|style="textOriginal|Low|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-|Windroye|align:center;"=left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac}}|2.9.1|VirtualBox|Mid|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|style="text-|Xamarin Android Player|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[https:center;"//github.com/xamarin/release-notes-archive/blob/master/release-notes/android/android-player/index.md 0.6.5]|VirtualBox|Mid|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Discontinued{{✗}}|style="text-|XePlayer|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http:center;"//xeplayer.com/ 6.0.10]|VirtualBox|High|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|style="text-|YouWave|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https:center;"//youwave.com/ 5.11]|VirtualBox|styleMid|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-!colspan="text8"|Consoles|-|LineageOS|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}|[https:center;"//switchroot.org/ 15.1]|based of the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS|?|style{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-!colspan="text8"|Mobile / ARM|-|LineageOS|align=left|{{Icon|LinuxARM}}|[https:center;"//konstakang.com/ 16.0 <small>(Raspberry Pi 3/4)</small>]|Not an emulator (actual AOSP)|✗High|{{✓} } ||{{✓}} | class="wikitable"|+Mobile{{✓}}

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|style="text-align:center;"|Project Astoria|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows 10 MobileWinMobile}}|style="text-align:center;"|Discontinued($)|style="text-align:center;"Original|✗Low|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Original|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Low|style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}

* '''The VM column describes what backend technology the emulator uses. Emulators labeled with "VirtualBox" sometimes needs the user to install [https://www.virtualbox.org/ Oracle VM VirtualBox]. Usually, it is installed automatically. ===Comparisons===;[[Genymotion''' is an ]]:A closed-source Android emulator with hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and USB host support, available for Windows, Mac macOS, and Linux. In its latest versions, it has pretty good compatibility with commercial games. It's a commercial product though, aimed at software developers and QA teams. You'll need to create an account and download the free non-commercial use license available. Except for pay-to-remove "free for personal use" watermark on the screen, paid builds to add features only useful for Android app developers.**Setting up the emulator itself is not too hard, but a bit of tinkering is required to add the Google Play store and [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528952 ARM processor emulation] (what you need essentially here to play the commercial releases) as well as [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/genymotion-users/JpO8HR39PR0/NpSkrnsB8d8J Xbox 360 controller support]. Not noob-friendly, but if you're experienced enough with Android to know your way around a rooted filesystem it shouldn't be too hard.

* '''Bluestacks''' Setting up the emulator itself is also commercial with not too hard, but a free option (no account bit of tinkering is required)to add the Google Play store and [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread. It's less good than Genymotion, and doesn'php?t handle USB cable =2528952 ARM processor emulation. Previous versions used ] (what you need essentially here to come with an installer with adware, comes with junk apps within play the emulator, and has a noncommercial releases) as well as [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/genymotion-users/JpO8HR39PR0/NpSkrnsB8d8J Xbox 360 controller support]. Not noob-intuitive uninstallerfriendly, but that's no longer the case today. It includes Google Apps by default, though if you'll need re experienced enough with Android to "root" know your way around a rooted filesystem it to load apk files to your likingshouldn't be too hard.

* '''Droid4xNote as of November 25th, 2019''' : The above paragraph is outdated and ARM Emulation has good accuracy but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBoxbeen broken in Genymotion for a while, so it cannot co-exist with Genymotion and Xamarinyou can't use ARM apps unless you get a really old version.

* ;[[BlueStacks]]:Also commercial with a free option (requires a google account). It's less good than Genymotion and doesn''andyroid''' works too, though the company behind it did t handle USB cable emulation. Previous versions used to come with an installer with adware before previously.**Just like Genymotion, Andyroid also use VirtualBox, but comes with junk apps within the emulator and has a twist: if it detects an installed virtualbox during installationnon-intuitive uninstaller, but that's no longer the case today. It includes Google Apps by default, though you''it will delete it''' and will refuse ll need to install a file manager to workcopy game cache when loading your own .apk files. Beware!

* '''DuOS''', not to be confused with a [http;MEmu://ds-duos.blogspot.com/ similarly-named Nintendo DS A free Android emulator] by Roor, is a relative newcomer to the Android emulation market, made by American Megatrends i.e. the with very same people behind the BIOS/UEFI firmware your PC may be using. Emulation is modest at bestgood accuracy, with games and apps such as [[DraStic]] struggling on lower-end hardware. And to top it all off, it ain't free eithersometimes outperforming BlueStacks.

* '''Google Chrome''' can open apk files using the ARC Welder extension, though their emulation on PC is average at best. Here's a [http;LDPlayer://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iIbxaftAu_ho5rv9fUlXSLTzwU6MbKOldsWXyrYiyo8/edit#gid=0 compatibility list] and a [https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeapks dedicated subreddit]. Google has announced [http://arstechnicaAn Android emulator also with good accuracy.com/gadgets/2016/05/the-play-store-comes-to-chrome-os-but-not-the-way-we-were-expecting/ Play Store for Chrome OS]When testing games along side Nox, but it works on a different "container" technology that is embed LDPlayer shows to the Chrome OS. In addition, Google will [http:have better performance//blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html discontinue Google Chrome apps on PC], so any major updates to ARC Welder for PC is unlikelycompatibility with games.

* '''Windroy''' (without the 'e' suffix) is a fast Android emulator that does not rely on ;Droid4xHas good accuracy but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox or any similar technology, so it cannot co-exist with Genymotion and Xamarin. It isn't accurate thoughs not recommended because it will install hidden background services (xunlei. While Google Play store can be installed with some tinkeringexe, not many games can be installed (due to not faking device names) and will spawn multiple harmless-yet-annoying app_processThunder.exe crashes. Official site is down since July 2016, so any updates both by the Chinese company which developed Droid4x) that seed Chinese torrents constantly and they are unlikelya pain to uninstall or deactivate (in case you've already fallen for it, use Revo Uninstaller).

* '''Windroye''' (with the 'e' suffix) rely on VirtualBox, but still offers better performance than Bluestacks. The Play Store is installed by default and has no stability issues found from classic Windroy. ;Andy OS:Not recommended because it will install a [https://www.reddit.com/r/ClashOfClansemulation/comments/31lklr8rq4fm/misc_windroye_for_pcfaster_than_bluestacks_262_mbreminder_that_andyroid_mines_cryptocurrency/ A related Reddit topic can be found herecryptocurrency miner] on your system without asking or informing about this to 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.]Beware!

* '''Android x86''' ;DuOS:Not to be confused with a [http://ds-duos.blogspot.com/ similarly-named Nintendo DS emulator] by Roor, is a open-source project that aims relative newcomer to port the Android operating system to x86-based netbooksemulation market, made by American Megatrends i.e. While it can the very same people behind the BIOS/UEFI firmware your PC may be run on virtual machines like VirtualBoxusing. Emulation is modest at best, it does not have 3D graphics emulation with games and cannot run most gamesapps such as [[DraStic]] struggling on lower-end hardware. Genymotion is (or at least used And to be) a closed-source fork of Android x86top it all off, designed exclusively to be run on VirtualBoxit isn't free either.

* '''Shashlik''' is a project by KDE that aims to run Android applications ;Google Chrome:Can open .apk files using the ARC Welder extension, though their emulation on Linux using KDE5 and Qt5 technology. The project PC is infancy state and only known to run on latest Kubuntu versionsaverage at best. It currently lacks ARM processor emulation, so not many games will run. It is however known to play Here's a [httpshttp://wwwdocs.youtubegoogle.com/watch?vspreadsheets/d/1iIbxaftAu_ho5rv9fUlXSLTzwU6MbKOldsWXyrYiyo8/edit#gid=9SC6c_ih_Ac Flappy Bird0 compatibility list] and can show a [https://www.youtubereddit.com/watch?v=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screenr/chromeapks dedicated subreddit]. It uses modified Google has announced [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/the-play-store-comes-to-chrome-os-but-not-the-way-we-were-expecting/ Play Store for Chrome OS], but it works on a different "container" technology that is embedded in the Chrome OS. In addition, Google will [Qemu]http://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html discontinue Google Chrome apps on PC] , so any major updates to emulate the Android operating systemARC Welder for PC is unlikely.

* ;Windroy:(Without the 'e''Xamarin suffix) is a fast Android Playeremulator that does not rely on VirtualBox or any similar technology. It isn''' was a newcomer t accurate though. While Google Play store can be installed with some tinkering, not many games can be installed (due to the Android emulation marketnot faking device names) and will spawn multiple harmless-yet-annoying app_process. Not much is known about this because it required a minimum of $25/month subscription of main Xamarin productsexe crashes. The main Xamarin products were [https://blog.xamarin.com/xamarin-for-all made available for free] after the purchase by Microsoftofficial site is down since July 2016, but Xamarin Android Player was discontinuedso any updates are unlikely.

* ;Windroye:(With the 'e'suffix) uses VirtualBox, but still offers better performance than BlueStacks. The Play Store is installed by default and has no stability issues found in Windroy. [https://www.reddit.com/r/ClashOfClans/comments/31lklr/misc_windroye_for_pcfaster_than_bluestacks_262_mb/ A related Reddit topic can be found here.] ;Android x86:An open-source project that aims to port the Android operating system to x86-based netbooks. Comes with Google Play and libhoudini (x86/ARM translation layer) 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 target and performance is quite good. VirtualBox 3d support is poor and probably won'Project Astoria't work. Android x86 is continually being improved 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 VirtualBox. ;[[Anbox]]:A project that aims to run Android applications on Ubuntu distributions. Currently, it is on 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. ;Shashlik:A project by KDE that aims to run Android applications on Linux using KDE5 and Qt5 technology. The project is infancy state and only known to run on latest Kubuntu versions. It currently 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 modified [[QEMU]] to emulate the Android operating system. Last major update was March 2016 and seems abandoned. ;Xamarin Android Player:A newcomer to the Android emulation market. Not much is known about this because it required a minimum of $25/month subscription of 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. ;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 applicaionsapplications], though apps 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.

===Lack of Release Notes Google apps===Android is open source, but the Google Play Store has to be licensed from Google in order to incorporate it into a build, including Play Services and many other Google apps. That often means developers pay a fee that can trickle back to the user in some form (either through adware, privacy-invading trackers, or by selling the emulator as a commercial product). Custom ROMs for real Android devices on Android 4 and earlier used to bundle the Google Play Store but this changed with newer versions. The new method is to install a custom ROM and Update History informationthen install "GApps" through another service like [https://opengapps.org/ the Open GApps Project]. ===Architectural differences===While some Many games often optimize and compile specifically 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 as functionality is broken in newer releases). ===Conflict===Many emulators like to uninstall each other for some reason. Droid4x, Andyroid, Genymotion do have version history , and Xamarin cannot co-exist on the same machine without modifying their websiteinstallers, most which can be a problem if one game works on only one of these emulators but other emulators games do not have such history pages. ===Antitamper protection===In order to reduce cheating, many games refuse to run if they discover that the device has been rooted. If the emulator comes rooted by default, it must be manually unrooted before the game can be played. The rooting method for modern devices is Magisk, which installs itself in the bootloader instead of the system partition, making which makes it harder to detect. Some games take more aggressive measures to detect the presence of Custom ROMs (unofficial firmware) or Android emulators (like the ones listed in this page) in the variety of ways like checking for the existence or absence of system files in order to prevent the game from running in any unverified environments. These games are very difficult or plain impossible to play on emulators without resorting to track updates as well as regressionscracked versions of the games. ==Emulator Specific Issues=====BlueStacks===* '''Can't root the device:'''  The latest Kingroot's .apk will do the job when loaded inside BlueStacks. It's that simple.

===Emulator Conflict===Many emulatorsAlternatively, such as Droid4xyou could use Universal [[BlueStacks]] Rooting Software on an existing BlueStacks installation. Before opening it, andyroidgo to the folder where BlueStacks is installed under Program Files, Genymotion and Xamarin cannot corun "HD-exist on the same machine because they will uninstall each otherQuit. This can be a problem if one game runs only on one of these emulators but the other games do not work on itexe" once.

===Google-related Libraries===Likely due to licensing issuesThen, most Android emulators do not come with Google-related applications and related libraries preinstalled (Google Play Storefrom the extracted "BlueStacks RootEZ 32_64", Play Servicesopen as administrator "BlueStacks RootEZ.exe". Click "Automatic Detect from Installed Bluestacks", Play Games clientenable "Enlarge System (Root.fs) Size to 400MB", etc) and requires the user to manually install themclick "I'm ready for Step 1". Many games verify the existence of GoogleA command-related components at the start line window should appear. Now just wait until "Preparing Complete" appears. Then, click "Go for Step 2" and refuse to work if some or any of them are missingwait until "Rooting is Complete" appears.

===ARM Applications===Most commercial games are developed Close the application, and published only for devices with ARM CPUs such open the "output" folder in the same directory as most smartphones and tabletsthe extracted application. You should find a newly generated "Root.fs" file. However, You can use it to replace the PCs we regularly use contain x86 CPUsexisting one under "%programdata%\BlueStacks\Android" (Press Windows+R and go there), so these games cannot directly run. Some emulators like Bluestacks have ARM emulation by default, and in some others like Genymotion but it is possible 's recommended to install ARM emulator manually. The ARM emulator requires Intel CPUs keep a backup of the original in case the new one causes Bluestacks to work correctly and not guaranteed to work with all gameshang in the loading screen for more than a few minutes.

===Games The package also includes Nova Explorer and Root Launcher. You may verify the rooting status with root/Custom ROMs/Emulator Detection===Many commercial games refuse to run if the device is "rootedRoot Checker" (hacked to allow access to deep portion of Android OS) in order to reduce cheating and piratingapp from Google Play. If the emulator is rooted by defaultConsidering some apps check for Google Play services for online checks, it must be unrooted manually before the game you can be playedalso install "Modded Google Play Store", "[https://www.luckypatchers.com/ Lucky Patcher]" and "Magisk".

Some games are very aggressive that they detect Custom ROMs ===Andyroid===* '''Unable To Launch VM Process:'''  On the taskbar, right-click Andyroid's notification icon, and choose Settings, Advanced, Set Andy Protocol. Type "tcp" and confirm, then launch Andyroid. ===Android-x86===* '''3D Support is broken on VMWare when using newer kernels:''' Kernels > 4.14 with version 8.1 break 3d acceleration in VMWare (unofficial firmwaresee https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/android-x86/4.9%7Csort:date/android-x86/wB65vJnuJiI/ytJaWYWUBwAJ) or Android emulators . 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 (like the ones listed in for this pageboot session only) by variety of ways like checking the existence , and absence of system files in order 'b' to prevent boot (the game from running in any unauthorized environments. These games keys to edit and boot may be different depending on your grub version, there are very difficult or plain impossible to play usually instructions on emulators without resorting to cracked versions of the games.grub screen for the requisite keys)