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Welcome to the club for Android X86! While this thread will primarily focus on distributions from http://www.android-x86.org, discussions about other versions or forks are welcome. Here everyone is welcome to talk about it, seek advice, ask for help and hang out. If you don't know about the project, go check it out. Been a lot of fun over the past few years. Android App compatibility is about 94% and greatly depends on whether the devs wrote support for X86/X64 into their apps or linked to the standard Android code library's AND how old the app is. So your mileage may vary.
That said, it's a great OS for old or new Desktop's & Laptop's. I am currently using a Dell Vostro 3750 with an i7-2860QM, 16GB of DDR3 1333 CL9 RAM and a 1.2TB Intel MLC based SATA SSD
So after a LONG break, there has been some developments in the Android X84/X64 arena, and good ones!
The version of AndroidX86 I'm currently personally using is BlissOS 14.10.1(Android11) from Feb of this year on my personal laptop.
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The newest version(14.10.2) has been tested and works fine too.
However, there are newer versions which I've tested or are currently testing.
BlissOS 15.9.1(Android 12)
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Tested this this one a few days ago and all seems well. The UI is a bit jank(to me), but works as it should. Android apps
BlissOS 16.9.6(Android 13)
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Also testing this one and so far no issues. Will chime in when finished.
So far this seems like the version that is most stock standard to the AOSP and is likely what I'm going to update to as my daily driver soon.
Next up in the coming few days BlissOS Zenith 16.9.6.
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Not sure what the differences are, but I'll chime in and let everyone know.
So for those who might not be up to speed, this is the Group BlissOS making their own flavors of AndroidX86.
They had a rough start a few years ago but as of late they have been making great stride into a very usable Android OS for Laptops and PC's.
As for hardware needed for use,
CPU's : Intel(generally any) and Ryzen(actual ZEN* based) are fully supported.
GPU's : Intel IGPs are fully supported as well as most Geforce GPUs and some Quadro's. AMD IGP's are not officially supported(YET!) but might work, your mileage may vary.
Network(LAN & WIFI) : All Intel and Realtek LAN/WIFI's are supported but Broadcom support is crap to say the least.
Storage : SSD's and Hard Drive are equally supported, extra drives and optical drives can be mounted with standard terminal commands. Hell, even ZipDrives are supported, which was tested as a joke and was completely unexpected when it worked! Generally, if the system BIOS/UEFI can see the drive natively, Android will see it too(because Android uses the Linux kernel)
Sound : Almost all built on audio devices will work, as well as USB based devices generally. Many Creative Labs SoundBlaster card work great, but a few do not. Generally whatever the Linux kernel supports, AndroidX86 supports as well.
Displays : All laptop displays are supported and I have yet to see any plug&play display not work.
AV Capture/TV Tuner devices : Generally, if the Linux kernel support it, Android will see it too, but app support is very specific and requires supporting code.
Memory card readers are generally supported to good effect.
If there's anything I can help with, please chime in, I'll see what I can do!
That said, it's a great OS for old or new Desktop's & Laptop's. I am currently using a Dell Vostro 3750 with an i7-2860QM, 16GB of DDR3 1333 CL9 RAM and a 1.2TB Intel MLC based SATA SSD
So after a LONG break, there has been some developments in the Android X84/X64 arena, and good ones!
The version of AndroidX86 I'm currently personally using is BlissOS 14.10.1(Android11) from Feb of this year on my personal laptop.
BlissOS-x86 - Browse /Official/BlissOS14/OpenGApps/Generic at SourceForge.net
An Open Source OS, based on Android for PC's & Tablets
![sourceforge.net](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fa.fsdn.com%2Fcon%2Fimg%2Fsandiego%2Flogo-180x180.png&hash=9b71256d59b6410f5efe9ec66237fe57&return_error=1)
However, there are newer versions which I've tested or are currently testing.
BlissOS 15.9.1(Android 12)
BlissOS-x86 - Browse /Official/BlissOS15/Gapps/Generic at SourceForge.net
An Open Source OS, based on Android for PC's & Tablets
![sourceforge.net](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fa.fsdn.com%2Fcon%2Fimg%2Fsandiego%2Flogo-180x180.png&hash=9b71256d59b6410f5efe9ec66237fe57&return_error=1)
BlissOS 16.9.6(Android 13)
BlissOS-x86 - Browse /Official/BlissOS16/Gapps/Generic at SourceForge.net
An Open Source OS, based on Android for PC's & Tablets
![sourceforge.net](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fa.fsdn.com%2Fcon%2Fimg%2Fsandiego%2Flogo-180x180.png&hash=9b71256d59b6410f5efe9ec66237fe57&return_error=1)
So far this seems like the version that is most stock standard to the AOSP and is likely what I'm going to update to as my daily driver soon.
Next up in the coming few days BlissOS Zenith 16.9.6.
BlissOS-x86 - Browse /Official/BlissOSZenith/Gapps/Generic at SourceForge.net
An Open Source OS, based on Android for PC's & Tablets
![sourceforge.net](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fa.fsdn.com%2Fcon%2Fimg%2Fsandiego%2Flogo-180x180.png&hash=9b71256d59b6410f5efe9ec66237fe57&return_error=1)
So for those who might not be up to speed, this is the Group BlissOS making their own flavors of AndroidX86.
They had a rough start a few years ago but as of late they have been making great stride into a very usable Android OS for Laptops and PC's.
As for hardware needed for use,
CPU's : Intel(generally any) and Ryzen(actual ZEN* based) are fully supported.
GPU's : Intel IGPs are fully supported as well as most Geforce GPUs and some Quadro's. AMD IGP's are not officially supported(YET!) but might work, your mileage may vary.
Network(LAN & WIFI) : All Intel and Realtek LAN/WIFI's are supported but Broadcom support is crap to say the least.
Storage : SSD's and Hard Drive are equally supported, extra drives and optical drives can be mounted with standard terminal commands. Hell, even ZipDrives are supported, which was tested as a joke and was completely unexpected when it worked! Generally, if the system BIOS/UEFI can see the drive natively, Android will see it too(because Android uses the Linux kernel)
Sound : Almost all built on audio devices will work, as well as USB based devices generally. Many Creative Labs SoundBlaster card work great, but a few do not. Generally whatever the Linux kernel supports, AndroidX86 supports as well.
Displays : All laptop displays are supported and I have yet to see any plug&play display not work.
AV Capture/TV Tuner devices : Generally, if the Linux kernel support it, Android will see it too, but app support is very specific and requires supporting code.
Memory card readers are generally supported to good effect.
If there's anything I can help with, please chime in, I'll see what I can do!
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