Old Version
Android-x86 version 6.0 was released on August 15, 2016, based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It was preceded by version 5.1 and was available to install 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86-64) versions.
Android-X86 6.0-r3 is the third stable release publicly available on April 24, 2017. It was based on the Android Marshmallow-MR2 release 6.0.1_r79. Comparing to the previous Android-X86 release, R3 includes some new features and updates such as updated kernel 4.4.62, update Mesa to 17.0.4, CD / DVD auto-mount, fix VMware broken, a Qemu-Android script to launch Android-X86 in QEMU, etc.
Android-X86 6.0-r2 is the second stable release publicly available on January 13, 2017. It was based on the Android Marshmallow-MR2 release 6.0.1_r74. Comparing to the previous Android-X86 release, R2 includes some new features and updates such as updated kernel 4.4.40, update Mesa to 13.0.3, etc.
Android-X86 6.0-r1 is the first stable release publicly available on September 13, 2016. It was based on the Android Marshmallow-MR2 release 6.0.1_r66. Comparing to the previous Android-X86 release, R1 includes some new features and updates such as updated kernel 4.4.20, update Mesa to 12.0.2, add F2FS support, change trackpad cursor from circle to normal mouse pointer, improve suspend / resume issues caused by WIFI drivers, etc.
Android-X86 6.0-rc2 is the second release candidate publicly available on August 15, 2016. It was based on the Android Marshmallow-MR2 release 6.0.1_r61. Comparing to the previous Android-X86 release, RC2 includes some new features and updates such as updated kernel 4.4.17 with more upstream patches, update Mesa to 12.0.1, fix software rendering crash on VMs, etc.
Android-X86 6.0-rc1 is the first release candidate publicly available on August 15, 2016. It was based on the Android Nougat-MR2 release 6.0.1_r46. Comparing to the previous Android-X86 release, RC1 includes some new features and updates such as updated kernel 4.4.12, support OpenGL ES 3.x hardware acceleration for Intel / AMD / Nvidia chipsets, OpenGL ES 3.0 via software rendering to other GPUs or no GPU, Secure booting from UEFI and install on UEFI disk, ext4 / ntfs / fat32 file systems, etc.
Android-x86 is an free and open source Android operating system based on AOSP (Android Open Source Project), which aims to enable Android to run on x86 CPU architecture devices, such as PCs and netbooks powered by Intel or AMD processors.
Like other Linux distros, Android X86 can be run on live mode without the need for installation.
Android-x86 helps to run the latest Android version on PC.
Available in | 74+ languages |
CPU Platform(s) | x86 (32-bit, 64-bit) |
License | Apache License 2.0 |
Minimum:
Follow the steps given below:
As soon as you get to the Android-X86 installation screen, follow the steps below:
Note - Before installing on your device, you can go with the Live CD option in the installation screen to test it. Otherwise follow the steps below to install.
Note - If you are installing on a PC (not a VM) then the steps below remove all other data from your disk. If you want to keep your data, you must first create a free space partition and skip step 4 / 5 below. Also make sure that your existing partition file system format matches with the file system format that you select in step 15.
VirtualBox no GUI problem - If you are currently running Android X86 in VirtualBox and cannot see the graphical interface (stuck on the command line), you should navigate to VM Settings> Display> Graphics Controller and switch it to 'VBoxSVGA'.