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'''[[wikipedia:Android (operating system)|Android]]''' is a mobile operating system developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It was originally developed in secret before launching in 2008 as a competitor against Apple's [[iOS emulators|iPhone]]. While other mobile operating systems had have been made throughout the years, none have emerged in terms of market share nearly as much as Android.

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 [[iOS emulators|iOS]], are specially designed Zip files. They may be occasionally coupled with <code>OBB</code> files). While Android can technically run Linux binaries, doing so requires superuser privileges that Android does not provide by default. 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 a custom recovery) , but not all devices have one.

However, the Linux kernel is flexible enough that it can be emulated well , unlike iOS, older cell-phone models, and older Japanese Galapagos mobile phones. While Android natively supports mice<ref group=N>If you have an Android device , you can confirm this by connecting a Bluetooth mouse or a USB mouse via a USB On-the-Go adapter.</ref>, most apps 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 as well 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]] (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.html VirGL]). 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 (used in phones) to work on your computer's x86 architecture. See [[#Hardware features]] supported ABI, API sections and [[#Enhancements]] built-in translation layer and VM columns for more information. <references group=N/>

<div style="color:#000;background:#eef2ffBefore diving in,;border:1px solid #b7c5d9;border*[[Hypervisors|Hardware-radius:8pxassisted virtualization]] feature must be turned from your BIOS for most of these methods due to performance reasons.;padding*You need to turn off Hyper-left:1em;display:inlineV from Windows Feature panel if [[Hypervisors|Type-block;padding2 hypervisor]] used by the emulator due to [[Hypervisors#Hyper-right:1em;">'''Important Note:''' These V_feature_conflict_issue|conflict issue]]. Having said that some emulators are usually closed source and while they're distributed like BlueStacks provide special Hyper-V build for freeprevent this issue. Recently, their devs look for roundabout ways to monetize themwith [https://support.bluestacks. One such high profile case was com/hc/en-us/articles/22561951043981-BlueStacks-5-20-Release-Notes#01HMGBJDK8G7J7S9C0G5R9SBVR BlueStacks5 version 5. Make sure to check if there are pre20, you can now run BlueStacks with Hyper-V enabled] including all instances such as Nougat 32-installed apps on your emulator (bit, which will run as intended and disable no additional changes required.;*Tons of bloated, obsolete or non-active other Android "emulators" exists there but we're not gonna list them), monitor your Internet connection download caps and processor activity to detect any abnormal activity (and block domains accordingly if the need arises) and avoid as much as possible giving sensitive account data (just in case it's key-logged)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".</divstyle="overflow-x:auto;width:100%"> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"

! scope="col"|VM[[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy#Enhancements|AccuracyEnhancements]]! scope="col"|Compatibility! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-SourceSoftware">FLOSS</abbr>

! colspan="810"|PC / x86

|VirtualBox{{~}}|{{~}}|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames Google Play Games]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames#section-system-requirements Beta]<br/>[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/emulator Developer]|{{~}}|High{{~}}|<small>[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames/exploregames Only for selected titles] (Beta build)<br/>? (Developer build)</small>|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|[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://github.com/cinit/WSAPatch WSA patch for Windows 10]|{{~}}|{{~}}||[https://github.com/riverar/wsa-app-compatibility#support-tables 66%<br/><small>368 out of 558 reported titles</small>]|?|{{~}}[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/ *] ||{{~}}|-|[https://trinityemulator.github.io/ Trinity]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/releases git]|{{~}}|{{~}}|?|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}}|-|Android 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://developer.android.com/studio/archive Beta and Canary builds]<br/>[https://developer.android.com/studio/ 4.0]|{{✓}}|{{~}}|?|<span title="Source-available">^{{~}}</span> ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

|[https://wwwsupport.bluestacks.com/ hc/en-us/sections/360012290292-Release-Notes {{BlueStacksVer}}]|QEMU (before v2{{~}}|{{~}}|[https://support.bluestacks.5) com/hc/en-us/articles/ VirtualBox (after v2.4413818315789-Games-playable-on-different-Android-versions-on-BlueStacks-5)|High?]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓✗}}<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>

|MEmuMuMu|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[https://wwwmumu.memuplay163.com/ {{MEmuVer}}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>

|VirtualBox?|High?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>

|[https://www.bignox.com/ 7.0.02.97]|VirtualBox?|High?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>|-|MEmu|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://www.memuplay.com/ {{MEmuVer}}]|?|?|?|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}||{{✗}}<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%"|-! scope="col"|Name! 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/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]

|MuMu|align! colspan=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}|[https://mumu.163.com/global/download/en/index.html 1.1.0.2]<br />[https://mumu.163.com/ 1.1.0.5 (v2.3.17) (Chinese Version)]|VirtualBox|High|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} |"10"|{{✓}}x86

|[https://docs.anbox.io/ userguide/install.html git]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|?|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|} ==Android Linux distros ([[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|...]])==<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"|-! 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"|x86|-|BlissOS|Android-x86 fork<br/><small>includes 3 launchers: Taskbar, Quickstep and Smart Dock.</small>|[https://blissos.org/index.html#download 16.9.x]|{{~}}|{{~}}|?|{{?}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|Berry OS|Based on Android-x86 and Bliss OS<br/><small>Mini Desktop launcher is pre-installed.</small>|[https://github.com/yui0/berry-os/releases 2023-02-22]|{{?}}|{{?}}|?|{{?}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|Android-x86|Trebuchet (KitKat version)|[https://www.android-x86.org 2022-03-25]|{{~}}|{{~}}|?|{{✓}} ||{{~}}<abbr title="Development activity on Android-x86 has significantly slowed down.">*</abbr> ||{{✗}}|} <references group=N2 /> ===Comparisons===;Genymotion:A closed-source Android emulator with lots of [[#Hardware_features|hardware features]], available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It's not designed for gaming, but [https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003059737-Can-I-play-games-with-Genymotion it has decent software compatibility]. It's a commercial product though, aimed at software developers and QA teams and you'll need to create an account and download the free non-commercial use license. 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. ;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. ;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 (wineAndroid Virtual Device) configuration manager]. While its built-like approachin emulator (which is literally called as [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator "Android Emulator"])may not be the fastest or software compatible (supports lots of OS image though), Android Studio shines 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://developer.android.com/wear Wear OS] and other Android ecosystem hardware. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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 capabilities. Also you can use [https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/pg-emulator#debug adb to debugging with developer version of "Google Play Games" emulator]. Supports lots of [[#Hardware features]] and [[#Enhancements]]. See release notes for [https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/emulator built-in "Android Emulator"] and [https://androidstudio.googleblog.com/ Android Studio] for more information. ;BlueStacks:A commercial software with a decent compatibility and performance. It has lots 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, and you need to uninstall these during each update session unfortunately (BlueStacks Player do not need these apps). It includes Google Apps by default. ;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:Another closed-source Android emulator and also with good compatibility. ;LDPlayer:Another closed-source Android emulator and also with good compatibility. When testing games alongside Nox, 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;"! 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://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 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 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}

|Android x86colspan=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]|align{{?}}[https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/249633800/lack-of-multi-touch-support-on-play-games-beta?hl=leften]| {{?}}|{{Icon?}}|Windows{{?}}|Linux{{?}}|macOS{{?}}|-| colspan=2 |[https://wwwdeveloper.android.com/media/camera/camerax Camera]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-x86| colspan=2 | [https://developer.org 14android.1-r5com/develop/connectivity/usb USB and USB passthrough]|VirtualBox, VMWare (for 3d acc){{✓}}| {{N}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/BlueStacks/comments/z54s8p/usb_devices_in_bluestacks/iy2gtgb/ *]|Mid{{?}}|{{✓?}} |{{?}}|{{✓Y}} |{{?}}|{{✗?}}

|Android Studiocolspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/notifications Notifications]|align=left{{✓}}|{{Icon|Windows|Linux✓}}|{{~}}[https://developer.android.com/studiogames/ 4.0playgames/faq#q_can_we_use_push_notifications_for_google_play_games *]|QEMU{{✓}}|Low|<span title="Source-available"><sup>{{~✓}}<[https:/sup></span> learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/release-notes#build-220440000190 *]|{{✓}}|{{✓}} ||{{✗✓}}

|Andy OScolspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-install-add-files Sideloading/Installing]|align=left{{?}}|{{Icon|Windows|macOS✓}}<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 own .apk files, or simply use .xapk containers.</ref>|{{~}}<ref group=N4>Exclusive to developer builds, [https://andyroidyoutu.netbe/ 02KEaPQpfzkQ?t=280 Demonstration].47For using sideloading in the developer builds you need to use adb install "AppName.226apk" command in the Command Prompt.1096</ref>| {{✓}}<ref group=N4>[https://github.26com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/wiki/Advanced-Usages#adb-connection Use adb to connect]then use adb install command.</ref>|VmWare|High{{~}}[https://github.com/Simizfo/WSATools#requisites *]|{{✗✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗✓}}

|AMI DuOS|aligncolspan=left|{{Icon|Windows}}2 |[https://amideveloper.android.com/endevelop/techconnectivity/wifi/wifi-blog/farewellscan Wi-amiduos/ 2.0.8.8511Fi]|VirtualBox{{✓}}| {{✓}}|Mid{{✓}}|{{✗✓}} |{{✓}}|{{✗✓}} [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-wifi *]|{{✓}}|{{✗✓}}

|ARC Welder<br colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/><small>(Google Chrome)<reference/small>android/location/Location Location]|align=left{{?}}|{{Icon?}}|Windows{{?}}|Linux{{?}}|macOS|Web{{?}}|{{✓}}[https://developer.chromeandroid.com/appsstudio/getstarted_arc ARC 50.5021.602.0run/emulator-extended-controls *]|Original|Mid|{{✗?}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗?}}

|ARChon<br colspan=2 | [https:/><small>(Google Chrome)</small>developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/bluetooth Bluetooth]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web?}}|{{N}}[https://archon-runtimesupport.githubbluestacks.iocom/hc/en-us/articles/ ARC 41.4410.238.0360061235612-Bluetooth-support-on-BlueStacks-5 *]|Original{{?}}|Mid{{?}}|<span title="Source{{N}}[https://xdaforums.com/t/looking-wsa-for-windows-11-where-bluetooth-also-works.4610551/post-available"><sup>88829045 *]| {{~Y}}<[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/sup><22604305/span> |how-to-use-android-emulator-for-testing-bluetooth-application *]|{{✗✓}} |[https://tested.blissos.org/hardware/connectivity/bluetooth/ *]|{{✗?}}

|Droid4Xcolspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/sensors-and-location/sensors/sensors_motion Motion sensors]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS?}}|{{Y}}[https://droid4xsupport.bluestacks.cccom/hc/ 0.10.7en-us/articles/360058638032-Advanced-settings-for-key-controls-in-BlueStacks-5-#%E2%80%9C9%E2%80%9D *]|VirtualBox{{?}}|High{{?}}|{{✗?}} |{{Y}}[https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-extended-controls *]|{{✗?}} ||{{✗?}}

|KoPlayerrowspan=2 | Connectivity|align=left[[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|Google Play Games]]<br/>[[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|Google Play Services]]<br/><small>Achievements, Challenges, Leaderboards etc.</small>|{{Icon|Windows?}}|{{Y}}[https://koplayerpcsupport.bluestacks.com/ 2.0.0hc/en-us/articles/360059697231-How-to-log-in-to-Google-Play-Store-on-BlueStacks-5 *]|VirtualBox{{Y}}|High{{?}}|{{✗?}} |{{✓}}|{{✗?}} ||{{✗?}}[https://groups.google.com/g/android-x86/c/BGVX_bwpibA *]

|LeapDroid[[Wikipedia:Google_Cloud_Messaging|Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)]]|align=left{{?}}|{{Icon|Windows?}}|[http://www.leapdroid.com/ 1.8.0]{{?}}|VirtualBox{{?}}|High{{?}}|{{✗?}} ||{{✗?}} ||{{✗?}}

|Peak App Player|align! colspan=left|{{Icon|Windows}}9 |[http[Wikipedia://web.archive.org/web/20191120002207/http://www.peakplayer.net/index.php/en/peakplayeren/ 1.2.5 Beta 2Android_version_history|OS version]]|VirtualBox|High|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

|Shashlikcolspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_4.4_KitKat|align=leftKitKat]] (API 19)<br/><small>Supporting [[Wikipedia:Android_version_history#Android_4.4_KitKat|{{IconAndroid 4.4 (KitKat)]] is crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|Linux}}preservation]] reasons.<br/> Older applications and games often rely on the "[[Wikipedia:Dalvik_(software)|Dalvik]]", which isn't present in newer versions and there could be '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20141215220606/http://www.shashlikandroidruntime.iocom: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]].9<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-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>|Original{{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>|Low{{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>

|SmartGaGacolspan=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>|align{{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=leftGenymotionOSsupport></ref>|{{Icon|WindowsY}}|<ref group=N4 name=BluestacksOSsupport>[httphttps://websupport.archivebluestacks.orgcom/webhc/20190820044528en-us/https:articles//www.smartgaga360058931031-How-to-utilize-the-different-Android-versions-available-on-BlueStacks-5#%E2%80%9C1%E2%80%9D Which Android versions are available on BlueStacks?].com</ 1.1.646]ref>|VirtualBox{{N}}|High{{N}}|{{✗N}} |{{Y}}|{{✗N}} |<ref group=N4 name=BlissOSsupport></ref>|{{✗Y}}<ref group=N4 name=Androidx86OSsupport></ref>

|Windroycolspan=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>|align{{Y}}<ref group=leftN4 name=GenymotionOSsupport></ref>|{{IconN}}<ref group=N4 name=BluestacksOSsupport></ref>|Windows{{Y}}|[https://sourceforge{{N}}<abbr title="It uses android-x86 9.net0 64bit">*</projects/windroy/ 4.0.3]abbr>|Original|Low{{N}}|{{✗Y}} ||{{✗Y}} |<ref group=N4 name=BlissOSsupport></ref>|{{✗N}}<ref group=N4 name=Androidx86OSsupport></ref>

|Windroye|align! colspan=left|{{Icon|Windows}}10 |2[https://developer.9android.1|VirtualBox|Mid|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}com/ndk/guides/abis Supported ABIs]

|Xamarin Android Playercolspan=2 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20180507120451/https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#sa armeabi]|aligncolspan=left8 |{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}armeabi and MIPS support deprecated in [[Compatibility layer|libndk translation layer]] version r16 and [https://githubandroid.googlesource.com/xamarinplatform/release-notes-archivendk/blob+/master/release-notesdocs/android/android-player/indexRoadmap.md 0#ndk-r17 removed in r17].6.5<br/>But [[Compatibility layer|libhoudini translation layer]]|VirtualBox|Mid|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}still supports it?

|XePlayercolspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#v7a armeabi-v7a]<br/><small>Supporting armeabi-v7a ABI is crucial for emulators 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, which isn't used in newer hardware.</small>|align=left?|{{Icon|WindowsY}}|<ref group=N4 name=BlueStacksABI>[httphttps://xeplayersupport.bluestacks.com/ 6.0.10hc/en-us/articles/360058929011-What-is-Application-Binary-Interface-ABI-in-BlueStacks-5 What is Application Binary Interface (ABI) in BlueStacks 5 ]</ref>|VirtualBox?|High?|{{✗}} |?|{{✗Y}} |?|{{✗}}?

|YouWavecolspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#arm64-v8a arm64-v8a]|align=left?|{{Icon|WindowsY}}<ref group=N4 name=BlueStacksABI></ref>|{{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=GooglePlayGamesABI>[https://youwavedeveloper.android.com/ 5games/playgames/start#playbility-architecture Google Play Games ABI Architecture support].11]</ref>|VirtualBox?|Mid?|{{✗Y}} |?|{{✗}} ||{{✗}}?

!| colspan="8"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}}|?|Consoles?

|LineageOS|aligncolspan=left|{{Icon|Switch}}2 |[https://switchrootdeveloper.organdroid.com/ 15.1ndk/guides/abis#86-64 x86_64]|based of the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS?|~{{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="8"10 |Mobile [https:/ ARM/developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/graphics/opengl/about-opengl Supported APIs]

|LineageOS|aligncolspan=left|{{Icon|LinuxARM}}2 |[https://konstakangregistry.khronos.comorg/OpenGL/ 18index_es.php#specs11 OpenGL ES 1 .x]<br/><small>(Raspberry Pi 3/4)Supporting OpenGL ES 1.x is crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.</small>]|Not an emulator (actual AOSP)?|?|High?|{{✓}} ?|?|{{✓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 [Anbox[Preservation_projects|preservation]]reasons.</small>|?|?|align=left?|{{Icon|LinuxARMY}}|[https://anboxyoutu.iobe/ gittfq4MsxaHZw?t=923 *]|Not an emulator (wine-like approach)|~?|{{✓Y}} |?|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}?

|Project Astoria|aligncolspan=left2 |{{Icon[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.|WinMobile}}?|Discontinued ($)?|Original?|Low?|{{✗}} ?|?|{{✗}} |?|{{✗}}?

The VM column describes what backend technology the emulator uses. Emulators labeled with ==Enhancements==<div style="VirtualBoxoverflow-x:auto;width:100%" sometimes needs the user to install [https://www.virtualbox.org/ Oracle VM VirtualBox]. Usually, it is installed automatically. >{|class="wikitable" style==Comparisons==="text-align:center;[[Genymotion]]vertical-align:middle;width:100%":A closed|-source Android emulator with hardwarestyle="font-accelerated 3D graphics and USB host support, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. In its latest versions, it has pretty good compatibility with commercial games. It's a commercial product though, aimed at software developers and QA teams. You'll need to create an account and download the free non-commercial use license available. Except for payweight: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-tox86]]|-remove "free for personal use" watermark on the screen, paid builds to add features only useful for Android app developers.|rowspan=6 | Post-ProcessingSetting up the emulator itself is not too hard, but a bit of tinkering is required to add the Google Play store and | [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528952 ARM processor emulation] (what you need essentially here to play the commercial releases) as well as [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/genymotion-users/JpO8HR39PR0/NpSkrnsB8d8J Xbox 360 controller supportShaders_and_filters|Filters]]. Not noob-friendly, but if you're experienced enough with Android to know your way around a rooted filesystem it shouldn't be too hard.| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}'''Note as of November 25th, 2019'''| {{✗}}| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Android Studio emulator [https: The above paragraph is outdated //developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds#skins supports lots of device frame and ARM Emulation has been broken in Genymotion for a while, so you custom skin] (similar to libretro overlay/bezels). You can't use ARM apps unless you get a really old versionadditional skins from various sources (e.g. ;[[BlueStacks]][https:Also commercial with a free option (requires a google account)//github. Itcom/mingchen/android-emulator-skins mingchen's less good than Genymotion and doesn't handle USB cable emulationAndroid Emulator Skins], [https://sourceforge. Previous versions used to come with an installer with adware comes with junk apps within the net/projects/android-emulator and has a non-intuitive uninstaller, but thatskins/files/ CREAL's no longer the case today. It includes Google Apps by defaultAVD skins]), though also you'll need to install a file manager to copy game cache when loading your own .apk filescan use buttons on these device frames.</ref>| {{✗}};MEmu| {{✗}}:A free Android emulator with very good accuracy, sometimes outperforming BlueStacks. ;LDPlayer|-|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br/><small>([https:An Android emulator also with good accuracy//www.nvidia. When testing games along side Nox, LDPlayer shows to have better performancecom/compatibility with games. ;Droid4xHas good accuracy but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox, so it cannot coen-exist with Genymotion and Xamarin. It's not recommended because it will install hidden background services (xunlei.exe, and Thunder.exe, both by the Chinese company which developed Droid4xus/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle]) 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).</small>| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}};Andy OS| {{?}}:Not recommended because it will install a | {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| [[httpsWikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and MLAA/www.reddit.com/rSMAA)</emulation/comments/8rq4fm/reminder_that_andyroid_mines_cryptocurrency/ cryptocurrency miner] on your system without asking or informing about this to the user. Just like Genymotion, Andy OS uses VirtualBox, but with a twistsmall>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [[Wikipedia: if it detects an installed VirtualBox during installationComparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]]<br/><small>(Sharp bilinear, '''it will delete it''' Lanczos and will refuse to work. Beware! ;DuOS:Not to be confused with a [http[[Wikipedia:GPUOpen#FidelityFX_Super_Resolution|FSR 1]])<//ds-duos.blogspot.com/ similarly-named Nintendo DS emulatorsmall>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[High_dynamic_range#Inverse_tone_mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible] 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.]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}};Google Chrome| {{?}}:Can open .apk files using the ARC Welder extension, though their emulation on PC is average at best. Here's a |-| rowspan=5 | [httphttps://docstasvideos.google.comorg/spreadsheetsEmulatorresources/d/1iIbxaftAu_ho5rv9fUlXSLTzwU6MbKOldsWXyrYiyo8/edit#gid=0 compatibility listFeatures TAS features]| [[Wikipedia:Macro_(computer_science)|Macros/Scripts]] and a /[https://wwwtasvideos.reddit.com/rorg/chromeapks dedicated subredditLuaScripting Lua]. Google has announced [http| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://arstechnicawww.bluestacks.com/gadgetsfeatures/2016/05/the-play-store-comes-to-chrome-osmacros.html *]| {{?}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-but-not-the-way-we-were-expecting| Rewind| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Fast-Forward/ 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:Turbo Speed| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Savestates| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [https://blog.chromiumtasvideos.org/2016Movies Movie recording/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html discontinue Google Chrome apps on PC], so any major updates to ARC Welder for PC is unlikely.playback]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}};Windroy| {{✗}}:(Without the 'e' suffix) is a fast 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, not many games can be installed (due to not faking device names) and will spawn multiple harmless-yet-annoying app_process.exe crashes. The official site is down since July 2016, so any updates are unlikely.| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| rowspan=10 | Quality of life| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs#PlayStation_1|Streamable compression format]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}};Windroye| {{✗}}:(With the 'e' suffix) uses VirtualBox, but still offers better performance than BlueStacks. The Play Store is installed by default and has no stability issues found in Windroy. | {{✗}}|-| Per-Game Profiles| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://wwwsupport.redditbluestacks.com/rhc/ClashOfClans/commentsen-us/31lklrarticles/misc_windroye_for_pcfaster_than_bluestacks_262_mb/ A related Reddit topic can be found here.] ;Android x86:An open360055522292-How-source project that aims to port -use-the Android operating system to x86-based netbooks. Comes with Google Play and libhoudini (x86/ARM translation layer) installed. 3D acceleration works well both when installed directly Game-controls-menu-on the machine as a local OS and also on VMware. VMware Player 15 supports emulating OpenGL ES 3 on the target and performance is quite good. VirtualBox 3d support is poor and probably won't work. Android x86 is continually being improved and can be tried fairly painlessly through VMware. Genymotion is (or at least used to be) a closed-source fork of Android x86, designed exclusively to be run on VirtualBox.BlueStacks-5 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Command Line Options| {{?}};| {{Y}}[[Anbox]]https:A project that aims to run Android applications on Ubuntu distributions//old. 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 directlyreddit.com/r/BlueStacks/comments/163yg7p/command_line_options/ *]| {{?}}| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}};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|-| On-Screen Display<br/><small>Showcases messages, so not many games will run. It controller input state which is however known to play [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SC6c_ih_Ac Flappy Bird] useful for speedrunners, performance data, active settings, and can show [https://wwwvarious notifications.youtube.com</watchsmall>| {{?v=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screen]. It uses modified [[QEMU]] to emulate the Android operating system. Last major update was March 2016 and seems abandoned.}}| {{?}}| {{?}};Xamarin Android Player| {{?}}:A newcomer to the Android emulation market| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Built-in On-Screen Control<br/><small>Simulating touch input on display via keyboard or gamepad. Not much This QoL enhancement is known about this because it required a minimum crucial for lots of $25touch input exclusive games.<br/month subscription of main Xamarin products. The main Xamarin products were >Also you can use third party apps such as [https://blog.xamaringithub.com/xamarin-Shyri/TouchMapper TouchMapper] for-all made available for free] after the purchase by Microsoft, but Xamarin Android Player was discontinuedthis.</small>| {{?}};Project Astoria:A Microsoft-developed Android emulator for Windows 10 Mobile included in several insider previews. It could run | {{Y}}[https://wwwsupport.redditbluestacks.com/rhc/windowsphone/commentsen-us/3gaoctarticles/android_apps_that_work_on_win10_right_now/ a few applications360058928871 *], though apps required Google Play Services did not run or had issues. This project was reportedly | {{?}}| {{N}}| {{?}}[httphttps://wwwold.windowscentralreddit.com/microsofts-project-astoria-delayed discontinued] in November 2015 and [http:r/WSA/www.winbeta.orgcomments/z62m2v/newshow_do_i_remap_key_to_screen_presses_for_gaming/microsoft*]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-confirms| [[Compatibility_layer|Built-the-death-of-project-astoria-focusing-on-other-bridges-instead its cancellation was confirmedin translation layer]] on February 2016, so the emulator is not included in more recent versions of Windows 10 Mobile. | {{✗}}<ref group==Emulation issues=====Google apps===Android is open source, but the Google Play Store has N3>You need to be licensed from Google in order to incorporate it into a build, including Play Services and many other Google appsmanually install libhoudini translation layer on guest system for Genymotion. See [[Compatibility layer]] page. That often means developers pay a fee that can trickle back to the user in some form (either through adware, privacy</ref>| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/start#playbility-invading trackers, or by selling the emulator as a commercial product). Custom ROMs for real Android devices on Android 4 and earlier used to bundle the Google Play Store but this changed with newer versions. The new method is to install a custom ROM and then install "GApps" through another service like architecture *]| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}<ref group=N3>BlissOS supports out-of-package translation layer [https://opengappsblissos.org/ the Open GApps Project(See 'Bliss OS Variations->Native-bridge' section)].Also see [https://docs.blissos.org/knowledgebase/frequently-asked-questions/hardware-compatibility this page].</ref> | {{~}}<ref group===Architectural differences===Many games often optimize and compile specifically for ARM processors, which prevents them from being executable on x86 CPUs, even when using a project like N3>libhoudini is not bundled with Android-x86. Some emulators like BlueStacks have ARM emulation by default; in others like Genymotion, it is possible there's a script under /system/bin named "enable_houdini" which tries to download it and install an ARM emulator manually (though only on older versions as such functionality is broken in newer releases)from two different urls. ===Conflict===Many emulators like to uninstall each other for some reasonSo, if these sources are offline, manual installation is necessary. Droid4x, Andyroid, Genymotion, and Xamarin cannot co-exist on the same machine without modifying their installers, which can be a problem if one game works on only one of these emulators but other games do notSee [https://groups.google.com/g/android-x86/c/tXyfFZ7xeTw this page] for more information.</ref>|-| [[Hypervisors|Built-in VM]] ===Antitamper protection===In order | {{~}}<ref group=N3>Exclusive to reduce cheating, many games refuse to run if they discover that the device has been rooted"with VirtualBox" builds.</ref>| {{Y}}<br/><small>Multiple<ref group=N3>BlueStacks uses QEMU (before v2. If the emulator comes rooted by default5), it must be manually unrooted before the game can be playedVirtualBox (after v2.5). The rooting method for modern devices is Magisk, which installs itself Also as mentioned in "Before diving in the bootloader instead of the system partition" section, which makes it harder to detectBlueStacks '''supports''' Hyper-V if you are using BlueStacks v4 Hyper-V builds or v5.20+ versions.</ref> Some games take more aggressive measures to detect the presence of Custom ROMs (unofficial firmware) or Android emulators (like the ones listed in this page) in the variety of ways like checking for the existence or absence of system files in order to prevent the game from running in any unverified environments| {{Y}}<br/><small>Hyper-V</small>| {{Y}}<br/><small>[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator#4-code-organization QEMU 5. These games are very difficult or plain impossible to play on emulators without resorting to cracked versions of the games0]<ref group=N3>Also supports Hyper-V and obsolete HAXM for hardware acceleration.</ref> ===Android| {{Y}}<br/><small>Hyper-based Operating Systems===V</small>There are many | {{Y}}<br/><small>[[wikipediahttps:Fork_(software_development)|forks//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] of Android, these go beyond a custom UI and are new OS's that use the Android code in addition to writing their own code[https://developer.android. depending on how much (com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#choose-windows-hypervisor WHPX for Windows] and what) new code, features and API's were added, will determine the effects they will have on Android emulation but if one is [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#vm-linux KVM for Linux] for sure, these forks are (most likely) going to cause some emulation issueshardware acceleration.</ref></small>| {{✗}}==Emulator Specific Issues==| {{✗}}===BlueStacks===|-* '''Can't root the device:'''  The latest Kingroot's .apk will do the job when loaded inside BlueStacks. It's that simple. Alternatively, you could use Universal | File Sharing<br/><small>Similar to "Shared Folder" enhancement for [[BlueStacksHypervisors#Type_2_hypervisors|Type-2 hypervisors]] 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. .</small>| {{?}}Then, from the extracted "BlueStacks RootEZ 32_64"| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Only for media type files, open as administrator "BlueStacks RootEZit supports [https://support.exe"bluestacks. Click "Automatic Detect from Installed Bluestacks", enable "Enlarge System (Root.fs) Size com/hc/en-us/articles/360055684992-How-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" appearsuse-the-Media-Manager-on-BlueStacks-5 media file sharing via Media Manager]. </ref>| {{?}}| {{?}}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. | {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Big Picture Mode| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{N}}| {{?}}| {{?}}The package also includes Nova Explorer | {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Multiple instances and Root Launcherinstance manager| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://www.bluestacks. You may verify the rooting status with the "Root Checker" app from Google Playcom/features/multi-instance. 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==Android Consoles==Because it's possible to fork ''Note: [[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and created you're own Android-based OSsmart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes]] (e.g. ChromeCast with Google TV, Amazon Fire TV) are not consoles, many developers have used Android despite some of them are able to power their own commercial consolerun video games. However, The distinction is simple: If a device is not designed with gaming as mentioned beforeits sole or main purpose, just because then it uses 's not an Android as a base does console. Please do not mean they will all work properly on a normal add [[Home_Media_Player|Home media players]] or general Android emulatordevices 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;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"

|Amazon Fire TVAtlantis Land Kora

|Atlantis Land Kora[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

|Baidu Shadow StickflarePlay

|Diyomate X18Fuze 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'', but eventually flopped.|-|GPD Mars Gamebox

|flarePlay[[XD/XD+|GPD XD / XD+]]

|A foldable handheld console manufactured by Gamepad Digital (GPD).

|GPD Mars GameboxLeapFrog Epic

|Nexus PlayerMy Clem Box

|Released in 2018 by Italian toy company Clementoni and sold exclusively in Italy, My Clem Box is 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 not been released to the public. |-|[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/zukanneopad 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.

|A console/media 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 Emulatorsemulators|Ouya]]

|A failed microconsole that started from a Kickstarter project. The controller sucks and the games can be found elsewhere. Since the Ouya runs on Android, emulation is technically possible by extracting menu/application apk APK files and running them in an Android emulator or VM.

|Skyworth miniStation

|A console designed by Tencent and manufactured by multiple manufacturers such as Lenovo and Skyworth. Designed to run cellphone games and simple emulators.

* [[Cellphone emulators]] - info Information on emulators for various feature phone/non-smartphone platforms.* https://www.luckypatchers.com [[Emulators on Android]] - Lucky Patcher APK's latest versionVarious 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]] [[Category:Mobiles|*][[Category:Android-based|*]]