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;Before diving in, know ;*Know that each row under 'Through' specifies the method (VM, AOSP or actual OS) used for running Android operating system, some of these are not software emulators (e.g. AOSP). ;*[[Hypervisors|Hardware-assisted virtualization]] feature must be turned for "VM" methods (VirtualBox, VMware, QEMU etc.) due to performance reasons. Keep in mind that you should ;*You need to turn off Hyper-V windows feature Windows Feature if [[Hypervisors|Type-2 hypervisor]] used due to [[Hypervisors#Hyper-V_feature_conflict_issue|conflict issue]], although some emulators like BlueStacks provide special Hyper-V build for thisand also BlueStacks 5 version 5.20 or above with the recent improvements, you can now run with Hyper-V enabled or disabled. On top of thatAll instances, including Nougat 32-bit, many will run as intended and no additional changes by you will be required. ;*Many Android emulators incorporate "[[Compatibility_layer|libhoudini, libndk or Intel BT]]" translation layer to enable ARM apps to run on x86-based hardware, see [[#Hardware features]] supported ABI section and [[#Enhancements]] built-in translation layer section for more information.:Also tons ;*Tons of bloated or non-active Android "emulator" existsbut we're not gonna list them, see [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=Android_emulators&diff=66635&oldid=66634#Emulators this page] for more.