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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 the hardware and manage processes on the system. Unfortunately, the similarities end there, as Android uses an entirely different toolset from standard Linux distributions and no support is given for running it on PCs. (Software development on Android is also nothing like Linux development as apps are compiled into architecture-specific <code>APK</code>s via Java which, like IPA files on [[Nintendo DS iOS emulators|iOS]], the computer mouse is used to emulate touchscreen presses (which can 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%"
|{{✓}}
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!colspan="7"|Consoles
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|LineageOS
|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}
|[https://switchroot.org/ 15.1]
|{{✓}}
|based of the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS
|ARC Welder<br /><small>(Google Chrome)</small>|align! colspan=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web}}|[https://developer.chrome.com/apps/getstarted_arc 50.5021.602.0]|{{✓}}|Original|Mid"10"|{{✗}}x86
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|KoPlayer
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://www.koplayer.com 2.0.0]
|{{✓}}
|VirtualBox
|High
|{{✓}}
|-
|XePlayer
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://xeplayer.com/ 6.0.10]
|{{✓}}
|VirtualBox
|High
|{{✓}}
|-
|Windroy
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|1.2
|{{✓}}
|Original
|Low
|Project Astoria|align! colspan=left|{{Icon|WinMobile}}|Discontinued|{{✗}}|Original|Low"10"|{{✗}}x86
The VM column describes what backend technology the emulator uses. Emulators labeled with "VirtualBox" sometimes needs the user to install [https:<references group=N2 //www.virtualbox.org/ Oracle VM VirtualBox]. Usually, it is installed automatically.>
Setting up the ;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 itself (which is literally called as [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator "Android Emulator"]) may not too hardbe the fastest or software compatible (supports lots of OS image though), but Android Studio shines as a bit of tinkering is required to add the Google Play store developer's toolkit, offering seamless integration with coding, debugging, and testing tools for Android smartphones, [http[Smart_TV_emulators#Android_TV.2FGoogle_TV|Android TVs]], [https://forumdeveloper.xda-developersandroid.com/showthreadwear Wear OS] and other Android ecosystem hardware.php[https://www.youtube.com/watch?tv=2528952 ARM processor K1TTzkToDyE Recent updates brings new UI] aims to reduce complexity, provide easier access to essential features etc. It has built-in plugin manager which you can get Genymotion plugin for further enhance its emulation] (what capabilities. Also you need essentially here can use [https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/pg-emulator#debug adb to play the commercial releases) as well as debugging with developer version of "Google Play Games" emulator]. Supports lots of [[#Hardware features]] and [[#Enhancements]]. See release notes for [https://groupsdeveloper.googleandroid.com/dstudio/msgreleases/genymotionemulator built-usersin "Android Emulator"] and [https:/JpO8HR39PR0/NpSkrnsB8d8J Xbox 360 controller support]androidstudio.googleblog. Not noob-friendly, but if you're experienced enough with com/ Android to know your way around a rooted filesystem it shouldn't be too hardStudio] for more information.
'''Note as of November 25th, 2019''';BlueStacks: The above paragraph is outdated A commercial software with a decent compatibility and ARM Emulation performance. It has been broken in Genymotion for a whilelots of [[#Enhancements|enhancement]] and [[#Hardware_features|hardware feature]] support. Newer versions bundled with "BlueStacks X" software and "BlueStacks services" which you can uninstall it afterwards, so and you can't use ARM need to uninstall these during each update session unfortunately (BlueStacks Player do not need these apps unless you get a really old version). It includes Google Apps by default.
;DuOS==PlayStation Mobile==:Not to be confused with a [http://ds-duos.blogspot.com/ similarly-named Nintendo DS emulator] by Roor, is a relative newcomer to the Android emulation market, made by American Megatrends i.e. the very same people behind the BIOS/UEFI firmware your PC may be using. Emulation is modest at best, with games and apps such as [[DraStic]] struggling on lower-end hardware. And to top it all off, it isn't free either.{{Main|PlayStation_Mobile}}
;Google Chrome==Android consoles==:Can open .apk files using the ARC Welder extension, though their emulation on PC is average at best. HereBecause it's a [http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iIbxaftAu_ho5rv9fUlXSLTzwU6MbKOldsWXyrYiyo8/edit#gid=0 compatibility list] possible to fork and a [https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeapks dedicated subreddit]. Google has announced [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/the-play-store-comescreate your own Android-based OS, many developers have used Android to-chrome-os-but-not-the-way-we-were-expecting/ Play Store for Chrome OS]power their own commercial consoles. However, as mentioned before, but just because it works uses Android as a base does not mean they will all work correctly on a different "container" technology that is embedded in standard Android emulator, as they may require specific hardware setup, extra non-standard APIs or frameworks provided by the Chrome OS. In additionof the console, Google will [http://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html discontinue Google Chrome apps or extra authentication that relies on PC], so any major updates to ARC Welder for PC is unlikelythe services bundled with the console.
;Windroy'''Note:[[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes]] (Without the 'e' suffix.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 fast device is not designed with gaming as its sole or main purpose, then it's not an Android emulator that does console. Please do not rely on VirtualBox add [[Home_Media_Player|Home media players]] or any similar technologygeneral 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. It isn't accurate though''<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|[[MAME]] support! scope="col"|ROMs! scope="col"|Description|-|Atlantis Land Kora|None|None||-|[https://www. While Google Play store can 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 installed with some tinkeringon a running custom version of Android. Because it's still being sold, not many it's unknown how games can will be installed (due to not faking device names) made for it and when it will spawn multiple harmlessbe discontinued. Information on how many units have been sold so far has not been released to the public. |-yet|Diyomate X18|None|None||-annoying app_process|flarePlay|None|None||-|Fuze Tomahawk F1|None|None|A Chinese console with Nvidia Tegra SoC, similar to Nvidia Shield.exe crashes. The official site is down since July 2016Has some heavy-hitting exclusive Android titles such as ''Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1'' and ''Dynasty Warriors 8'', so any updates are unlikelybut eventually flopped.|-|GPD Mars Gamebox|None|None||-|[[XD/XD+|GPD XD / XD+]]|None;Windroye|None:|A foldable handheld console manufactured by Gamepad Digital (With the 'e' suffixGPD) uses VirtualBox.|-|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, but My Clem Box is an educational console with Wii-like motion controls. Because it's still offers better performance than BlueStacksbeing sold, it's unknown how games will be made for it and when it will be discontinued. The Play Store is installed by default and 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.com/r/ClashOfClans/comments/31lklrjp/misc_windroye_for_pcfaster_than_bluestacks_262_mbproducts/ A related Reddit topic can be found here.zukanneopad NEO Consoles]|None;Android x86|None:An open-source project that aims |Released in 2017 by Takara Tomy. The NEO Series are educational consoles only sold in Japan and appear to port the use a custom version of Android operating system to x86-based netbooks. Comes with Google Play Because it's still being sold, it's unknown how games will be made for it and libhoudini (x86/ARM translation layer) installedwhen it will be discontinued. 3D acceleration works well both when installed directly Information on how many units have been sold so far has not been released to the machine public. |-|Nvidia Shield TV|None|None|A console/media box hybrid manufactured by Nvidia. Has a lot of heavy-hitting titles such as a local OS and also on VMware''Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance'', ''Doom 3'', ''Half-Life 2'', etc. VMware Player 15 supports emulating OpenGL ES 3 on the target and performance is quite good|-|[[Ouya emulators|Ouya]]|None|[https://archive. VirtualBox 3d support is poor and probably won't workorg/details/ouyalibrary?&sort=-downloads&page=2 Yes]|A failed microconsole that started from a Kickstarter project. Android x86 is continually being improved The controller sucks and the games can be tried fairly painlessly through VMwarefound elsewhere. Genymotion Since the Ouya runs on Android, emulation is (technically possible by extracting menu/application APK files and running them in an Android emulator or at least used to be) a closedVM.|-source fork |PlayJam GameStick|None|None|A tiny console the size of Android x86, designed exclusively to be run on VirtualBoxa USB thumb drive.|-|Razer Forge TV;Anbox|None|None||-|Phoenix One|None|None:|A project that aims to run console/desktop computer hybrid, equipped with Qualcomm 660 SoC, running PhoenixOS which is an Android applications on Ubuntu distributionsdistro designed for desktop computers. CurrentlyHas a "computer mode" that enables multi-window multitasking and system-wide file manager integration, it is on alpha state 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 only known to work on Ubuntu 16.04Skyworth. Anbox requires custom kernel modules Designed to run because unlike other cellphone games and simple emulators which emulate the whole Linux kernel, this one uses the host system's Linux kernel directly.|-|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>
;Shashlik
:A project by KDE that aims to run Android applications on Linux using KDE5 and Qt5 technology. The project is infancy state and only known to run on latest Kubuntu versions. It currently lacks ARM processor emulation, so not many games will run. It is however known to play [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SC6c_ih_Ac Flappy Bird] and can show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screen]. It uses modified [[QEMU]] to emulate the Android operating system. Last major update was March 2016 and seems abandoned.
;Xamarin ==GM Android Player-based==:A newcomer to the Android emulation market. Not much is known about this because it required a minimum of $25/month subscription of main Xamarin products. The main Xamarin products were [https://blog.xamarin.com/xamarin-forSome General Motors cars are equipped with an in-all made available for free] after the purchase by Microsoft, but Xamarin car entertainment system running on Android Player was discontinued.
;Project Astoria:A Microsoft-developed Android emulator for Windows 10 Mobile included in several insider previews. It could run [https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsphone/comments/3gaoct/android_apps_that_work_on_win10_right_now/ a few applications], though apps required Google Play Services did not run or had issues. This project was reportedly [http://wwwdeveloper.windowscentralgm.com/microsofts-project-astoria-delayed discontinued] in November 2015 and [http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-confirms-the-death-of-project-astoria-focusing-on-other-bridgesapp-instead its cancellation was confirmedgallery App Gallery] on February 2016, so the emulator is not included in more recent versions of Windows 10 Mobile.
===Games with root/Custom ROMs/Emulator Detection===Many commercial Some games refuse take more aggressive measures to run if detect the device is "rooted" presence of Custom ROMs (unofficial firmware) or Android emulators (hacked to allow access to like the ones listed on this page) in a variety of ways, such as checking for the deep portion existence or absence of Android OS) system files in order to reduce cheating and piratingprevent the game from running in any unverified environments. If These games are very difficult or plain impossible to play on emulators without resorting to cracked versions of the emulator is rooted by default, it must be unrooted manually before the game can be playedgames.
Some games ===Android-based Operating Systems===There are very aggressive that they detect Custom ROMs many [[wikipedia:Fork_(unofficial firmwaresoftware_development) or |forks]] of Android emulators (like the ones listed in this page) by the variety ; some of ways like checking these go beyond a custom UI and are instead entirely new OSes that use the existence and absence of system files Android code in order addition to prevent the game from running writing their own code, such as Amazon's Fire OS; in any unauthorized environments. These games are very difficult or plain impossible to play some cases these come as compatibility layers on emulators without resorting to cracked versions top of the gamesan otherwise unrelated OS, such as Windows Subsystem for Android. Solutions exist, like using MagiskSU Depending on how much (bundled with the Magisk flashable zipand what) new code, features, and hiding root APIs were added, will determine the effects they will have on anything Google Play related or installed apps that check Android emulation but if one thing is for itsure, these forks are (most likely) going to cause some emulation issues.
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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 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.apk file format First, they set up a virtual environment using [[Hypervisors|hypervisor]] (occasionally coupled with and of course support for [[Wikipedia:X86_virtualization#Hardware-assisted_virtualization|hardware assisting virtualization]] such as vt-x/amd-v and virtual gpu adapter such as [https://docs.mesa3d.org/drivers/virgl.obb fileshtml VirGL]). Just like its Then, they use [[Recommended_linux_distros#Emulation_focused|custom Android-x86 images]] and translation layer such as "[[IOS emulatorsCompatibility_layer|iOSlibhoudini or libndk or Intel BT]] equivalent " 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"|Platform(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="710"|PC / x86
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|[[Genymotion]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://www.genymotion.com/download/ {{GenymotionVer}}]
|{{✓~}} (Non-Dev Versions)|VirtualBox{{~}}|High?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|[[BlueStacks]https://play.google.com/googleplaygames Google Play Games]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[httphttps://play.google.com/googleplaygames#section-system-requirements Beta]<br/>[https://wwwdeveloper.bluestacksandroid.com/ games/playgames/emulator Developer]|{{BlueStacksVer~}}]|{{✓~}}|QEMU <small>[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames/exploregames Only for selected titles] (before v2.5Beta build) <br/ VirtualBox >? (after v2.5Developer build)</small>|High{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|-
|MEmu[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.memuplaygithub.com/ 7.0.8cinit/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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|LDPlayer[https://trinityemulator.github.io/ Trinity]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[httphttps://engithub.ldplayer.netcom/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/ 3.79releases git]|{{✓~}}|VirtualBox{{~}}|High?|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}}
|-
|Nox App PlayerAndroid 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}}|[https://wwwdeveloper.bignoxandroid.com/ 6studio/archive Beta and Canary builds]<br/>[https://developer.android.5com/studio/ 4.0.3]|{{✓}}|VirtualBox|High
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|?
|<span title="Source-available"><sup>{{~}}</sup></span> ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|MuMu App Player[[BlueStacks]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}
|[https://mumusupport.163bluestacks.com/globalhc/downloaden-us/ensections/index.html 1.1.0.2360012290292-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>
|-
|Peak App PlayerMuMu|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[https://wwwmumu.peakplayer163.netcom/global/download/en/ index.html 1.1.0.2]<br /><small>[https://mumu.163.com 1.1.0.5(v2.3.17) (Chinese Ver)]</small>|?|?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|VirtualBox|High|{{✓✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>
|-
|tiantian app playerLDPlayer
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[httphttps://www.ttmnq.com/en/ 3.2ldplayer.8]|{{✓}}|VirtualBox|Mid|{{✗}}|-|Andyroid|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[https:/net/andyroid4.net/ 0.47.226.1076.7]|{{✓}}|VmWare|High|{{✗}}|-|Android x86|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[http://www.android-x86.org 8.1-rc2]|{{✓}}|VirtualBox, VMWare (for 3d acc)|Mid|{{✗}}|-|Android Studio|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https://developer.android.com/studio/ 3.550.3]|{{✓}}|QEMU|Low|{{✗}}|-|Anbox|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}|[https://anbox.io/ Git]|{{✓}}|Not an emulator (wine-like approach)?
|?
|?
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-!colspan|{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name="7"|AbandonedBloatware></Discontinuedref>
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|LeapDroidNoxPlayer
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[httphttps://www.leapdroidbignox.com/ 17.0.82.07]|?|?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|VirtualBox|High|{{✓✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>
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|SmartGaGaMEmu
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://www.smartgagamemuplay.com/ 1.1.523]|{{✓MEmuVer}}]|VirtualBox?|High?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}||{{✗}}<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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! scope="col"|AMI DuOSName! scope="col"|alignPlatform(s)! scope=left"col"|{{IconVersion! scope="col"|Windows}}[[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]! scope="col"|[https://ami.com/en/tech-blog/farewell-amiduos/ 2.0.8.8511[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]! scope="col"|{{✓}}Compatibility! scope="col"|VirtualBox<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|MidActive! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|{{✗}}Recommended]]
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|Droid4X[https://waydro.id/index.html WayDroid]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOSLinux}}|[httphttps://droid4xwaydro.haimawanid/#install git]<br />[https://github.com 0.10.7/casualsnek/waydroid_script Extras script]|{{✓}}|VirtualBox|High
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|?
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|Shashlik[[Anbox]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}
|[httphttps://wwwdocs.shashlikanbox.io 0.9/userguide/install.3html git]|{{✓✗}}|Original|Low
|{{✗}}
|?
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|}
==Android Linux distros ([[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|...]])==
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
{| 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]]
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|Xamarin Android PlayerBlissOS|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}Android-x86 fork<br/><small>includes 3 launchers: Taskbar, Quickstep and Smart Dock.</small>|[https://developerblissos.xamarinorg/index.com/releases/android/android-player/ 0html#download 16.69.5x]|{{✗~}}|VirtualBox{{~}}
|?
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===Comparisons===
;[[Genymotion]]:A closed-source Android emulator with lots of [[#Hardware_features|hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and USB host supportfeatures]], available for Windows, macOS, 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 to add features only useful for Android app developers. Unlike other closed-source emulators, Genymotion avoids pre-installing unnecessary apps. ;Google Play Games:Not to be confused with the [[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 yet available for Mac. Currently, only bunch of games are available for beta version but Google adding games on a regular basis.<ref>[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames#section-faqs Google Play 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 [https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator#2-detailed-instructions Guest OS image installation guide] for installation. Also see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfq4MsxaHZw OSDI '22 - Trinity: High-Performance Mobile Emulation through Graphics Projection] presentation for more information.
;[[BlueStacks]]MuMu Player:Also commercial with a free option (requires a google account)Another closed-source Android emulator. There are three versions of MuMu available:;MuMu Player 6::This version of MuMu uses Android 6. It's less good than Genymotion 0 Marshmallow:;MuMu Player X::This one is based on Android 12 Snow Cone and doesn't handle USB cable emulationmay have more compatibility with games:;MuMu Nebula::This version runs Android 7. Previous versions used to come with an installer with adware comes with junk apps within the emulator 0 Nougat and has a nonis more suitable for low-intuitive uninstaller, but that's no longer the case today. 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.end computers
;MEmu
:A free Another closed-source Android emulator and also with very good accuracy, sometimes outperforming BlueStackscompatibility.
;LDPlayer
:An Another closed-source Android emulator and also with good accuracycompatibility. When testing games along side alongside Nox, LDPlayer shows to have 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;Droid4x"! colspan=2 | Name! Genymotion[https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/04_Emulating_sensors_and_features/]! Bluestacks! Google Play Games! Trinity! WSA! Android StudioHas good accuracy but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox, so it cannot co! [[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|BlissOS]]! [[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|Android-x86]]|-exist | colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Android_(operating_system)#Home_screen|Home screen]]<br/><small>This shouldn't be confused with Genymotion emulator frontend/GUI.</small>| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{?}}<ref group=N4>[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/pg-emulator#navigation Exclusive to developer builds] and Xamarin[https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/mt5ekb/in_android_12_google_is_all_about_tablets_again/ it's looking similar to Android 12 tablet home menu launcher] ([https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=408 Demonstration]). It's not recommended because it will 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/BlueStacks/comments/z54s8p/usb_devices_in_bluestacks/iy2gtgb/ *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/notifications Notifications]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{~}}[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/faq#q_can_we_use_push_notifications_for_google_play_games *]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[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 hidden background services (xunleia file manager to copy game cache when loading your own .exeapk files, or 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 Command 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.com/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 Thunder-location/sensors/sensors_motion Motion sensors]| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://support.bluestacks.execom/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, both by Challenges, Leaderboards 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 Chinese company "[[Wikipedia:Dalvik_(software)|Dalvik]]", which developed Droid4xisn't present in newer versions and there could be '''[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 seed Chinese torrents constantly 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 they -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 pain 50 percent reduction in compiled code size.<br/>JIT compiler with code profiling to uninstall or deactivate 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 case you've already fallen [[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 itemulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.<br/> Older applications and games often rely on the [[Wikipedia:ARM_architecture_family|ARM 32-bit (Cortex)]] architecture, use Revo Uninstallerwhich 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.android.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;Andyroidwidth:100%">{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align: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 libretro overlay/bezels). You can get additional skins from various sources (e.g. [https://github.com/mingchen/android-emulator-skins mingchen's Android Emulator Skins], [https://sourceforge.net/projects/android-emulator-skins/files/ CREAL's AVD skins]), also you can use buttons on these device frames.</ref>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br/><small>([https:Not recommended because it will install a //www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])</small>| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and MLAA/SMAA)</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [[Wikipedia:Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]]<br/><small>(Sharp bilinear, Lanczos and [[Wikipedia:GPUOpen#FidelityFX_Super_Resolution|FSR 1]])</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[High_dynamic_range#Inverse_tone_mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible]]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/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-Game-controls-menu-on-BlueStacks-5 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Command Line Options| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/BlueStacks/comments/163yg7p/command_line_options/ *]| {{?}}| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| On-Screen Display<br/><small>Showcases messages, controller input state which is useful for speedrunners, 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.<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/emulationWSA/comments/8rq4fmz62m2v/reminder_that_andyroid_mines_cryptocurrencyhow_do_i_remap_key_to_screen_presses_for_gaming/ cryptocurrency miner*] | {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| [[Compatibility_layer|Built-in translation layer]]| {{✗}}<ref group=N3>You need to manually install libhoudini translation layer on your guest system without asking or informing about for Genymotion. See [[Compatibility layer]] page.</ref>| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/start#playbility-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].</ref>| {{~}}<ref group=N3>libhoudini is not bundled with Android-x86, there's a script under /system/bin named "enable_houdini" which tries to the userdownload it and install from two different urls. Just like GenymotionSo, if these sources are offline, Andyroid 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 VirtualBoxQEMU (before v2.5), but with a twist: if it detects an installed VirtualBox during installation(after v2.5). Also as mentioned in "Before diving in" section, BlueStacks '''it will delete itsupports''' 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 will refuse 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 work"Shared Folder" enhancement for [[Hypervisors#Type_2_hypervisors|Type-2 hypervisors]]. Beware!</small>| {{?}}| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Only for media type files, it 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=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/>
==General Emulation issues=====Lack of Release Notes and Update History informationGoogle apps===While Android is open-source, but the Google Play Store has to be licensed from Google in order to incorporate it into a build, including Play Services and many other Google apps. That often means developers pay a fee that can trickle back to the user in some emulators such form (either through adware, privacy-invading trackers, or by selling the emulator as Genymotion do have version history a commercial product). Custom ROMs for real Android devices on their websiteAndroid 4 and earlier used to bundle the Google Play Store, most other emulators do not have such history pages, making it difficult but this changed with newer versions. The new method is to track updates as well as regressionsinstall a custom ROM and then install "GApps" through another service like [https://opengapps.org/ the Open GApps Project].
===Emulator ConflictArchitectural 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, such as Droid4xlike BlueStacks, Andyroidhave ARM translation layer by default; in others, like Genymotion, it is possible to install an ARM translation layer manually. See [[#Hardware features]] supported ABI section and Xamarin cannot co[[#Enhancements]] built-exist on the same machine because they will uninstall each other. This can be a problem if one game runs only on one of these emulators but the other games do not work on itin translation layer section for more information.
===Google-related LibrariesConflict===Likely due Many emulators like to licensing issues, most Android emulators do not come with Google-related applications and related libraries preinstalled (Google Play Storeuninstall each other for some reason. Droid4x, Play ServicesAndyroid, Play Games clientGenymotion, etc) and requires Xamarin cannot co-exist on the user to manually install themsame machine without modifying their installers, which can be a problem if one game works on only one of these emulators but other games do not. Many games verify the existence of GoogleAlso keep in mind that you should turn off Hyper-V windows feature if [[Hypervisors|Type-related components at the start and refuse 2 hypervisor]] used for emulator backend due to work if [[Hypervisors#Hyper-V_feature_conflict_issue|conflict issue]], although some or any of them are missingemulators like BlueStacks provide special Hyper-V build for this.
===ARM ApplicationsAntitamper protection===Most commercial games are developed and published only for devices with ARM CPUs such as most smartphones and tablets. However, the PCs we regularly use contain x86 CPUsIn order to reduce cheating, so these many games cannot directly refuse to runif they discover that the device has been rooted. Some emulators like BlueStacks have ARM emulation If the emulator comes rooted by default, and in some others like Genymotion, it is possible to install ARM emulator must be manuallyunrooted before the game can be played. The ARM emulator requires Intel CPUs rooting method for modern devices is Magisk, which installs itself in the bootloader instead of the system partition, which makes it harder to work correctly and not guaranteed to work with all gamesdetect.
===Emulator Specific Issues=======BlueStacks====
* '''Can't root the device:'''
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:'''
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://wwwdeveloper.android.luckypatchercom/ Android Developer]*[https://xdaforums.shopcom/t/ list- Lucky Patcher APK's latest 8of-devices-armv7-armv6-armv5.61596800/ XDAForums - List of devices: ARMv7, ARMv6, ARMv5]*[[Wikipedia:Comparison_of_high-definition_smartphone_displays#720p_by_1280_.28HD_ready.3 version29|Early Android devices with OLED and HD Ready display]] [[Category:ConsolesMobiles|*][[Category:Android-based|*]][[Category:Android emulators|*]][[Category:Operating systems|*]][[Category:Mobile Operating Systems|*]][[Category:Various Emulation]]---- {{NEL}}==Notes==<references group=N />
