Android X86 For Mac

Run Android on your PC

This is a project to port Android open source project to x86 platform, formerly known as 'patch hosting for android x86 support'. The original plan is to host different patches for android x86 support from open source community. A few months after we created the project, we found out that we could do much more than just hosting patches. So we decide to create our code base to provide support on different x86 platforms, and set up a git server to host it.

Android x86 Project. Android x86 is one of the most popular projects to realize as the Android OS for PC. It is an unofficial initiative by a group of developers (now grouped as a big community) to port Android OS for PC. Game Loop, previously known as Tencent Gaming Buddy, recently made it to the top. The excellent Remix OS is bringing Android to every old x86 PC (and Mac) for free. Story by Ben Woods. When I first tested the Remix Mini at the end of last year, I was blown.

This is an open source project licensed under Apache Public License 2.0. Some components are licensed under GNU General Public License (GPL) 2.0 or later. If you think we did something great, consider making a donation.

What's New

2020-05-20: The cm-x86-14.1-r4 released (the fourth stable release of cm-14.1-x86).
2020-05-16: The Android-x86 7.1-r4 released (the fourth stable release of nougat-x86).
2020-05-13: The Android-x86 8.1-r5 released (the fifth stable release of oreo-x86).
2020-03-25: The Android-x86 9.0-r2 released (the second stable release of pie-x86).
2020-03-18: The Android-x86 8.1-r4 released (the fourth stable release of oreo-x86).
2020-02-27: The Android-x86 9.0-r1 released (the first stable release of pie-x86).

Project Goal

To provide a complete solution for Android on common x86 platforms. You may think Android-x86 as an Android BSP of generic x86 platforms.

Screenshots

More screenshots can be found here.

Tested Platforms

The tests are done by the project members and others from android-porting group.

ASUS Eee PCs/Laptops
Viewsonic Viewpad 10
Dell Inspiron Mini Duo
Samsung Q1U
Viliv S5
Lenovo ThinkPad x61 Tablet

Most of the models can run the native resolutions via i915 driver. Thanks to the kernel mode setting (kms) feature introduced since kernel 2.6.29.

Android x86 virtual machine images for vmware

Features

The following features are available in the latest release.

Kernel 4.19, KMS enable
Wifi support with GUI
Better disk installer
Power Suspend/resume (S3 mode)
Battery Status
Software mouse cursor
Mouse wheel
Support netbook native resolution
Audio (ALSA)
V4l2 Camera support
Mirror mode on external monitors
External storage auto mount support
Support external keyboard
Debug mode with busybox
Bluetooth
G-sensor

Source Code

We provide a complete, compilable and workable source tree. Read this page for how to use it.

Development (2020/04)

What we are working on now

Android 10 (Q release) porting (q-x86 branch)
Upgrade kernel to 5.4
OpenGL ES hardware acceleration for intel/radeon/nvidia/amdgpu (pstglia, mauro) and virgl(robh) GPUs.
HDMI audio (cwhuang)
LineageOS integration (jjm)
Hardware accelerated codecs

To-Do List

Multiple displays support
Better power management
Miracast

Android-x86 is a free, open-source project that aims to bring Google's mobile operating system to Intel and AMD machines with RISC instead of ARM architecture, which is standard on mobile devices.
What began as a project to run Android on certain netbook models has become a fully functional operating system that can be used on many combinations of hardware. It can be installed as an operating system on a desktop, and even be set up to run alongside other systems on the same machine. In fact, Android is based on the Linux kernel.
When launching Android on a PC, the computer will think you're using a tablet, although you can use it perfectly with a keyboard and mouse and even use shared machine resources like your Internet connection or USB ports, with features continuing to be added with each new version.
It is also possible to virtualize Android through popular programs like VMWare or VirtualBox, where you'll find it much easier to configure and test the operating system.
There are some obvious differences from using an actual Android, such as the fact that very few applications work correctly, so if you want to install Android to play games, you might want to consider other options like Bluestacks. The real potential of this project lies in its use by developers; in fact, it comes with several applications and configuration tools included for that purpose.

How to virtualize Android-x86 on VirtualBox

The Android-x86 project has now been in effect for several months. It’s a free and open initiative to take the Android operating system to computers with AMD and Intel processors instead of limiting it to the ARM architecture that is standard on smartphones and tablets. When you use the Linux kernel, it’s possible to install and run Android natively on desktop computers. In this tutorial we’re going to virtualize Android 4.4 Kit-Kat using VirtualBox, although you can extend to a real installation of the operating system on a computer by burning the ISO onto your hard disk or running it via USB.
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Restrictions

Android X86 Virtual Machine Images For Vmware

Only works on Intel or AMD processors.