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'{{Infobox console|title = Android|logo = Android.png|developer = Google<br/> Open Handset Alliance|release = 2008|emulated = {{✓}}}}:''This page is about emulating software that emulates Android apps and games on PC as it is slowly building off an important library of exclusivesother hardware, and emulation coupled with CheatEngine is certainly interestinglike desktops. If you're interested in '{{for|emulators for your that run on Android|Emulators on Android phone, check [[:Category:Consoles]] and see individual console 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 touchscreen 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.
'''Important Note:''' These emulators are usually closed source and while they're distributed for free;Before diving in, their devs look ;*[[Hypervisors|Hardware-assisted virtualization]] feature must be turned from your BIOS for roundabout ways most of these methods due to monetize themperformance reasons. One such high profile case was BlueStacks. Make sure ;*You need to check turn off Hyper-V from Windows Feature panel if there are pre[[Hypervisors|Type-installed apps on your 2 hypervisor]] used by the emulator (and disable them)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, monitor your Internet connection download caps and processor activity to detect any abnormal activity (and block domains accordingly if the need arises) and avoid you can now run BlueStacks with Hyper-V enabled] including all instances such as much Nougat 32-bit, which will run as possible giving sensitive account data (just in case itintended and no additional changes required.;*Tons of bloated, obsolete or non-active other Android "emulators" exists there but we's key-logged)re not gonna list them, see [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=Android_emulators&diff=66635&oldid=66634#Emulators this page] for that. Besides basic safety;*If you already have an Android device, we recommend using a mirroring application like "[https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy scrcpy]" instead of these precautions often make impacted "emulators run much faster when the adware services and apps are turned off".<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"|+PC
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.
Setting up ;Google Play Games:Not to be confused with the emulator itself [[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|service of the same name]], Google Play Games is a PC application that lets you browse, download, and play '''select mobile games''' on a Windows desktop or laptop. Use developer build if you want more [[#Hardware_features|hardware feature]] support. Google Play Games is not too hardyet available for Mac. Currently, only bunch of games are available for beta version but Google adding games on a bit of tinkering is required to add the regular basis.<ref>[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames#section-faqs Google Play store Games FAQ]</ref>[[File:Android Studio built-in emulator device skin demonstration.jpeg|thumb|298px|Android Studio built-in emulator device skin demonstration, see [[#Enhancements]]]] ;Trinity:Open source Android emulator, it aims for high [https://youtu.be/tfq4MsxaHZw?t=855 performance] and it's even faster than Google Play Games emulator. See [httphttps://forumgithub.xdacom/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator#2-detailed-developersinstructions Guest OS image installation guide] for installation. Also see [https://www.youtube.com/showthread.phpwatch?tv=2528952 ARM processor emulationtfq4MsxaHZw 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 (what you need essentially here to play which is literally called as [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator "Android Emulator"]) may not be the commercial releasesfastest or software compatible (supports lots of OS image though) , Android Studio shines as well 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://groupsdeveloper.googleandroid.com/dwear Wear OS] and other Android ecosystem hardware. [https://msgwww.youtube.com/genymotionwatch?v=K1TTzkToDyE Recent updates brings new UI] aims to reduce complexity, provide easier access to essential features etc. It has built-usersin plugin manager which you can get Genymotion plugin for further enhance its emulation capabilities. Also you can use [https://developer.android.com/JpO8HR39PR0games/NpSkrnsB8d8J Xbox 360 controller supportplaygames/pg-emulator#debug adb to debugging with developer version of "Google Play Games" emulator]. Supports lots of [[#Hardware features]] and [[#Enhancements]]. Not noobSee release notes for [https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/emulator built-friendly, but if you're experienced enough with in "Android Emulator"] and [https://androidstudio.googleblog.com/ Android to know your way around a rooted filesystem it shouldn't be too hardStudio] for more information.
;Google Chrome==PlayStation Mobile==:Can open .apk files using the ARC Welder extension, though their emulation on PC is average at best. Here's a [http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iIbxaftAu_ho5rv9fUlXSLTzwU6MbKOldsWXyrYiyo8/edit#gid=0 compatibility list] and a [https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeapks dedicated subreddit]. Google has announced [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/the-play-store-comes-to-chrome-os-but-not-the-way-we-were-expecting/ Play Store for Chrome OS], but it works on a different "container" technology that is embedded in the Chrome OS. In addition, Google will [http://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 unlikely.{{Main|PlayStation_Mobile}}
;Windroy==Android consoles==:(Without the Because it'e' suffix) is a fast s possible to fork and create your own Android emulator that does not rely on VirtualBox or any similar technology. It isn't accurate though. While Google Play store can be installed with some tinkering-based OS, not many games can be installed (due developers have used Android to power their own commercial consoles. However, as mentioned before, just because it uses Android as a base does not faking device names) and mean they will spawn multiple harmlessall work correctly on a standard Android emulator, as they may require specific hardware setup, extra non-yet-annoying app_process.exe crashes. The official site is down since July 2016standard APIs or frameworks provided by the OS of the console, so any updates are unlikelyor extra authentication that relies on the services bundled with the console.
;Android x86
:An open-source project that aims to port the Android operating system to x86-based netbooks. While it can be run on virtual machines like VirtualBox, it does not have 3D graphics emulation and cannot run most games. Genymotion is (or at least used to be) a closed-source fork of Android x86, designed exclusively to be run on VirtualBox.
;Anbox==GM Android-based==:A project that aims to run Some General Motors cars are equipped with an in-car entertainment system running on 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://wwwdeveloper.youtubegm.com/watch?v=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screen]. It uses modified [[Qemuapp-gallery App Gallery]] to emulate the Android operating system. Last major update was March 2016 and seems abandoned.
;Xamarin ==Emulation issues=====Google apps===Android Player:A newcomer 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 emulation market4 and earlier used to bundle the Google Play Store, but this changed with newer versions. Not much The new method is known about this because it required to install a minimum of $25/month subscription of main Xamarin products. The main Xamarin products were custom ROM and then install "GApps" through another service like [https://blogopengapps.xamarin.comorg/xamarin-for-all made available for freethe Open GApps Project] after the purchase by Microsoft, but Xamarin Android Player was discontinued.
;Project Astoria===Architectural differences===:A MicrosoftMany 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-developed Android emulator for Windows 10 Mobile included x86. Some emulators, like BlueStacks, have ARM translation layer by default; in several insider previewsothers, like Genymotion, it is possible to install an ARM translation layer manually. It could run See [https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsphone/comments/3gaoct/android_apps_that_work_on_win10_right_now/ a few applicaions[#Hardware features], 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 supported ABI section and [http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft[#Enhancements]] built-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 translation layer section for more recent versions of Windows 10 Mobileinformation.
===Google-related Libraries===Likely due Some games take more aggressive measures to licensing issues, most detect the presence of Custom ROMs (unofficial firmware) or Android emulators do not come with Google-related applications and related libraries preinstalled (Google Play Store, Play Services, Play Games clientlike the ones listed on this page) in a variety of ways, etc) and requires such as checking for the user existence or absence of system files in order to manually install themprevent the game from running in any unverified environments. Many These games verify the existence are very difficult or plain impossible to play on emulators without resorting to cracked versions of Google-related components at the start and refuse to work if some or any of them are missinggames.
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'''[[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 have 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 natively supports mice<ref group=N>If you have an Android device, you can confirm this by connecting a Bluetooth or USB mouse via a USB adapter.</ref>, most apps come 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 apk file format 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]] (occasionally coupled with obb filesand 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]). Just like its iOS equivalent 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 (ipa filesused in phones)to work on your computer's x86 architecture. See [[#Hardware features]] supported ABI, their innards can be opened as a regular zip fileAPI sections and [[#Enhancements]] built-in translation layer and VM columns for more information. <references group=N/>
==Emulators==
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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|OSPlatform(s)
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|Free[[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]! scope="col"|[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]! scope="col"|VMCompatibility! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|Accuracy]]Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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! colspan="10"|Genymotion|Windows, macOS, Linux|[https://www.genymotion.com/fun-zone/ 2.11]|{{✓}} (Non-Dev Versions)|VirtualBox|High|{{✓}}x86
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|BlueStacks[[Genymotion]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux|macOS}}|[httphttps://www.bluestacksgenymotion.com/ 3.56.74.1828download/ {{GenymotionVer}}]|{{✓~}}|QEmu (before v2.5) / VirtualBox (after v2.5){{~}}|High?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|MEmu[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames Google Play Games]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[httphttps://wwwplay.memuplaygoogle.com/ 5googleplaygames#section-system-requirements Beta]<br/>[https://developer.0android.5com/games/playgames/emulator Developer]|{{✓~}}|VirtualBox{{~}}|High<small>[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames/exploregames Only for selected titles] (Beta build)<br/>? (Developer build)</small>|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|Nox App Player[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/release-notes WSA]<br/><small>This shouldn't be confused with WSL or WSL2.<br/>See [[Hypervisor]] page for WSL2 and [[Compatibility layer]] page for WSL.</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|Comes with Windows store<br/>[https://www.bignoxgithub.com/ 6.0.5.3cinit/WSAPatch WSA patch for Windows 10]|{{✓~}}|{{~}}|VirtualBox|[https://github.com/riverar/wsa-app-compatibility#support-tables 66%<br/><small>368 out of 558 reported titles</small>]|High?|{{✓~}}[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/ *] ||{{~}}
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|XePlayer[https://trinityemulator.github.io/ Trinity]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[httphttps://xeplayergithub.com/ 3.8.1.0TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/releases git]|{{✓~}}|VirtualBox{{~}}|High?|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}}
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|KoPlayerAndroid Studio<br/><small>It's an IDE and it includes [https://developer.android.com/studio/intro/update#sdk-manager built-in Android Emulator]</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[httphttps://wwwdeveloper.koplayerandroid.com 1/studio/archive Beta and Canary builds]<br/>[https://developer.android.com/studio/ 4.10550]|{{✓}}|VirtualBox|High
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|?
|<span title="Source-available"><sup>{{~}}</sup></span> ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|Droid4X[[BlueStacks]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |macOS}}|[httphttps://droid4xsupport.haimawanbluestacks.com 0.10.6/hc/en-us/sections/360012290292-Release-Notes {{BlueStacksVer}}]|{{✓~}}|VirtualBox{{~}}|High[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413818315789-Games-playable-on-different-Android-versions-on-BlueStacks-5 ?]|{{✗}}||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<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 in certain countries like the "PRC" remain significant. Therefore, we recommend exercising caution when relying on closed-source software developed within such jurisdictions. Make sure to check if there are pre-installed '''extra''' apps comes with these emulators and disable or uninstall them (e.g. BlueStacks X, BlueStacks Services etc.), monitor your internet traffic and processor activity to detect any abnormal activity and block domains accordingly if the need arises or use tools like '[https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall simplewall]'. Also avoid giving sensitive account data as much as is possible due to potential security reasons. Besides basic safety, these precautions often make impacted emulators run faster and more responsive when the adware services and apps are turned off.</ref>
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|YouWaveMuMu|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[httphttps://youwavemumu.163.com/ global/download/en/index.html 1.1.0.2]<br /><small>[https://mumu.163.com 1.1.0.5(v2.3.717) (Chinese Ver)]</small>|?|?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|VirtualBox|Mid|{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>
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|AndyLDPlayer|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, macOS}}|[httphttps://andyroiden.ldplayer.net/ 4.0.46.1650.663]|?|?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|VmWare|High|{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>
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|Android x86NoxPlayer|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[httphttps://www.android-x86bignox.org com 7.1-r10.2.7]|?|?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|N/A|Low|{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>
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|Android Emulator (AVD)MEmu|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, Linux}}|[https://developerwww.androidmemuplay.com/studio/run/emulator.html 26.1.3]|{{✓}}|QEmu|Low|{{✗MEmuVer}}|-|Anbox|Linux|[http://anbox.io/ Git]|{{✓}}?|Original?
|?
|{{✗}}||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>|}</div> ==Compatibility layers ([[Compatibility_layers|...]])==''These compatibility layers designed for running android applications on ARM and x86 devices but these projects kinda negligible due to their compatibility levels''.<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
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!colspanscope="7col"|AbandonedName! scope="col"|Platform(s)! scope="col"|Version! scope="col"|[[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]! scope="col"|[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]! scope="col"|Compatibility! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/DiscontinuedLibre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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! colspan="10"|LeapDroid|Windows|[http://www.leapdroid.com/ 1.8.0]|{{✓}}|VirtualBox|High|{{✓}}x86
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|AMI DuOS[https://waydro.id/index.html WayDroid]|Windowsalign=left|{{Icon|Linux}}|[https://amiwaydro.comid/en#install git]<br /tech-blog>[https:/farewell-amiduos/ 2github.0.8.8511com/casualsnek/waydroid_script Extras script]|{{✓✗}}|VirtualBox|Mid
|{{✗}}
|?
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[ARC Welder (Google Chrome)[Anbox]]|Windows, macOS, align=left|{{Icon|Linux, Chrome OS}}|[https://developerdocs.chromeanbox.comio/appsuserguide/getstarted_arc 50.5021.602install.0html git]|{{✓✗}}|Original|Mid
|{{✗}}
|?
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|}
==Android Linux distros ([[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|...]])==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Frontend
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|[[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]
! scope="col"|[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]
! scope="col"|Compatibility
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
! colspan="10"|Windroy|Windows|1.2|{{✓}}|Original|Low|{{✗}}x86
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|WindroyeBlissOS|WindowsAndroid-x86 fork<br/><small>includes 3 launchers: Taskbar, Quickstep and Smart Dock.</small>|2[https://blissos.org/index.html#download 16.9.0x]|{{✓~}}|VirtualBox|Mid{{~}}
|?
|{{?}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|ShashlikBerry OS|LinuxBased on Android-x86 and Bliss OS<br/><small>Mini Desktop launcher is pre-installed.</small>|[httphttps://wwwgithub.shashlik.io 0.9.3com/yui0/berry-os/releases 2023-02-22]|{{✓?}}|Original{{?}}|Low?|{{✗?}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|Xamarin Android Player-x86|Windows, macOSTrebuchet (KitKat version)|[https://developer.xamarinwww.com/releases/android/android-player/ 0x86.6.5org 2022-03-25]|{{✗~}}|VirtualBox{{~}}
|?
|{{✗✓}}|-|Project Astoria|Windows 10 Mobile|Discontinued|{{✗~}}|Original<abbr title="Development activity on Android-x86 has significantly slowed down.">*</abbr> |Low|{{✗}}
|}
<references group=N2 /> ==Comparison=Comparisons===
;Genymotion
:An A closed-source Android emulator with lots of [[#Hardware_features|hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and USB host supportfeatures]], available for Windows, MacmacOS, and Linux. In its latest versionsIt's not designed for gaming, but [https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003059737-Can-I-play-games-with-Genymotion it has pretty good decent software compatibility with commercial games]. It's a commercial product though, aimed at software developers and QA teams. Youand you'll need to create an account and download the free non-commercial use license available. 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.
;BlueStacks
:Also A commercial software with a free option (requires a google account)decent compatibility and performance. It's less good than Genymotion has lots of [[#Enhancements|enhancement]] and doesn't handle USB cable emulation[[#Hardware_features|hardware feature]] support. Previous Newer versions used to come bundled with an installer with adware comes with junk apps within the emulator "BlueStacks X" software and has a non-intuitive uninstaller"BlueStacks services" which you can uninstall it afterwards, but that's no longer the case todayand you need to uninstall these during each update session unfortunately (BlueStacks Player do not need these apps). It includes Google Apps by default, though you'll need to install a file manager to copy game cache when loading your own .apk files ;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 X::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
:A free Another closed-source Android emulator and also with very good accuracy, sometimes outperforming BlueStackscompatibility.
;Droid4xLDPlayerHas good accuracy but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox, so it cannot co:Another closed-exist source Android emulator and also with Genymotion and Xamarin. It's not recommended because it will install hidden background services (xunleigood compatibility.exeWhen testing games alongside Nox, and Thunder.exe, both by the Chinese company which developed Droid4x) that seed Chinese torrents constantly and they are a pain to uninstall or deactivate (in case you've already fallen for it, use Revo Uninstaller)LDPlayer shows better performance/compatibility with games.
==Hardware features==''These are Android operating system features. This list only includes hardware features that can be possible to emulated through software or will be possible in the near future. Including everything would result in an endless list.''<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;width:100%"|- style="font-weight:bold;Andyroid"! colspan=2 | Name! Genymotion[https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/04_Emulating_sensors_and_features/]! Bluestacks! Google Play Games! Trinity! WSA! Android Studio! [[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|BlissOS]]! [[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|Android-x86]]|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Android_(operating_system)#Home_screen|Home screen]]<br/><small>This shouldn't be confused with emulator frontend/GUI.</small>| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{?}}<ref group=N4>[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/pg-emulator#navigation Exclusive to developer builds] and [https:Not recommended because //old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/mt5ekb/in_android_12_google_is_all_about_tablets_again/ it will install a 's looking similar to Android 12 tablet home menu launcher] ([https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=408 Demonstration]). It's unclear whether this app directly emulates the native home screen or provides an alternative UI/UX with limited features.</ref>| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/touch-and-input/game-controllers Game controllers]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405061625485 *]| {{✓}}[https://blog.google/products/google-play/google-play-games-beta-october-2023-update/ *]| {{N}}[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/issues/3 *]| {{✓}}[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/release-notes#build-22084000040 *]| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://tested.blissos.org/hardware/inputs/gamepad/ *]| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/touch-and-input/keyboard-input Keyboard input]| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=153 *]| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/input-mouse Mouse input]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=153 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/touch-input/pointer-input/multi-touch Multi-touch]| {{✓}}[https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/03_Virtual_devices/#touchscreen]| {{✓}}[https://www.bluestacks.com/multi-touch.html][https://www.bluestacks.com/blog/bluestacks-exclusives/bluestacks-multi-touch-support-en.html]| {{?}}[https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/249633800/lack-of-multi-touch-support-on-play-games-beta?hl=en]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/media/camera/camerax Camera]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/usb USB and USB passthrough]| {{✓}}| {{N}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulationBlueStacks/comments/8rq4fmz54s8p/usb_devices_in_bluestacks/iy2gtgb/ *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/notifications Notifications]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{~}}[https://developer.android.com/games/reminder_that_andyroid_mines_cryptocurrencyplaygames/ cryptocurrency minerfaq#q_can_we_use_push_notifications_for_google_play_games *] on | {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/release-notes#build-220440000190 *]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-install-add-files Sideloading/Installing]| {{?}}| {{✓}}<ref group=N4>If you're using latest version of BlueStacks you'll need to install a file manager to copy game cache when loading your system without asking own .apk files, or informing about this simply use .xapk containers.</ref>| {{~}}<ref group=N4>Exclusive to developer builds, [https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=280 Demonstration]. For using sideloading in the developer builds you need to use adb install "AppName.apk" command in the userCommand Prompt.</ref>| {{✓}}<ref group=N4>[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/wiki/Advanced-Usages#adb-connection Use adb to connect] then use adb install command.</ref>| {{~}}[https://github.com/Simizfo/WSATools#requisites *]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/wifi/wifi-scan Wi-Fi]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-wifi *]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/Location Location]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-extended-controls *]| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android. Just like Genymotioncom/develop/connectivity/bluetooth Bluetooth]| {{?}}| {{N}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360061235612-Bluetooth-support-on-BlueStacks-5 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{N}}[https://xdaforums.com/t/looking-wsa-for-windows-11-where-bluetooth-also-works.4610551/post-88829045 *]| {{Y}}[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22604305/how-to-use-android-emulator-for-testing-bluetooth-application *]| {{✓}}[https://tested.blissos.org/hardware/connectivity/bluetooth/ *]| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/sensors-and-location/sensors/sensors_motion Motion sensors]| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058638032-Advanced-settings-for-key-controls-in-BlueStacks-5-#%E2%80%9C9%E2%80%9D *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-extended-controls *]| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| rowspan=2 | Connectivity| [[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|Google Play Games]]<br/>[[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|Google Play Services]]<br/><small>Achievements, Andyroid uses VirtualBoxChallenges, but with a twistLeaderboards etc.</small>| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360059697231-How-to-log-in-to-Google-Play-Store-on-BlueStacks-5 *]| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}[https://groups.google.com/g/android-x86/c/BGVX_bwpibA *]|-| [[Wikipedia:Google_Cloud_Messaging|Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)]]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-! colspan=9 | [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history|OS version]]|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_4.4_KitKat|KitKat]] (API 19)<br/><small>Supporting [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_4.4_KitKat|Android 4.4 (KitKat)]] is crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.<br/> Older applications and games often rely on the "[[Wikipedia: if it detects an installed VirtualBox during installationDalvik_(software)|Dalvik]]", which isn't present in newer versions and there could be ''it will delete it'[https://web.archive.org/web/20141215220606/http://www.androidruntime.com:80/list compatibility issues]''' .<br/>Android 5.0 (Lollipop)(API 21) introduced the "[[Wikipedia:Android_Runtime|Android RunTime]]" (ART), [[Wikipedia:Android_Runtime#History|replacing "Dalvik" entirely]].<br/>Having said that ART is mostly backwards compatible with Dalvik. See these sources for more information: [https://xdaforums.com/t/explained-art-runtime-in-android-4-4-kitkat.2622098/ 1], [https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-dalvik-and will refuse -art-in-android/ 2], [https://developer.android.com/guide/practices/verifying-apps-art 3].</small>| {{N}}<ref group=N4 name=GenymotionOSsupport>[https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/9511224511901-Which-Android-versions-are-available Genymotion: Which Android versions are available?], Since September 2022, 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>| {{N}}<ref group=N4>You need to use [[Wikipedia:BlueStacks#BlueStacks_3|BlueStacks 3 version]] (not 3N), because it is the latest version supports KitKat.</ref>| {{N}}| {{N}}| {{N}}| {{Y}}| {{N}}<ref group=N4 name=BlissOSsupport>[https://blissos.org/index.html#download BlissOS OS support].</ref>| {{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=Androidx86OSsupport>KitKat and Nougat supported with [https://sourceforge.net/projects/android-x86/files/ Android-x86].</ref>|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_7.1_Nougat|7.1 Nougat]] (API 25)<br/><small>New JIT Compiler, making for 75 percent faster app installations and a 50 percent reduction in compiled code size.<br/>JIT compiler with code profiling to ART, which lets it constantly improve the performance of Android apps as they run.<br/>Vulkan 3D rendering API support.</small>| {{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=GenymotionOSsupport></ref>| {{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=BluestacksOSsupport>[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058931031-How-to-utilize-the-different-Android-versions-available-on-BlueStacks-5#%E2%80%9C1%E2%80%9D Which Android versions are available on BlueStacks?].</ref>| {{N}}| {{N}}| {{N}}| {{Y}}| {{N}}<ref group=N4 name=BlissOSsupport></ref>| {{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=Androidx86OSsupport></ref>|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_12|Snow Cone]] (API 31)<br/><small>Android Runtime (ART) module added to the updatable core OS components via Google Play, added functionality to existing modules.</small>| {{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=GenymotionOSsupport></ref>| {{N}}<ref group=N4 name=BluestacksOSsupport></ref>| {{Y}}| {{N}}<abbr title="It uses android-x86 9.0 64bit">*</abbr>| {{N}}| {{Y}}| {{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=BlissOSsupport></ref>| {{N}}<ref group=N4 name=Androidx86OSsupport></ref>|-! colspan=10 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis Supported ABIs]|-| colspan=2 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20180507120451/https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#sa armeabi]| colspan=8 | armeabi and 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].<br/>But [[Compatibility layer|libhoudini translation layer]] still supports it?|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#v7a armeabi-v7a]<br/><small>Supporting armeabi-v7a ABI is crucial for emulators due to workcompatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.<br/> 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>|?|{{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=BlueStacksABI>[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058929011-What-is-Application-Binary-Interface-ABI-in-BlueStacks-5 What is Application Binary Interface (ABI) in BlueStacks 5 ]</ref>|?|?|?|{{Y}}|?|?|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#arm64-v8a arm64-v8a]|?|{{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=BlueStacksABI></ref>|{{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=GooglePlayGamesABI>[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/start#playbility-architecture Google Play Games ABI Architecture support].</ref>|?|?|{{Y}}|?|?|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#x86 x86]|?|{{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=BlueStacksABI></ref>|{{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=GooglePlayGamesABI></ref>|?|?|{{Y}}|?|?|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#86-64 x86_64]|?|{{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=BlueStacksABI></ref>|{{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=GooglePlayGamesABI></ref>|{{Y}}|?|{{Y}}[https://developer. Bewareandroid.com/games/optimize/64-bit#64-bit-emulator *]|?|?|-!colspan=10 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/graphics/opengl/about-opengl Supported APIs]|-| colspan=2 | [https://registry.khronos.org/OpenGL/index_es.php#specs11 OpenGL ES 1.x]<br/><small>Supporting OpenGL ES 1.x is crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.</small>|?|?|?|?|?|{{Y}}|?|?|-| colspan=2 | [https://registry.khronos.org/OpenGL/index_es.php#specs31 OpenGL ES 3.x]<br/><small>The OpenGL ES 3.x APIs is backwards-compatible with the 2.x APIs which is crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.</small>|?|?|?|{{Y}}[https://youtu.be/tfq4MsxaHZw?t=923 *]|?|{{Y}}|?|?|-| colspan=2 | [https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/#apispecs Vulkan 1.3]<br/><small>See [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/graphics/android-baseline-profile Android Baseline 2022 profile] and also see [https://source.android.com/docs/core/graphics/implement-vulkan#versions Vulkan API versions for several Android releases].<br/>Vulkan releases are backward compatible with each other.|?|?|?|?|?|?|?|?|}</div><references group=N4/>
==Enhancements==<div style="overflow-x:auto;DuOSwidth:100%">{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:Not middle;width:100%"|- style="font-weight:bold;"! colspan=2 | Name! Genymotion! Bluestacks! Google Play Games! Trinity! WSA! Android Studio! [[Recommended_linux_distros#Emulation_focused|BlissOS]]! [[Recommended_linux_distros#Emulation_focused|Android-x86]]|-|rowspan=6 | Post-Processing| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Android Studio emulator [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds#skins supports lots of device frame and custom skin] (similar to be confused with a libretro overlay/bezels). You can get additional skins from various sources (e.g. [httphttps://dsgithub.com/mingchen/android-emulator-duosskins mingchen's Android Emulator Skins], [https://sourceforge.blogspotnet/projects/android-emulator-skins/files/ CREAL's AVD skins]), also you can use buttons on these device frames.</ref>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br/><small>([https://www.nvidia.com/ similarlyen-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])</small>| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-named Nintendo DS emulatorrendering AA]] by Roor<br/><small>(FXAA, is a relative newcomer to the Android emulation marketTXAA and MLAA/SMAA)</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [[Wikipedia:Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]]<br/><small>(Sharp bilinear, made by American Megatrends iLanczos and [[Wikipedia:GPUOpen#FidelityFX_Super_Resolution|FSR 1]])</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[High_dynamic_range#Inverse_tone_mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible]]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.eorg/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]| [[Wikipedia:Macro_(computer_science)|Macros/Scripts]]/[https://tasvideos.org/LuaScripting Lua]| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://www.bluestacks.com/features/macros.html *]| {{?}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Rewind| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Fast-Forward/Turbo Speed| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Savestates| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| rowspan=10 | Quality of life| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs#PlayStation_1|Streamable compression format]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Per-Game Profiles| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://support.bluestacks. com/hc/en-us/articles/360055522292-How-to-use-the very same people behind the BIOS-Game-controls-menu-on-BlueStacks-5 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Command Line Options| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://UEFI firmware your PC may be usingold.reddit. Emulation com/r/BlueStacks/comments/163yg7p/command_line_options/ *]| {{?}}| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| On-Screen Display<br/><small>Showcases messages, controller input state which is modest at bestuseful for speedrunners, with performance data, active settings, and various notifications.</small>| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Built-in On-Screen Control<br/><small>Simulating touch input on display via keyboard or gamepad. This QoL enhancement is crucial for lots of touch input exclusive games and .<br/>Also you can use third party apps such as [https://github.com/Shyri/TouchMapper TouchMapper] for this.</small>| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058928871 *]| {{?}}| {{N}}| {{?}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/WSA/comments/z62m2v/how_do_i_remap_key_to_screen_presses_for_gaming/ *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| [DraStic[Compatibility_layer|Built-in translation layer]] struggling | {{✗}}<ref group=N3>You need to manually install libhoudini translation layer on lowerguest system for Genymotion. See [[Compatibility layer]] page.</ref>| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/start#playbility-end architecture *]| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}<ref group=N3>BlissOS supports out-of-package translation layer [https://blissos.org/ (See 'Bliss OS Variations->Native-bridge' section)]. Also see [https://docs.blissos.org/knowledgebase/frequently-asked-questions/hardware-compatibility this page]. And </ref>| {{~}}<ref group=N3>libhoudini is not bundled with Android-x86, there's a script under /system/bin named "enable_houdini" which tries to top download it all offand install from two different urls. So, if these sources are offline, manual installation is necessary. See [https://groups.google.com/g/android-x86/c/tXyfFZ7xeTw this page] for more information.</ref>|-| [[Hypervisors|Built-in VM]]| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Exclusive to "with VirtualBox" builds.</ref>| {{Y}}<br/><small>Multiple<ref group=N3>BlueStacks uses QEMU (before v2.5), VirtualBox (after v2.5). Also as mentioned in "Before diving in" section, BlueStacks '''supports''' Hyper-V if you are using BlueStacks v4 Hyper-V builds or v5.20+ versions.</ref>| {{Y}}<br/><small>Hyper-V</small>| {{Y}}<br/><small>[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator#4-code-organization QEMU 5.0]<ref group=N3>Also supports Hyper-V and obsolete HAXM for hardware acceleration.</ref>| {{Y}}<br/><small>Hyper-V</small>| {{Y}}<br/><small>[https://developer.android.com/studio/intro/update#recommended QEMU]<ref group=N3>Also supports [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#vm-windows-aehd AEHD], [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.</ref></small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| File Sharing<br/><small>Similar to "Shared Folder" enhancement for [[Hypervisors#Type_2_hypervisors|Type-2 hypervisors]].</small>| {{?}}| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Only for media type files, it isn'supports [https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360055684992-How-to-use-the-Media-Manager-on-BlueStacks-5 media file sharing via Media Manager].</ref>| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Big Picture Mode| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{N}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Multiple instances and instance manager| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://www.bluestacks.com/features/multi-instance.html 1][https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052834092-How-to-create-and-manage-instances-using-the-Multi-instance-Manager-on-BlueStacks-5 2]| {{N}}[https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t free either=422 *]| {{N}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| rowspan=2 | Misc| [[Wikipedia:Variable_refresh_rate|Variable Refresh Rate compatible]]| {{?}}| {{N}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Debug features</br><small>adb support, [https://developer.android.com/agi AGI support], integration with IDE etc.</small>| {{?}}| {{~}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360053245871-How-to-use-the-BlueStacks-5-Settings-menu#%E2%80%9C6%E2%80%9D *]| {{Y}}[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/pg-emulator *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|}</div><references group=N3/>
'''Note: [[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes]] (e.g. ChromeCast with Google TV, Amazon Fire TV) are not consoles, despite some of them are able to run video games. The distinction is simple: If a device is not designed with gaming as its sole or main purpose, then it's not an Android console. Please do not add [[Home_Media_Player|Home media players]] or general Android devices that can play video games, such as [[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes]] etc. to this section.'''<div style="overflow-x:auto;Windroyewidth:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:(With 100%"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|[[MAME]] support! scope="col"|ROMs! scope="col"|Description|-|Atlantis Land Kora|None|None||-|[https://www.clementoni.com/it-en/16612-clemstation-60/ Clemstation 6.0]|None|None|Released in 2018 by Clementoni, the Clemstation is a "multimedia educational console" only sold in Italy that appears to be on a running custom version of Android. Because it's still being sold, it's unknown how games will be made for it and when it will be discontinued. Information on how many units have been sold so far has not been released to the public. |-|Diyomate X18|None|None||-|flarePlay|None|None||-|Fuze Tomahawk F1|None|None|A Chinese console with Nvidia Tegra SoC, similar to Nvidia Shield. Has some heavy-hitting exclusive Android titles such as ''Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1'' and ''Dynasty Warriors 8'e' suffix) uses VirtualBox, but still offers better performance than Bluestackseventually flopped.|-|GPD Mars Gamebox|None|None||-|[[XD/XD+|GPD XD / XD+]]|None|None|A foldable handheld console manufactured by Gamepad Digital (GPD). The Play Store |-|LeapFrog Epic|None|None||-|LC Smart Pandora TV Box|None|None||-|Lexibook LexiBox TV|None|None||-|Lexibook Playdroid|None|None||-|Mad Catz Mojo|None|None||-|MeLE X8|None|None||-|My Clem Box|None|None|Released in 2018 by Italian toy company Clementoni and sold exclusively in Italy, My Clem Box is installed by default an educational console with Wii-like motion controls. Because it's still being sold, it's unknown how games will be made for it and when it will be discontinued. Information on how many units have been sold so far has no stability issues found in Windroynot been released to the public. |-|[https://www.reddittakaratomy.co.comjp/products/rzukanneopad NEO Consoles]|None|None|Released in 2017 by Takara Tomy. The NEO Series are educational consoles only sold in Japan and appear to use a custom version of Android. Because it's still being sold, it's unknown how games will be made for it and when it will be discontinued. Information on how many units have been sold so far has not been released to the public. |-|Nvidia Shield TV|None|None|A console/ClashOfClansmedia box hybrid manufactured by Nvidia. Has a lot of heavy-hitting titles such as ''Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance'', ''Doom 3'', ''Half-Life 2'', etc.|-|[[Ouya emulators|Ouya]]|None|[https:/comments/31lklrarchive.org/misc_windroye_for_pcfaster_than_bluestacks_262_mbdetails/ ouyalibrary?&sort=-downloads&page=2 Yes]|A related Reddit topic failed microconsole that started from a Kickstarter project. The controller sucks and the games can be found hereelsewhere.]Since the Ouya runs on Android, emulation is technically possible by extracting menu/application APK files and running them in an Android emulator or VM.|-|PlayJam GameStick|None|None|A tiny console the size of a USB thumb drive. |-|Razer Forge TV|None|None||-|Phoenix One|None|None|A console/desktop computer hybrid, equipped with Qualcomm 660 SoC, running PhoenixOS which is an Android distro designed for desktop computers. Has a "computer mode" that enables multi-window multitasking and system-wide file manager integration, such as copying & pasting files.|-|Razer Forge TV|None|None||-|miniStation|None|None|A console designed by Tencent and manufactured by multiple manufacturers such as Lenovo and Skyworth. Designed to run cellphone games and simple emulators.|-|Snail Games OBox|None|None||-|Soomax Sensory (享动体感游戏机)|None|None||-|TCL T2|None|None||-|UIS Xtreamer Multi-Console|None|None||-|UTStarcom DanDan (蛋蛋)|None|None||-|ZTE FunBox|None|None||-|}</div>
==General Emulation issues=====Lack of Release Notes and Update History informationConflict===While Many emulators like to uninstall each other for some emulators such as 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. Also keep in mind that you should turn off Hyper-V windows feature if [[Hypervisors|Type-2 hypervisor]] used for emulator backend due to [[Hypervisors#Hyper-V_feature_conflict_issue|conflict issue]], making it difficult to track updates as well as regressionsalthough some emulators like BlueStacks provide special Hyper-V build for this.
===Emulator ConflictAntitamper protection===Many emulatorsIn order to reduce cheating, such as Droid4xmany games refuse to run if they discover that the device has been rooted. If the emulator comes rooted by default, Andyroid, Genymotion and Xamarin cannot co-exist on it must be manually unrooted before the same machine because they will uninstall each other. This game can be a problem if one game runs only on one played. The rooting method for modern devices is Magisk, which installs itself in the bootloader instead of these emulators but the other games do not work on system partition, which makes itharder to detect.
===ARM ApplicationsAndroid-based Operating Systems===Most commercial games There are developed many [[wikipedia:Fork_(software_development)|forks]] of Android; some of these go beyond a custom UI and published only for devices with ARM CPUs are instead entirely new OSes that use the Android code in addition to writing their own code, such as Amazon's Fire OS; in some cases these come as compatibility layers on top of an otherwise unrelated OS, such as most smartphones Windows Subsystem for Android. Depending on how much (and what) new code, features, and tablets. HoweverAPIs were added, will determine the PCs we regularly use contain x86 CPUs, so these games cannot directly run. Some emulators like Bluestacks effects they will have ARM on Android emulation by defaultbut if one thing is for sure, and in these forks are (most likely) going to cause some others like Genymotion, it is possible to install ARM emulator manually. The ARM emulator requires Intel CPUs to work correctly and not guaranteed to work with all gamesemulation issues.
===Games with root/Custom ROMs/Emulator DetectionSpecific Issues===Many commercial games refuse to run if the device is "rooted" (hacked to allow access to deep portion of Android OS) in order to reduce cheating and pirating. If the emulator is rooted by default, it must be unrooted manually before the game can be played. Some games are very aggressive that they detect Custom ROMs (unofficial firmware) or Android emulators (like the ones listed in this page) by variety of ways like checking the existence and absence of system files in order to prevent the game from running in any unauthorized 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===BlueStacks==BlueStacks===
* '''Can't root the device:'''
The latest Kingroot's .apk will do the job when loaded inside BlueStacks. It's that simple.
Alternatively, you could use Universal [[BlueStacks ]] Rooting Software on an existing BlueStacks installation. Before opening it, go to the folder where BlueStacks is installed under Program Files, and run "HD-Quit.exe" once.
Then, from the extracted "BlueStacks RootEZ 32_64", open as administrator "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====
* '''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 (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)
====KMRE====
* '''Installing third-party apks'''
Installing third-party apks requires a dedicated installer <code>kmre-apk-installer</code>. It could be acquired by command <code>sudo apt update && sudo apt install kmre-apk-installer</code>.
Notice that KMRE is still not designed with third-party apps in mind. Installing third-party apps may result in abnormal behaviors of KMRE such as unable to start & stop itself on demand due to clogged-up background processes of third-party apps.
Installing apks inside KMRE is specifically filtered out unless the application running is upgrading itself.
* '''Receiving a notice that the mobile environment is not running while trying to install third-party apps'''
Go to app store - mobile apps to trigger the startup process of KMRE. You can see a startup notice in the bottom right corner on the desktop while it's starting up.
* '''Accessing Android system settings'''
Execute command <code>startapp com.android.settings</code> in the terminal. Notice that changing system settings is very likely to break KMRE.
* '''Accessing files of Android'''
Files in <code>/storage/emulated/0</code> are mapped to <code>/var/lib/kmre/data/kmre-1000-${LOGNAME}</code>.
'''Notice that this path contains a hard link to <code>/home</code>. KMRE will filter out file deletion, but not creation and modification. Improper file management in Android could result in data loss in host machine.'''
As KMRE is not really an emulator/hypervisor, the <code>/</code> and other paths such as <code>/sys</code> on Android doesn't have mappings, but some paths are mapped to <code>/var/lib/kmre/kmre-1000-${LOGNAME}</code>.
==See also==
*[[Cellphone emulators]] - info Information on emulators for various feature phone/non-smartphone platforms.* [[Emulators on Android]] - Various emulators on Android OS ==External links==*[[Wikipedia:Comparison_of_mobile_operating_systems|Comparison of mobile operating systems]]*[[Wikipedia:Android_version_history|Android version history]], [https://developer.android.com/topic/performance/baselineprofiles/overview Android Baseline profiles]*[https://developer.android.com/ Android Developer]*[https://xdaforums.com/t/list-of-devices-armv7-armv6-armv5.1596800/ XDAForums - List of devices: ARMv7, ARMv6, ARMv5]*[[Wikipedia:Comparison_of_high-definition_smartphone_displays#720p_by_1280_.28HD_ready.29|Early Android devices with OLED and HD Ready display]]
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