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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.
Like Android is like a Linux distribution in that it uses the Linux kernel to facilitate communication with DS emulatorsthe hardware and manage processes on the system. Unfortunately, the computer mouse similarities end there, as Android uses an entirely different toolset from standard Linux distributions and no support is used to emulate touch screen presses given for running it on PCs. (Software development on Android is also nothing like Linux development as apps are compiled into architecture-specific <code>APK</code>s via Java which can , like IPA files on [[iOS emulators|iOS]], are specially designed Zip files. They may be less than ideal in many casesoccasionally coupled with <code>OBB</code> files). While Android can technically run Linux binaries, and the keyboard emulates the button controller add-onsdoing so requires superuser privileges that Android does not provide by default. Some emulators support X360 controllers For many devices, you can expect to see a custom ROM that has an integrated su binary (or a means to install it easily, such as well with some more tweaksa custom recovery), but not all devices have one.
However, the Linux kernel is flexible enough that it can be emulated well, unlike iOS, older cell phone models, and older Japanese Galapagos mobile phones. While Android natively supports mice<ref group=N>If you have an Android device, you can confirm this by connecting a Bluetooth or USB mouse via a USB adapter.</ref>, most apps come expect users to have a touchscreen, so Android emulators will usually default to emulating touchscreen presses like [[Nintendo DS emulators|DS emulation]] (though it can be less than ideal in many cases). The host's keyboard may often emulate the apk file format button controller add-ons, and some emulators support [[Xbox 360 emulators|Xbox 360]] controllers with some more tweaks. To run Android apps on your computer, most of the Android emulators employ a two-step approach. First, they set up a virtual environment using [[Hypervisors|hypervisor]] (occasionally coupled with obb filesand of course support for [[Wikipedia:X86_virtualization#Hardware-assisted_virtualization|hardware assisting virtualization]] such as vt-x/amd-v and virtual gpu adapter such as [https://docs.mesa3d.org/drivers/virgl.html VirGL]). Just like its iOS equivalent Then, they use [[Recommended_linux_distros#Emulation_focused|custom Android-x86 images]] and translation layer such as "[[Compatibility_layer|libhoudini or libndk or Intel BT]]" to convert instructions from ARM processors (ipa filesused in phones)to work on your computer's x86 architecture. See [[#Hardware features]] supported ABI, their innards can be opened as a regular zip fileAPI sections and [[#Enhancements]] built-in translation layer and VM columns for more information. <references group=N/>
==Emulators==
;Before diving in,;*[[Hypervisors|Hardware-assisted virtualization]] feature must be turned from your BIOS for most of these methods due to performance reasons.;*You need to turn off Hyper-V from Windows Feature panel if [[Hypervisors|Type-2 hypervisor]] used by the emulator 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, you can now run BlueStacks with Hyper-V enabled] including all instances such as Nougat 32-bit, which will run as intended and no additional changes required.;*Tons of bloated, obsolete or non-active other Android "emulators" exists there but we're not gonna list them, see [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=Android_emulators&diff=66635&oldid=66634#Emulators this page] for that.;*If you already have an Android device, we recommend using a mirroring application like "[https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy scrcpy]" instead of these "emulators".<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable"|+PCstyle="text-align:center;width:100%"
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! scope="col"|Free[[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]! scope="col"|[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]! scope="col"|VMCompatibility! scope="col"|[[Accuracy]]<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|Active
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Genymotion]]|style="text-align:center;"|Windows, Mac, Linux|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.genymotion.com 2.7.2] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"|✓ (Non-Dev Versions)|style="text-align:center;"|VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"|High|style! colspan="text-align:center;10"|✓x86
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[BlueStacksGenymotion]]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac|Linux|macOS}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://www.bluestacksgenymotion.com/ 3.7.36.1601download/ {{GenymotionVer}}] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"{{~}}|✓{{~}}|style="text-align:center;"?|QEmu (before v2.5) / VirtualBox (after v2.5){{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|High{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|✓{{~}}
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|style="text-align[https:center;"|[[MEmu]//play.google.com/googleplaygames Google Play Games]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://wwwplay.memuplaygoogle.com/ 3googleplaygames#section-system-requirements Beta]<br/>[https://developer.5android.0.2com/games/playgames/emulator Developer] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"{{~}}|✓{{~}}|style="text-align<small>[https:center;"//play.google.com/googleplaygames/exploregames Only for selected titles] (Beta build)<br/>? (Developer build)</small>|VirtualBox{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|High{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|✓{{~}}
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|style="text[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/release-align:center;"|notes WSA]<br/><small>This shouldn't be confused with WSL or WSL2.<br/>See [[Hypervisor]] page for WSL2 and [[Droid4XCompatibility layer]]page for WSL.</small>|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac}}|style="text-align:center;"|Comes with Windows store<br/>[httphttps://droid4x.haimawangithub.com 0./cinit/WSAPatch WSA patch for Windows 10.6] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"{{~}}|✓{{~}}|style="text|[https://github.com/riverar/wsa-app-compatibility#support-align:center;"tables 66%<br/><small>368 out of 558 reported titles</small>]|VirtualBox?|style="text{{~}}[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-align:center;"us/windows/android/wsa/ *] |High|style="text-align:center;"|✗{{~}}
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|style="text-align[https:center;"|[[AMI DuOS]//waydro.id/index.html Waydroid]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|WindowsLinux}}|style="text-align[https:center;"|//waydro.id/#install git]<br />[httphttps://www.amiduosgithub.com/ 2.0.8.8511casualsnek/waydroid_script Extras script] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}}|{{✗}}|style="text-align:center;"?|VirtualBox{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|Mid{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|✗{{~}}
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|style="text-align[https:center;"|[[YouWave]//trinityemulator.github.io/ Trinity]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://youwavegithub.com/ 5.7TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/releases git] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"{{~}}|✓{{~}}|style="text-align:center;"?|VirtualBox{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|Mid{{~}} |style="text-align:center;"|✗{{~}}
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|style="textAndroid Studio<br/><small>It's an IDE and it includes [https://developer.android.com/studio/intro/update#sdk-manager built-align:center;"|[[Andy]in Android Emulator]</small>|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac|Linux}}|style="text-align[https:center;"|//developer.android.com/studio/archive Beta and Canary builds]<br/>[httphttps://andyroiddeveloper.netandroid.com/ 46studio/ 4.16.660] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"|{{✓}}|style="text-align:center;"{{~}}|VmWare?|style<span title="textSource-align:center;available"><sup>{{~}}</sup></span> ||High{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|✓{{~}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Android x86Anbox]]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Multi-platformLinux}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://wwwdocs.android-x86anbox.org 4io/userguide/install.4-r5html git] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}}|✓{{✗}}|style="text-align:center;"?|N/A{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|Low{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Android Emulator (AVD)BlueStacks]]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, linux|macOS}}|style="text[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/sections/360012290292-Release-align:center;"Notes {{BlueStacksVer}}]|{{~}}|{{~}}|[https://developersupport.androidbluestacks.com/studiohc/en-us/runarticles/emulator.html 26.1.34413818315789-Games-playable-on-different-Android-versions-on-BlueStacks-5 ?] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||style{{✗}}<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 "text-align[https:center;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4928776 BlueStacks]". Despite data security regulations existing in various regions (e.g., [[Wikipedia:General_Data_Protection_Regulation|QEmuGDPR]] in the "EU", [[Wikipedia:California_Consumer_Privacy_Act|style=CCPA]] in "California"text-align, and [[Wikipedia:center;Cybersecurity_Law_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China|Cybersecurity Law]] in "PRC"), concerns regarding government surveillance in certain countries like the "|High|style=PRC"textremain significant. Therefore, we recommend exercising caution when relying on closed-alignsource 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:center;"|✗//github.com/henrypp/simplewall simplewall]'. Also avoid giving sensitive account data as much as is possible due to potential security reasons. Besides basic safety, these precautions often make impacted emulators run faster and more responsive when the adware services and apps are turned off.</ref>
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|styleMuMu|align="text-align:center;"left|[[Anbox]]{{Icon|style="text-align:center;"Windows|LinuxmacOS}}|style="text-align[https:center;"|//mumu.163.com/global/download/en/index.html 1.1.0.2]<br /><small>[httphttps://anboxmumu.163.iocom 1.1.0.5 (v2.3.17) (Chinese Ver)]</ Official Site]small>|style="text-align:center;"?|✓?|style="text-align:center;"?|Original{{✗}} |style="text-align:center;"|?{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name=Bloatware></ref>
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Nox App Player]]LDPlayer|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[https://wwwen.bignoxldplayer.comnet/ 54.20.050.03] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"?|?|✓?|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"{{✓}} |High|style{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name="text-align:center;"|✓Bloatware></ref>
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[XePlayer]]NoxPlayer|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://xeplayerwww.bignox.com/ 37.80.12.07] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"?|?|✓?|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"{{✓}} |High|style{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name="text-align:center;"|✓Bloatware></ref>
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[KoPlayer]]MEmu|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows}}|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://www.koplayermemuplay.com 1.4.1055/ {{MEmuVer}}] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"?|?|✓?|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}} |VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"{{✓}} |High|style{{✗}}<ref group=N2 name="text-align:center;"|✓Bloatware></ref>
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!colspan="710"|Abandoned/DiscontinuedARM
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|style="text-align[https:center;"|[[LeapDroid]//waydro.id/index.html Waydroid]|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|WindowsLinux}}|style="text-align[https:center;"|//waydro.id/#install git]<br />[httphttps://www.leapdroidgithub.com/ 1.8.0casualsnek/waydroid_script Extras script] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}}|✓{{✗}}|style="text-align:center;"?|VirtualBox{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|High{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|✓{{~}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[ARC WelderAnbox]] (Google Chrome)|stylealign="text-align:center;"left|{{Icon|Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS}}|style="text-align:center;"|[https://developerdocs.chromeanbox.comio/appsuserguide/getstarted_arc 50.5021install.602.0html git] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"{{✗}}|{{✗}}|?|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|}</div> ==Android Linux distros ([[Recommended_Linux_distros#Android|...]])==<div style="textoverflow-alignx:centerauto;width:100%"|Original>{|styleclass="text-align:center;wikitable"|Mid|style="text-align:center;width:100%"|✗
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! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Frontend! scope="col"|styleLatest Version! scope="text-align:center;col"|[[Windroy#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]|style! scope="text-align:center;col"|Windows[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]|style! scope="text-align:center;col"|1.2 (Discontinued)Compatibility|style! scope="text-align:center;col"|✓|style<abbr title="textFree/Libre and Open-align:center;Source Software"|Original>FLOSS</abbr>|style! scope="text-align:center;col"|LowActive|style! scope="text-align:center;col"|✗[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Windroye]]|style="text-align:center;"|Windows|style="text-align:center;"|2.9.0 (Discontinued)|style="text-align:center;"|✓|style="text-align:center;"|VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"|Mid|style! colspan="text-align:center;10"|?x86
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Shashlik]]BlissOS|style="textAndroid-alignx86 fork<br/><small>includes 3 launchers:center;"|LinuxTaskbar, Quickstep and Smart Dock.</small>|style="text-align:center;"|[httphttps://wwwblissos.shashlikorg/index.io 0html#download 16.9.3x] (Official Site)|style="text-align:center;"{{~}}|✓{{~}}|style="text-align:center;"?|Original{{?}} |style="text-align:center;"|Low{{✓}} |style="text-align:center;"|✗{{~}}
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|style="textBerry OS|Based on Android-align:center;"x86 and Bliss OS<br/><small>Mini Desktop launcher is pre-installed.</small>|[[Xamarin Android Player]https://github.com/yui0/berry-os/releases 2023-02-22]|style="text-align:center;"|Windows, Mac{{?}}|style="text-align:center;"|Discontinued{{?}}|style="text-align:center;"|✗?|style="text-align:center;"{{?}} |VirtualBox|style="text-align:center;"{{✓}} |?|style="text-align:center;"|✗{{~}}
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|style="textAndroid-align:center;"x86|Trebuchet (KitKat version)|[[Project Astoria]https://www.android-x86.org 2022-03-25]|style="text-align:center;"|Windows 10 Mobile{{~}}|style="text-align:center;"|Discontinued{{~}}|style="text-align:center;"|✗?|style="text-align:center;"{{✓}} |Original|style{{~}}<abbr title="textDevelopment activity on Android-align:center;x86 has significantly slowed down.">*</abbr> |Low|style="text-align:center;"|{{✗}}
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The VM column describes what backend technology the emulator uses. Emulators labeled with "VirtualBox" sometimes needs the user to install [https://www.virtualbox.org/ Oracle VM VirtualBox]. Usually it is installed automatically.
* '''Genymotion''' is an Android emulator with hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and USB host support, available for Windows, Mac and Linux. In its latest versions, it has pretty good compatibility with commercial games. It's a commercial product though, aimed at software developers and QA teams. You'll need to create an account and download the free non-commercial use license available. Except for pay-to-remove "free for personal use" watermark on the screen, paid builds add features only useful for Android app developers.**Setting up the emulator itself is not too hard, but a bit of tinkering is required to add the Google Play store and [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t<references group=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/JpO8HR39PR0N2 /NpSkrnsB8d8J Xbox 360 controller support]. Not noob-friendly, but if you're experienced enough with Android to know your way around a rooted filesystem it shouldn't be too hard.>
* '''Bluestacks''' is also commercial ===Comparisons===;Genymotion:A closed-source Android emulator with a free option (requires a google account)lots of [[#Hardware_features|hardware features]], available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It's less good than Genymotionnot designed for gaming, and doesn't handle USB cable emulationbut [https://support.genymotion. Previous versions used to come com/hc/en-us/articles/360003059737-Can-I-play-games-with an installer with adware, comes with junk apps within the emulator, and -Genymotion it has a non-intuitive uninstaller, but thatdecent software compatibility]. It's no longer the case today. It includes Google Apps by defaulta commercial product though, though aimed at software developers and QA teams and you'll need to install a file manager create an account and download the free non-commercial use license. Except for the pay-to copy game cache when loading your own apks-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 '''MEmuselect 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 free regular basis.<ref>[https://play.google.com/googleplaygames#section-faqs Google Play Games FAQ]</ref>[[File:Android Studio built-in emulator with very good accuracydevice skin demonstration.jpeg|thumb|298px|Android Studio built-in emulator device skin demonstration, sometimes outperforming Bluestacks.see [[#Enhancements]]]]
* '''Droid4x''' has good accuracy but forcefully uninstalls VirtualBox;Trinity:Open source Android emulator, so it cannot co-exist with Genymotion aims for high [https://youtu.be/tfq4MsxaHZw?t=855 performance] and Xamarin. Itit's not recommended because it will install hidden background services (xunleieven 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.exe, and Thunderyoutube.exe, both by the Chinese company which developed Droid4x) in the background seeding Chinese torrents constantly and they are a pain to uninstall or deactivate (in case youcom/watch?v=tfq4MsxaHZw OSDI 've already fallen 22 - Trinity: High-Performance Mobile Emulation through Graphics Projection] presentation for it, use Revo Uninstaller)more information.
* ;Android Studio:Android Studio is an IDE software based on JetBrains'IntelliJ IDEA. It has built-in Android emulator with [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds AVD (Android Virtual Device) configuration manager]. While its built-in emulator (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''andyroid''' works toos 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, though the company behind it did adware before previouslyprovide easier access to essential features etc.**Just like It has built-in plugin manager which you can get Genymotion, Andyroid also plugin for further enhance its emulation capabilities. Also you can use VirtualBox, but [https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/pg-emulator#debug adb to debugging with a twistdeveloper version of "Google Play Games" emulator]. Supports lots of [[#Hardware features]] and [[#Enhancements]]. See release notes for [https: if it detects an installed virtualbox during installation, '''it will delete it''' //developer.android.com/studio/releases/emulator built-in "Android Emulator"] and will refuse to work[https://androidstudio.googleblog.com/ Android Studio] for more information. Beware!
* '''DuOS''', not to be confused with a [http;Waydroid and Anbox://dsThese are hypervisor-duosbased containers. They run an Android OS image inside a container.blogspotIt is a similar approach to WSA and Google Play Games.comThey work completely differently from Wine/ similarly-named Nintendo DS emulatorProton [[compatibility layers]] by Roor, which translate API calls, without a hypervisor.:Anbox is a relative newcomer project that aims to the run Android emulation market, made by American Megatrends i.e. the very same people behind the BIOS/UEFI firmware your PC may be usingapplications on Ubuntu distributions. Emulation It is modest at best, with games in alpha state and apps such as [[DraStic]] struggling only known to work on lower-end hardwareUbuntu 16.04. And Anbox requires custom kernel modules to top it all offrun because, it ainunlike other emulators which emulate the whole Linux kernel, this one uses the host system't free eithers Linux kernel directly.
* '''Google Chrome''' can open apk files using the ARC Welder extension, though their emulation on PC is average at best;BlueStacks:A commercial software with a decent compatibility and performance. Here's a It has lots of [[http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iIbxaftAu_ho5rv9fUlXSLTzwU6MbKOldsWXyrYiyo8/edit#gid=0 compatibility listEnhancements|enhancement]] and a [https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeapks dedicated subreddit[#Hardware_features|hardware feature]]support. Google has announced [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/the-play-store-comes-to-chrome-os-but-not-the-way-we-were-expecting/ Play Store for Chrome OS], but it works on a different Newer versions bundled with "BlueStacks X" software and "containerBlueStacks services" technology that is embed which you can uninstall it afterwards, and you need to the Chrome OS. In addition, Google will [http://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-uninstall these during each update session unfortunately (BlueStacks Player do not need these apps-to-web).html discontinue It includes Google Chrome apps on PC], so any major updates to ARC Welder for PC is unlikelyApps by default.
* '''Windroy''' (without the 'e' suffix) is a fast ;MuMu Player:Another closed-source Android emulator that does not rely on VirtualBox or any similar technology. It isn't accurate thoughThere are three versions of MuMu available:;MuMu Player 6::This version of MuMu uses Android 6. While Google Play store can be installed 0 Marshmallow:;MuMu Player X::This one is based on Android 12 Snow Cone and may have more compatibility with some tinkering, not many games can be installed (due to not faking device names) :;MuMu Nebula::This version runs Android 7.0 Nougat and will spawn multiple harmlessis more suitable for low-yet-annoying app_process.exe crashes. Official site is down since July 2016, so any updates are unlikely.end computers
* '''Windroye''' (;MEmu:Another closed-source Android emulator and also with the 'e' suffix) rely on VirtualBox, but still offers better performance than Bluestacks. The Play Store is installed by default and has no stability issues found from classic Windroy. [https://www.reddit.com/r/ClashOfClans/comments/31lklr/misc_windroye_for_pcfaster_than_bluestacks_262_mb/ A related Reddit topic can be found heregood compatibility.]
* '''Android x86''' is a open;LDPlayer:Another closed-source project that aims to port Android operating system to x86-based netbooksemulator and also with good compatibility. While it can be run on virtual machines like VirtualBoxWhen testing games alongside Nox, it does not have 3D graphics emulation and cannot run most LDPlayer shows better performance/compatibility with games. Genymotion is (or at least used to be) a closed-source fork of Android x86, designed exclusively to be run on VirtualBox.
* ==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.'Anbox'<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' is s looking similar to Android 12 tablet home menu launcher] ([https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=408 Demonstration]). It's unclear whether this app directly emulates the native home screen or provides an alternative UI/UX with limited features.</ref>| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/touch-and-input/game-controllers Game controllers]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405061625485 *]| {{✓}}[https://blog.google/products/google-play/google-play-games-beta-october-2023-update/ *]| {{N}}[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator/issues/3 *]| {{✓}}[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/release-notes#build-22084000040 *]| {{?}}| {{✓}}[https://tested.blissos.org/hardware/inputs/gamepad/ *]| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/touch-and-input/keyboard-input Keyboard input]| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=153 *]| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/games/playgames/input-mouse Mouse input]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}[https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?t=153 *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/touch-input/pointer-input/multi-touch Multi-touch]| {{✓}}[https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/03_Virtual_devices/#touchscreen]| {{✓}}[https://www.bluestacks.com/multi-touch.html][https://www.bluestacks.com/blog/bluestacks-exclusives/bluestacks-multi-touch-support-en.html]| {{?}}[https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/249633800/lack-of-multi-touch-support-on-play-games-beta?hl=en]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/media/camera/camerax Camera]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/usb USB and USB passthrough]| {{✓}}| {{N}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/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 a project that aims 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://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-location/sensors/sensors_motion Motion sensors]| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058638032-Advanced-settings-for-key-controls-in-BlueStacks-5-#%E2%80%9C9%E2%80%9D *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://developer.android.com/studio/run /emulator-extended-controls *]| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| rowspan=2 | Connectivity| [[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|Google Play Games]]<br/>[[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|Google Play Services]]<br/><small>Achievements, 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 Ubuntu distributionsthe "[[Wikipedia:Dalvik_(software)|Dalvik]]", which isn'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. Currently 0 (Lollipop)(API 21) introduced the "[[Wikipedia:Android_Runtime|Android RunTime]]" (ART), [[Wikipedia:Android_Runtime#History|replacing "Dalvik" entirely]].<br/>Having said that ART is mostly backwards compatible with Dalvik. See these sources for more information: [https://xdaforums.com/t/explained-art-runtime-in-android-4-4-kitkat.2622098/ 1], [https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-dalvik-and-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 on alpha state 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 only known a 50 percent reduction in compiled code size.<br/>JIT compiler with code profiling to ART, which lets it constantly improve the performance of Android apps as they run.<br/>Vulkan 3D rendering API support.</small>| {{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=GenymotionOSsupport></ref>| {{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=BluestacksOSsupport>[https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058931031-How-to work -utilize-the-different-Android-versions-available-on-BlueStacks-5#%E2%80%9C1%E2%80%9D Which Android versions are available on Ubuntu 16BlueStacks?].04. Anbox requires custom kernel modules </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 run because unlike other emulators which emulates the whole Linux kernelupdatable core OS components via Google Play, this one added functionality to existing modules.</small>| {{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=GenymotionOSsupport></ref>| {{N}}<ref group=N4 name=BluestacksOSsupport></ref>| {{Y}}| {{N}}<abbr title="It uses android-x86 9.0 64bit">*</abbr>| {{N}}| {{Y}}| {{Y}}<ref group=N4 name=BlissOSsupport></ref>| {{N}}<ref group=N4 name=Androidx86OSsupport></ref>|-! colspan=10 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis Supported ABIs]|-| colspan=2 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20180507120451/https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#sa armeabi]| colspan=8 | armeabi and MIPS support deprecated in [[Compatibility layer|libndk translation layer]] version r16 and [https://android.googlesource.com/platform/ndk/+/master/docs/Roadmap.md#ndk-r17 removed in r17].<br/>But [[Compatibility layer|libhoudini translation layer]] still supports it?|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/abis#v7a armeabi-v7a]<br/><small>Supporting armeabi-v7a ABI is crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.<br/> Older applications and games often rely on the host system[[Wikipedia:ARM_architecture_family|ARM 32-bit (Cortex)]] architecture, which isn's Linux kernel directlyt 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;width: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://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/WSA/comments/z62m2v/how_do_i_remap_key_to_screen_presses_for_gaming/ *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| [[Compatibility_layer|Built-in translation layer]]| {{✗}}<ref group=N3>You need to manually install libhoudini translation layer on guest system 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 'ShashlikBliss 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'' is s a project by KDE that aims script under /system/bin named "enable_houdini" which tries to run Android applications on Linux using KDE5 download it and Qt5 technologyinstall from two different urls. The project So, if these sources are offline, manual installation is infancy state and only known 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 run on latest Kubuntu "with VirtualBox" builds.</ref>| {{Y}}<br/><small>Multiple<ref group=N3>BlueStacks uses QEMU (before v2.5), VirtualBox (after v2.5). Also as mentioned in "Before diving in" section, BlueStacks '''supports''' Hyper-V if you are using BlueStacks v4 Hyper-V builds or v5.20+ versions. It currently lacks ARM processor emulation</ref>| {{Y}}<br/><small>Hyper-V</small>| {{Y}}<br/><small>[https://github.com/TrinityEmulator/TrinityEmulator#4-code-organization QEMU 5.0]<ref group=N3>Also supports Hyper-V and obsolete HAXM for hardware acceleration.</ref>| {{Y}}<br/><small>Hyper-V</small>| {{Y}}<br/><small>[https://developer.android.com/studio/intro/update#recommended QEMU]<ref group=N3>Also supports [https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#vm-windows-aehd AEHD], so not many games will [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. It is however known </ref></small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| File Sharing<br/><small>Similar to play "Shared Folder" enhancement for [[Hypervisors#Type_2_hypervisors|Type-2 hypervisors]].</small>| {{?}}| {{~}}<ref group=N3>Only for media type files, it supports [https://wwwsupport.youtubebluestacks.com/watchhc/en-us/articles/360055684992-How-to-use-the-Media-Manager-on-BlueStacks-5 media file sharing via Media Manager].</ref>| {{?v=9SC6c_ih_Ac Flappy Bird] }}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Big Picture Mode| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{N}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Multiple instances and can show instance manager| {{?}}| {{Y}}[https://www.youtubebluestacks.com/features/multi-instance.html 1][https://support.bluestacks.com/watchhc/en-us/articles/360052834092-How-to-create-and-manage-instances-using-the-Multi-instance-Manager-on-BlueStacks-5 2]| {{N}}[https://youtu.be/2KEaPQpfzkQ?vt=ju_R8ftiIp4 Spotify's login screen422 *]. It uses modified | {{N}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| rowspan=2 | Misc| [[QemuWikipedia: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 emulate -use-the Android operating system-BlueStacks-5-Settings-menu#%E2%80%9C6%E2%80%9D *]| {{Y}}[https://developer. Last major update was March 2016 and seems abandonedandroid.com/games/playgames/pg-emulator *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|}</div><references group=N3/>
* '''Xamarin Android Player''' was a newcomer to the Android emulation market. Not much is known about this because it required a minimum of $25/month subscription of main Xamarin products. The main Xamarin products were [https://blog.xamarin.com/xamarin-for-all made available for free] after the purchase by Microsoft, but Xamarin Android Player was discontinued.==PlayStation Mobile=={{Main|PlayStation_Mobile}}
* ==Android consoles==Because it'''Project Astoria''' was a Microsofts possible to fork and create your own Android-developed based OS, many developers have used Android emulator for Windows 10 Mobile included in several insider previewsto power their own commercial consoles. It could run [https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsphone/comments/3gaoct/android_apps_that_work_on_win10_right_now/ However, as mentioned before, just because it uses Android as a base does not mean they will all work correctly on a few applicaions]standard Android emulator, though apps required Google Play Services did not run as they may require specific hardware setup, extra non-standard APIs or had issues. This project was reportedly [http://www.windowscentral.com/microsofts-project-astoria-delayed discontinued] in November 2015 and [http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-confirms-frameworks provided by the-death-OS of-project-astoria-focusing-the console, or extra authentication that relies on-other-bridges-instead its cancellation was confirmed] on February 2016, so the emulator is not included in more recent versions of Windows 10 Mobileservices bundled with the console.
'''Note: [[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes]] (e.g. ChromeCast with Google TV, Amazon Fire TV) are not consoles, despite some of them are able to run video games. The distinction is simple: If a device is not designed with gaming as its sole or main purpose, then it's not an Android console. Please do not add [[Home_Media_Player|Home media players]] or general Android devices that can play video games, such as [[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs and smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes]] etc. to this section.'''<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class=General Emulation issues"wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|[[MAME]] support! scope="col"|ROMs! scope=Lack "col"|Description|-|Atlantis Land Kora|None|None||-|[https://www.clementoni.com/it-en/16612-clemstation-60/ Clemstation 6.0]|None|None|Released in 2018 by Clementoni, the Clemstation is a "multimedia educational console" only sold in Italy that appears to be on a running custom version of Release Notes Android. Because it's still being sold, it's unknown how games will be made for it and Update History information===when it will be discontinued. Information on how many units have been sold so far has not been released to the public. |-|Diyomate X18|None|None||-|flarePlay|None|None||-|Fuze Tomahawk F1|None|NoneWhile |A Chinese console with Nvidia Tegra SoC, similar to Nvidia Shield. Has some emulators heavy-hitting exclusive Android titles such as Genymotion do ''Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1'' and ''Dynasty Warriors 8'', but eventually flopped.|-|GPD Mars Gamebox|None|None||-|[[XD/XD+|GPD XD / XD+]]|None|None|A foldable handheld console manufactured by Gamepad Digital (GPD).|-|LeapFrog Epic|None|None||-|LC Smart Pandora TV Box|None|None||-|Lexibook LexiBox TV|None|None||-|Lexibook Playdroid|None|None||-|Mad Catz Mojo|None|None||-|MeLE X8|None|None||-|My Clem Box|None|None|Released in 2018 by Italian toy company Clementoni and sold exclusively in Italy, My Clem Box is 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 history 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 their websitehow many units have been sold so far has not been released to the public. |-|Nvidia Shield TV|None|None|A console/media box hybrid manufactured by Nvidia. Has a lot of heavy-hitting titles such as ''Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance'', most other ''Doom 3'', ''Half-Life 2'', etc.|-|[[Ouya emulators do not have |Ouya]]|None|[https://archive.org/details/ouyalibrary?&sort=-downloads&page=2 Yes]|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 files and running them in an Android emulator or VM.|-|PlayJam GameStick|None|None|A tiny console the size of a USB thumb drive. |-|Razer Forge TV|None|None||-|Phoenix One|None|None|A console/desktop computer hybrid, equipped with Qualcomm 660 SoC, running PhoenixOS which is an Android distro designed for desktop computers. Has a "computer mode" that enables multi-window multitasking and system-wide file manager integration, such as copying & pasting files.|-|Razer Forge TV|None|None||-|miniStation|None|None|A console designed by Tencent and manufactured by multiple manufacturers such history pagesas Lenovo and Skyworth. Designed to run cellphone games and simple emulators.|-|Snail Games OBox|None|None||-|Soomax Sensory (享动体感游戏机)|None|None||-|TCL T2|None|None||-|UIS Xtreamer Multi-Console|None|None||-|UTStarcom DanDan (蛋蛋)|None|None||-|ZTE FunBox|None|None||-|}</div>  ==GM Android-based==Some General Motors cars are equipped with an in-car entertainment system running on Android. [https://developer.gm.com/app-gallery App Gallery]. ==Emulation issues=====Google apps===Android is open-source, making but the Google Play Store has to be licensed from Google in order to incorporate it difficult into a build, including Play Services and many other Google apps. That often means developers pay a fee that can trickle back to track updates the user in some form (either through adware, privacy-invading trackers, or by selling the emulator as well as regressionsa 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 [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.
===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 (hacked to allow access to deep portion of unofficial firmware) or Android OSemulators (like the ones listed on this page) in a variety of ways, such as checking for the existence or absence of 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 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.
===Emulator Specific Issues=======BlueStacks====
* '''Can't root the device:'''
The latest Kingroot's .apk will do the job when loaded inside BluestacksBlueStacks. It's that simple.
Alternatively, you could use Universal Bluestacks [[BlueStacks]] Rooting Software on an existing Bluestacks BlueStacks installation. Before opening it, go to the folder where Bluestacks BlueStacks is installed under Program Files, and run "HD-Quit.exe" once.
Then, from the extracted "Bluestacks BlueStacks RootEZ 32_64", open as administrator "Bluestacks BlueStacks RootEZ.exe". Click "Automatic Detect from Installed Bluestacks", enable "Enlarge System (Root.fs) Size to 400MB", and click "I'm ready for Step 1". A command-line window should appear. Now just wait until "Preparing Complete" appears. Then, click "Go for Step 2" and wait until "Rooting is Complete" appears.
Close the application, and open the "output" folder in the same directory as the extracted application. You should find a newly generated "Root.fs" file. You can use it to replace the existing one under "%programdata%\BlueStacks\Android" (Press Windows+R and go there), but it's recommended to keep a backup of the original in case the new one causes Bluestacks to hang in the loading screen for more than a few minutes.
The package also includes Nova Explorer and Root Launcher. You may verify the rooting status with the "Root Checker" app from Google Play. Considering some apps check for Google Play services for online checks, you can also install "Modded Google Play Store", "[https://www.luckypatchers.com/ Lucky Patcher]" and "Magisk".
====Andyroid====
* '''Unable To Launch VM Process:'''
On the taskbar, right-click Andyroid's notification icon, and choose Settings, Advanced, Set Andy Protocol. Type "tcp" and confirm, then launch Andyroid.
 
====Android-x86====
* '''3D Support is broken on VMWare when using newer kernels:'''
 
Kernels > 4.14 with version 8.1 break 3d acceleration in VMWare (see https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/android-x86/4.9%7Csort:date/android-x86/wB65vJnuJiI/ytJaWYWUBwAJ). Use kernel 4.9 with 8.1 instead.
 
* '''Setting resolution in VMWare'''
 
Pass in a kernel option to grub when booting. Select the boot entry and then press 'e' to edit it, and then 'e' to edit again. Add the kernel option here. For example, to use a video resolution of 1920x1080, add 'video=1920x1080'. Press return to save the changes (for this boot session only), and 'b' to boot (the keys to edit and boot may be different depending on your grub version, there are usually instructions on the grub screen for the requisite keys)
 
====KMRE====
* '''Installing third-party apks'''
Installing third-party apks requires a dedicated installer <code>kmre-apk-installer</code>. It could be acquired by command <code>sudo apt update && sudo apt install kmre-apk-installer</code>.
 
Notice that KMRE is still not designed with third-party apps in mind. Installing third-party apps may result in abnormal behaviors of KMRE such as unable to start & stop itself on demand due to clogged-up background processes of third-party apps.
 
Installing apks inside KMRE is specifically filtered out unless the application running is upgrading itself.
 
* '''Receiving a notice that the mobile environment is not running while trying to install third-party apps'''
Go to app store - mobile apps to trigger the startup process of KMRE. You can see a startup notice in the bottom right corner on the desktop while it's starting up.
 
* '''Accessing Android system settings'''
Execute command <code>startapp com.android.settings</code> in the terminal. Notice that changing system settings is very likely to break KMRE.
* '''Accessing files of Android'''
Files in <code>/storage/emulated/0</code> are mapped to <code>/var/lib/kmre/data/kmre-1000-${LOGNAME}</code>.
 
'''Notice that this path contains a hard link to <code>/home</code>. KMRE will filter out file deletion, but not creation and modification. Improper file management in Android could result in data loss in host machine.'''
 
As KMRE is not really an emulator/hypervisor, the <code>/</code> and other paths such as <code>/sys</code> on Android doesn't have mappings, but some paths are mapped to <code>/var/lib/kmre/kmre-1000-${LOGNAME}</code>.
==See also==
*[[Cellphone emulators]] - info Information on emulators for various feature phone/non-smartphone platforms.* [[Emulators on Android]] - Various emulators on Android OS ==External links==*[[Wikipedia:Comparison_of_mobile_operating_systems|Comparison of mobile operating systems]]*[[Wikipedia:Android_version_history|Android version history]], [https://developer.android.com/topic/performance/baselineprofiles/overview Android Baseline profiles]*[https://developer.android.com/ Android Developer]*[https://xdaforums.com/t/list-of-devices-armv7-armv6-armv5.1596800/ XDAForums - List of devices: ARMv7, ARMv6, ARMv5]*[[Wikipedia:Comparison_of_high-definition_smartphone_displays#720p_by_1280_.28HD_ready.29|Early Android devices with OLED and HD Ready display]]
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