Liliputing

Android-x86: Install Google Android on a netbook the easy way

Google Android is an operating system designed to run on smartphones, not netbooks. But much of the source code is available, which means that folks have been able to port the operating system to run ...
Liliputing

Android-x86 4.2 lets you run Jelly Bean on your notebook, desktop PC

Andriod-x86 is an unofficial project to port Google’s Android operating system to run on devices with x86 processors… like the ones made by Intel and AMD. In other words, it lets you run Android on ...
Android Police

[Update: LineageOS version also live] Android x86 7.1 R1 now available, brings Nougat to your PC

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. It has been a very long time since we last covered Android x86, but ...
Android Police

Stable version of Android x86 8.1 Oreo now available

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Porting an operating system to a completely different architecture ...
CNET

Run an Android desktop on almost any computer

Remix OS is a desktop-optimized port of Android-x86 that can be installed on a flash drive and booted on almost any computer. Taylor Martin CNET Contributor Taylor Martin has covered technology online ...