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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 example, a Game Boy emulator for your Android phone, check [[:Category:Consoles]] and see individual console would be listed at the Game Boy emulators page.'''
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.
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|style! colspan="text8"|PC / x86|-align:center;"|[[Genymotion]]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac, |Linux|macOS}}|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.genymotion.com/fundownload/ {{GenymotionVer}}]|VirtualBox|High|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-zone|[[BlueStacks]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[https:// 2www.bluestacks.11com/ {{BlueStacksVer}}] |QEMU (Official Sitebefore v2.5) / VirtualBox (after v2.5)|style="text-align:center;"High|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓ (Non}}|-Dev Versions)|styleMEmu|align="text-alignleft|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https:center;"//www.memuplay.com/ 7.2.1]|VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"|High|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|style="text-align:center;"|[[AMI DuOSAnbox]]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|WindowsLinux}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://www.amiduosanbox.comio/ 2.0.8.8511Git] |Not an emulator (Official Sitewine-like approach)|style="text-align:center;"|✗?|style="text-align:center;"{{✓}} |VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"|Mid{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|✗{{✓}}
!colspan|KoPlayer|align="7"left|{{Icon|AbandonedWindows}}|[https:/Discontinued/koplayerpc.com/ 2.0.0]|VirtualBox|High|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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.
* '''Genymotion''' is an Android The VM column describes what backend technology the emulator with hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and USB host support, available for Windows, Mac and Linuxuses. In its latest versions, it has pretty good compatibility Emulators labeled 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 useVirtualBox" watermark on the screen, paid builds 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 sometimes needs the Google Play store and [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528952 ARM processor emulation] (what you need essentially here user to play the commercial releases) as well as install [https://groupswww.googlevirtualbox.com/d/msg/genymotion-usersorg/JpO8HR39PR0/NpSkrnsB8d8J Xbox 360 controller supportOracle VM VirtualBox]. Not noob-friendlyUsually, but if you're experienced enough with Android to know your way around a rooted filesystem it shouldn't be too hardis installed automatically.
* '''Bluestacks''' is also ===Comparisons===;[[Genymotion]]:A closed-source Android emulator with hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and USB host support, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. In its latest versions, it has pretty good compatibility with commercial with a free option (requires a google account)games. It's less good than Genymotiona commercial product though, aimed at software developers and doesnQA teams. You't handle USB cable emulation. Previous versions used ll need to come with create an installer with adware, comes with junk apps within account and download the emulator, and has a free non-intuitive uninstaller, but that's no longer commercial use license available. Except for pay-to-remove "free for personal use" watermark on the case today. It includes Google Apps by defaultscreen, though you'll need to install a file manager paid builds to copy game cache when loading your own apksadd features only useful for Android app developers.
* '''MEmu''' Setting up the emulator itself is not too hard, but a free 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 emulator with very good accuracy, sometimes outperforming Bluestacksto know your way around a rooted filesystem it shouldn'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 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) in the background seeding Chinese torrents constantly and they are a pain to uninstall or deactivate (in case youcan've already fallen for it, t use Revo Uninstaller)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.
* ;Google Chrome:Can open .apk files using the ARC Welder extension, though their emulation on PC is average at best. Here'''Anbox''' is s a project that aims to run Android applications on Ubuntu distributions[http://docs.google. Currently it is on alpha state com/spreadsheets/d/1iIbxaftAu_ho5rv9fUlXSLTzwU6MbKOldsWXyrYiyo8/edit#gid=0 compatibility list] and only known a [https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeapks dedicated subreddit]. Google has announced [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/the-play-store-comes-to work -chrome-os-but-not-the-way-we-were-expecting/ Play Store for Chrome OS], but it works on Ubuntu 16a different "container" technology that is embedded in the Chrome OS.04In addition, Google will [http://blog. Anbox requires custom kernel modules chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to run because unlike other emulators which emulates the whole Linux kernel-web.html discontinue Google Chrome apps on PC], this one uses the host system's Linux kernel directlyso any major updates to ARC Welder for PC is unlikely.
* '''Shashlik';Windroy:(Without the 'e' suffix) is a project by KDE fast Android emulator that aims to run Android applications does not rely on Linux using KDE5 and Qt5 VirtualBox or any similar technology. The project is infancy state and only known to run on latest Kubuntu versionsIt isn't accurate though. It currently lacks ARM processor emulationWhile Google Play store can be installed with some tinkering, so not many games will run. It is however known can be installed (due to play [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SC6c_ih_Ac Flappy Bird] not faking device names) and can show [https://wwwwill spawn multiple harmless-yet-annoying app_process.youtubeexe crashes.com/watch?v=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screen]. It uses modified [[Qemu]] to emulate the Android operating system. Last major update was March The official site is down since July 2016 and seems abandoned, so any updates are unlikely.
* ;Windroye:(With the 'e''Xamarin Android Player''' was a newcomer to the Android emulation marketsuffix) uses VirtualBox, but still offers better performance than BlueStacks. Not much The Play Store is known about this because it required a minimum of $25/month subscription of main Xamarin productsinstalled by default and has no stability issues found in Windroy. The main Xamarin products were [https://blogwww.xamarinreddit.com/xamarin-for-all made available for freer/ClashOfClans/comments/31lklr/misc_windroye_for_pcfaster_than_bluestacks_262_mb/ A related Reddit topic can be found here.] after the purchase by Microsoft, but Xamarin Android Player was discontinued.
* '''Project Astoria''' was a Microsoft;Android x86:An open-developed source project that aims to port the Android emulator for Windows 10 Mobile included in several insider previewsoperating system to x86-based netbooks. It could run [https:Comes with Google Play and libhoudini (x86//wwwARM translation layer) installed.reddit.com/r/windowsphone/comments/3gaoct/android_apps_that_work_on_win10_right_now/ 3D acceleration works well both when installed directly on the machine as a few applicaions], though apps required Google Play Services did not run or had issueslocal OS and also on VMware. This project was reportedly [http://wwwVMware Player 15 supports emulating OpenGL ES 3 on the target and performance is quite good.windowscentralVirtualBox 3d support is poor and probably won't work.com/microsofts-project-astoria-delayed discontinued] in November 2015 Android x86 is continually being improved and [http://wwwcan be tried fairly painlessly through VMware.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-confirms-the-deathGenymotion is (or at least used to be) a closed-source fork of-project-astoria-focusing-on-other-bridges-instead its cancellation was confirmed] Android x86, designed exclusively to be run on February 2016, so the emulator is not included in more recent versions of Windows 10 MobileVirtualBox.
==General Emulation issues==;[[Anbox]]===Lack of Release Notes :A project that aims to run Android applications on Ubuntu distributions. Currently, it is on alpha state and Update History information===While some emulators such as Genymotion do have version history only known to work on their website, most Ubuntu 16.04. Anbox requires custom kernel modules to run because unlike other emulators do not have such history pageswhich emulate the whole Linux kernel, making it difficult to track updates as well as regressionsthis one uses the host system's Linux kernel directly.
===Emulator Conflict===;ShashlikMany emulators, such as Droid4x, andyroid, Genymotion :A project by KDE that aims to run Android applications on Linux using KDE5 and Qt5 technology. The project is infancy state and Xamarin cannot co-exist only known to run on the same machine because they latest Kubuntu versions. It currently lacks ARM processor emulation, so not many games will uninstall each otherrun. It is however known to play [https://www.youtube. This com/watch?v=9SC6c_ih_Ac Flappy Bird] and can be a problem if one game runs only on one of these emulators but show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screen]. It uses modified [[QEMU]] to emulate the other games do not work on itAndroid operating system. Last major update was March 2016 and seems abandoned.
===Google-related Libraries===;Xamarin Android PlayerLikely due :A newcomer to licensing issues, most the Android emulators do not come with Google-related applications and related libraries preinstalled (Google Play Store, Play Services, Play Games client, etc) and requires the user to manually install thememulation market. Many games verify the existence Not much is known about this because it required a minimum of $25/month subscription of Googlemain Xamarin products. The main Xamarin products were [https://blog.xamarin.com/xamarin-for-related components at all made available for free] after the start and refuse to work if some or any of them are missingpurchase by Microsoft, but Xamarin Android Player was discontinued.
===ARM Applications===;Project AstoriaMost commercial games are :A Microsoft-developed and published only Android emulator for devices with ARM CPUs such as most smartphones and tabletsWindows 10 Mobile included in several insider previews. It could run [https://www.reddit. Howevercom/r/windowsphone/comments/3gaoct/android_apps_that_work_on_win10_right_now/ a few applications], the PCs we regularly use contain x86 CPUs, so these games cannot directly though apps required Google Play Services did not runor had issues. This project was reportedly [http://www.windowscentral. Some emulators like Bluestacks have ARM emulation by default, com/microsofts-project-astoria-delayed discontinued] in November 2015 and in some others like Genymotion it is possible to install ARM emulator manually[http://www.winbeta. The ARM org/news/microsoft-confirms-the-death-of-project-astoria-focusing-on-other-bridges-instead its cancellation was confirmed] on February 2016, so the emulator requires Intel CPUs to work correctly and is not guaranteed to work with all gamesincluded in more recent versions of Windows 10 Mobile.
[[Category:Consoles]]==Notes==<references group=N />
→Emulators
'''[[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.
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.
==Emulators==
<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]]LDPlayer|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://wwwen.bluestacksldplayer.comnet/ 3.74.360.160129] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |QEmu (before v2.5) / VirtualBox (after v2.5)|style="text-align:center;"|High{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✓}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[MEmu]]NoxPlayer|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://www.memuplaybignox.com/ 36.56.1.0 / 7.0.0.21] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"|VirtualBox{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|High{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✓}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Droid4X]]MuMu|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac|macOS}}|style="text-align[https:center;"|//mumu.163.com/global/download/en/index.html 1.1.0.2]<br />[httphttps://droid4xmumu.haimawan163.com / 1.1.0.105 (v2.6] 3.11) (Official SiteChinese Version)]|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"{{✓}} |High|style="text-align:center;"|✗{{✓}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[YouWave]]Android x86|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://youwavewww.com/ 5android-x86.org 9.70-r2] |VirtualBox, VMWare (Official Sitefor 3d acc)|style="text-align:center;"Mid|{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|VirtualBox{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|Mid|style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Andy]]Android Studio|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac|Linux}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://andyroiddeveloper.netandroid.com/ 46.16studio/ 4.660] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"QEMU|✓Low|style<span title="textSource-align:center;available"><sup>{{~}}</sup></span> |VmWare|style="text-align:center;"|High{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|✓{{✗}}
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|styleAndy OS|align="text-align:center;"left|[[Android x86]]{{Icon|style="text-align:center;"Windows|Multi-platformmacOS}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://wwwandyroid.net/ 0.47.android-x86226.org 41096.4-r526] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"VmWare|✓High|style="text-align:center;"|N/A{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|Low{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Android Emulator (AVD)]]TianTian App Player|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, linux}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httpshttp://developerwww.androidttmnq.com/studioen/run/emulator3.html 262.1.38] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓Mid|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |QEmu|style="text-align:center;"{{✓}} |Low|style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Anbox]]AMI DuOS|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|LinuxWindows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://anboxami.iocom/en/tech-blog/farewell-amiduos/ Official Site2.0.8.8511]|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓Mid|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Original|style="text-align:center;"|?{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Nox App Player]]ARC Welder<br /><small>(Google Chrome)</small>|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web}}|style="text-align:center;"|[https://wwwdeveloper.bignoxchrome.com/ 5apps/getstarted_arc ARC 50.25021.0602.0] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"Original|✓Mid|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"|High{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|✓{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[XePlayer]]ARChon<br /><small>(Google Chrome)</small>|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://xeplayerarchon-runtime.github.comio/ 3ARC 41.84410.1238.0] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"Original|✓Mid|style<span title="textSource-align:center;available"><sup>{{~}}</sup></span> |VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |High|style="text-align:center;"|✓{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[KoPlayer]]Droid4X|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://wwwdroid4x.koplayercc/ 0.com 110.4.10557] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |High|style="text-align:center;"|✓{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[LeapDroid]]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.leapdroid.com/ 1.8.0] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"|VirtualBox{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|High{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|✓{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[ARC Welder]] (Google Chrome)Peak App Player|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httpshttp://developerweb.chromearchive.comorg/appsweb/20191120002207/http://www.peakplayer.net/getstarted_arc 50index.5021php/en/peakplayeren/ 1.6022.05 Beta 2] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Original|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Mid|style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Windroy]]Shashlik|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|WindowsLinux}}|style="text-align[http:center;"|1//www.shashlik.io/ 0.9.2 (Discontinued)3]|style="text-align:center;"Original|✓Low|style="text-align:center;"{{✓}} |Original|style="text-align:center;"|Low{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Windroye]]SmartGaGa|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows}}|style="text-align[http://web.archive.org/web/20190820044528/https:center;"|2//www.smartgaga.com/ 1.91.0 (Discontinued)646]|style="text-align:center;"VirtualBox|✓High|style="text-align:center;"|VirtualBox{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|Mid{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|?{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Shashlik]]Windroy|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|LinuxWindows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://wwwsourceforge.shashliknet/projects/windroy/ 4.io 0.9.3] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"Original|✓Low|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |Original|style="text-align:center;"|Low{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}
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==Emulation issues=Games with root/Custom ROMs/Emulator Detection====Google apps===Many commercial games refuse to run if Android is open source, but the device is "rooted" (hacked Google Play Store has to allow access to deep portion of Android OS) be licensed from Google in order to reduce cheating incorporate it into a build, including Play Services and piratingmany other Google apps. If 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 rooted by default, it must be unrooted manually before to install a custom ROM and then install "GApps" through another service like [https://opengapps.org/ the game can be playedOpen GApps Project].
===Architectural differences===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 functionality is broken in newer releases). ===Conflict===Many emulators like to uninstall each other for some reason. Droid4x, Andyroid, Genymotion, and Xamarin cannot co-exist on the same machine without modifying their installers, which can be a problem if one game works on only one of these emulators but other games are very do not. ===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, which makes it harder to detect. Some games take more aggressive that they measures to detect the presence of Custom ROMs (unofficial firmware) or Android emulators (like the ones listed in this page) by in the variety of ways like checking for the existence and or absence of system files in order to prevent the game from running in any unauthorized unverified environments. These games are very difficult or plain impossible to play on emulators without resorting to cracked versions of the games. Solutions exist, like using MagiskSU (bundled with the Magisk flashable zip) and hiding root on anything Google Play related or installed apps that check for it.
==Emulator Specific Issues==
* '''Can't root the device:'''
The latest Kingroot's .apk will do the job when loaded inside BluestacksBlueStacks. It's that simple.
Alternatively, you could use Universal Bluestacks [[BlueStacks]] Rooting Software on an existing Bluestacks BlueStacks installation. Before opening it, go to the folder where Bluestacks BlueStacks is installed under Program Files, and run "HD-Quit.exe" once.
Then, from the extracted "Bluestacks BlueStacks RootEZ 32_64", open as administrator "Bluestacks BlueStacks RootEZ.exe". Click "Automatic Detect from Installed Bluestacks", enable "Enlarge System (Root.fs) Size to 400MB", and click "I'm ready for Step 1". A command-line window should appear. Now just wait until "Preparing Complete" appears. Then, click "Go for Step 2" and wait until "Rooting is Complete" appears.
Close the application, and open the "output" folder in the same directory 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), but it's recommended to keep a backup of the original in case the new one causes Bluestacks to hang in the loading screen for more than a few minutes.
The package also includes Nova Explorer and Root Launcher. You 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 can also install "Modded Google Play Store", "[https://www.luckypatchers.com/ Lucky Patcher]" and "Magisk".
===Andyroid===
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 (see https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/android-x86/4.9%7Csort:date/android-x86/wB65vJnuJiI/ytJaWYWUBwAJ). Use kernel 4.9 with 8.1 instead.
* '''Setting resolution in VMWare'''
Pass in a kernel option to grub when booting. Select the boot entry and then press 'e' to edit it, and then 'e' to edit again. Add 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)
==See also==
*[[Cellphone emulators]] - info on emulators for various feature phone/non-smartphone platforms.
*https://www.luckypatchers.com/ - Lucky Patcher APK's latest version
[[Category:Consoles]]
[[Category:Android emulators]]
