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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% to 95%ish 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 14.10.3(Android11) from Sept of this year on my personal laptop.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bl...6_64-OFFICIAL-opengapps-20240916.iso/download
This newest version(14.10.3) has been tested and works fine too. It is my current personal daily driver install.
However, there are other versions which I've tested or are currently testing.
BlissOS 15.9.1(Android 12)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bl...2-x86_64-OFFICIAL-gapps-20240912.iso/download
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)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bl...7-x86_64-OFFICIAL-gapps-20240911.iso/download
Testing is finished and this version is very stable. This version is close to the stock standard AOSP build but with Google's bloat trimmed down.
It also has the BlissOS customization treatments, which are very will done. This is the one I'm going to update to as my daily driver soon.
Now testing BlissOS Zenith 16.9.6(Android 13).
Not sure what the differences are between this "Zenith" build and the one above, but I'll chime in and let everyone know.
After @HMTheBoy154 from the BlissLabs dev team chimed in, they explained that the differences are in the Linux kernel version being used. The Zenith version uses the newer kernel
So for those who might not be up to speed, this is the group BlissLabs making their own flavors of AndroidX86.
They had a rough start a few years ago but as of late they have been making great strides into a very usable Android OS for Laptops and PC's!
You all can find them over at their website;
As for hardware needed for use;
CPU's : Generally anything modern. Intel(anything post Core2) and Ryzen(actual ZEN* based) are fully supported. POPCNT is a required CPU feature.
GPU's : Intel IGPs are fully supported as well as most Geforce GPUs and some Quadro's. AMD IGP's are stated as supported but I only have older Radeon GPUs to test with so your mileage may vary. Ryzen IGPs are support to work perfectly, but I have not tested this
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 Drives 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 cards 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 displays not work.
AV Capture/TV Tuner devices : Generally, if the Linux kernel supports it, Android will see it too, but app support is very specific and requires supporting code.
Memory card readers are generally supported to excellent effect.
If there's anything I can help with, please chime in, I'll see what I can do!
(NOTE, I'll be updating this post as new info comes available and things develop.)
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% to 95%ish 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 14.10.3(Android11) from Sept of this year on my personal laptop.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bl...6_64-OFFICIAL-opengapps-20240916.iso/download
This newest version(14.10.3) has been tested and works fine too. It is my current personal daily driver install.
However, there are other versions which I've tested or are currently testing.
BlissOS 15.9.1(Android 12)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bl...2-x86_64-OFFICIAL-gapps-20240912.iso/download
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)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bl...7-x86_64-OFFICIAL-gapps-20240911.iso/download
Testing is finished and this version is very stable. This version is close to the stock standard AOSP build but with Google's bloat trimmed down.
It also has the BlissOS customization treatments, which are very will done. This is the one I'm going to update to as my daily driver soon.
Now testing BlissOS Zenith 16.9.6(Android 13).
BlissOS-x86 - Browse /Official/BlissOSZenith/Gapps/Generic at SourceForge.net
An Open Source OS, based on Android for PC's & Tablets
sourceforge.net
After @HMTheBoy154 from the BlissLabs dev team chimed in, they explained that the differences are in the Linux kernel version being used. The Zenith version uses the newer kernel
So for those who might not be up to speed, this is the group BlissLabs making their own flavors of AndroidX86.
They had a rough start a few years ago but as of late they have been making great strides into a very usable Android OS for Laptops and PC's!
You all can find them over at their website;
As for hardware needed for use;
CPU's : Generally anything modern. Intel(anything post Core2) and Ryzen(actual ZEN* based) are fully supported. POPCNT is a required CPU feature.
GPU's : Intel IGPs are fully supported as well as most Geforce GPUs and some Quadro's. AMD IGP's are stated as supported but I only have older Radeon GPUs to test with so your mileage may vary. Ryzen IGPs are support to work perfectly, but I have not tested this
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 Drives 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 cards 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 displays not work.
AV Capture/TV Tuner devices : Generally, if the Linux kernel supports it, Android will see it too, but app support is very specific and requires supporting code.
Memory card readers are generally supported to excellent effect.
If there's anything I can help with, please chime in, I'll see what I can do!
(NOTE, I'll be updating this post as new info comes available and things develop.)
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