Run Android 9 Pie on your PC with Android-x86 9.0

[trebor]

Run Android 9 Pie on your PC with Android-x86 9.0

Google’s Android operating system may be designed for smartphones, tablets, and TVs. But the folks at the Android-x86 project have been packaging up the open source version this mobile OS and turning it into a desktop operating system for years.

Today the latest stable release is out — Android-x86 9.0 is designed to let you run Android 9 Pie on a desktop, laptop, or tablet with an Intel or AMD processor.



In addition to bringing Android 9 features including updated apps, APIs, and UI elements, this PC-based build includes:

• Support for 32-bit and 64-bit x86 processors
• Hardware-accelerated graphics with support for OpenGL ES 3.x on Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA GPUs, as well as experimental Vulkan graphics support
• An optional Taskbar launcher (although you can use a stock Android-style launcher as well)

Supported hardware includes WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, camera, audio, and multitouch input.

You can install the operating system like any GNU/Linux distribution — or even run it as a LiveCD, which lets you boot into Android without installing it. I took the operating system for a brief spin in VirtualBox today to grab the screenshot above — but I did have to follow the instructions in the Android-x86 documentation in order to boot a live image in a virtual machine.

While Android-x86 development tends to lag behind Google’s release schedule by a year or two (Android 11 is already coming this year), the latest stable release of this Android-for-PC operating system comes just a little more than a year after the first stable release of Android-x86 8.1.

But if you’re itching to run Android 10 on a PC, there are options. Bliss OS 12 is an Android 10-based operating system for PCs with x86 chips, and after releasing alpha builds a few months ago, the developers of Bliss OS have moved the latest builds to beta status.


Source: https://liliputing.com/2020/02/run-a...d-x86-9-0.html

[BowerR64]

Ive been wanting to try this, i have an older Acer laptop thats about ready for the recycle bin.

My problem is, what are the minimum speeds it can run on?

Its an older windows XP machine i believe celeron duo core. Travel mate 4220 i believe its only 1,7gig with 2 gig of ram

If i could just get it to run Asphalt 8 with a controller i wouldnt even mind if it was a wired controller

[BowerR64]

The machine im on now is a Intel 2830 2.1G 4gig memory, but i have a couple other machines one with an AMD and an ATI video then an I3 with 16 gigs of memory

[mitchell4you]

Its quite a good OS ( BlissOs/android x86) .. if it runs on supported hardware
The really good is that you can run it...from a livebootcd or liveUsb boot-disk (for testing purpose)

But if gpu hardware doesnt work...uhmf
Also note: on some laptops it works/installs but the fan's run at 100% ( no powersave support )
If android x86 is not compatible with your cpu/gpu..you can tell.. by the keyb lights flashing on boot

Alternative try Fyde OS... its chrome OS based with support for android apps

ps..
I volunteer at kringloop.. and sometimes I install..android OS or ChromeOs on old pc hardware
note..On youtube 'eta prime' has install guides
like this week.. a bunch of wetab / chrome casts / minix / dell workstations / thinclients...came in
- Less e-wast - give old pc another chance.. ol that

[Gallealonso]

Interesting thing, learned a lot for yourself!