Android-x86

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Android-x86
Open source (includes proprietary components such as Google Play)
Latest release
Android 9.0r2[1] (based on Android Pie 9.0.0 (android-9.0.0_r54)) / March 25, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-25)
Android 8.1r6[2] (based on Android Oreo 8.1.0 (android-8.1.0_r81)) / June 23, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-06-23)
Android 7.1r5[3] (based on Android Nougat 7.1.2 (android-7.1.2_r39)) / February 14, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-14)
Kernel typeMonolithic (modified Linux kernel)
LicenseApache License 2.0
Official websitewww.android-x86.org Edit this at Wikidata
Android x86 (ver. 4.0) on EeePC 701 4G

Android-x86 is an

ARM chips.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Developers

netbooks, tablets and ultra-mobile PCs. Huang is the current project maintainer. Currently active developers include Mauro Rossi and Michael Goffioul.[10]

Overview

The OS is based on the

SwiftShader project.[11]

Like a normal

ISO images which can run under live mode or installed to a hard disk on the target system. Since release 4.4-r2, the project also releases efi_img[12] which can be used to create a live USB to be booted from on UEFI
systems. Since release 4.4-r4, the UEFI support was united into the ISO images and efi_img was marked as deprecated.

Except AOSP, the following incomplete list of components are developed from scratch or derived from other open source projects to form the entire Android-x86 codebase:

More and more components may be added to the updated version.

History
Legend: Old version, not maintained Older version, still maintained Current stable version Latest preview version Future release
Version Android version Release date Status
Old version, no longer maintained: 0.9 1.5 (Cupcake) 2009-07-29 Discontinued
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.6 1.6 (Donut) 2009-11-20 Discontinued
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.2
2.1 (Eclair)
 2010-06-30 Discontinued
Old version, no longer maintained: 3.2 3.0 (Honeycomb) 2011-08-28 Discontinued
Old version, no longer maintained: 4.0 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) 2013-06-23 Discontinued
Old version, no longer maintained: 4.2 4.2 (Jellybean) 2012-12-25 Discontinued
Old version, no longer maintained: 4.3 4.3 (Jellybean) 2013-07-25 Discontinued
Old version, no longer maintained: 4.4 4.4.2 (KitKat) 2014-08-08 Discontinued
Old version, no longer maintained: 6.0 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) 2016-09-13 Discontinued
Older version, yet still maintained: 7.1 7.1.2 (Nougat) 2018-02-06 Maintained
Older version, yet still maintained: 8.1 8.1.0 (Oreo) 2019-01-15 Maintained
Current stable version: 9.0 9.0.0 (Pie) 2020-02-27 Maintained
Future release: 10.0 10.0 (Q) ? Source Code[13]
(Work In Progress)
Future release: 11.0 11.0 (R) ? Source Code[14]
(Work In Progress)


Related projects

Project Celadon

A related project, Celadon (formerly Android-IA)

Intel HD Graphics hardware. Back as Android-IA, it provided a FAQ[16]
with more detailed information.

Remix OS

Jide Technologies partnered with Chih-Wei Huang, the main developer of Android-x86, on Remix OS, a closed-source derivative of Android-x86 designed for use on conventional PCs. The first beta of Remix OS was made available on March 1, 2016.[17] The project was discontinued on July 17, 2017.[18]

Android TV x86

In late 2020, a senior member of

XDA Developers created Android TV x86 to provide Android TV for PCs, which "should work out of the box because the ROM has its roots in the Android-x86 project".[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Release Note 9.0-r2". Android-x86.org. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  2. ^ "Release Note 8.1-r6". Android-x86.org. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  3. ^ "Release Note 7.1-r5". Android-x86.org. 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  4. ^ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 767, 11 June 2018
  5. ^ Android-x86 4.0 review - Not impressed
  6. ^ Android-x86 4.4 review – first Release Candidate | LinuxBSDos.com
  7. ^ Android-x86 Just Might Make a Good Linux Desktop Alternative | Reviews | LinuxInsider
  8. ^ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 630, 5 October 2015
  9. ^ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 682, 10 October 2016
  10. ^ "Android-x86 Google Group". android-x86@googlegroups. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. ^ "SwiftShader repo at Android-x86". android-x86 gitweb. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Android-x86 Release 4.4". android-x86@sourceforge. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Source code branches". Android-x86.org. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  14. ^ "Source code branches". Android-x86.org. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  15. ^ a b "Home". Android Open Source Platform for Intel Architectures. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  16. ^ "FAQ". Android on Intel Architecture. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  17. ^ "[ANNOUNCEMENT] Release of Remix OS for PC Be... | Remix OS". Forum.xda-developers.com. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  18. ^ Jide Tech (2017-07-17). "An update from Jide Team". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  19. XDA Developers
    . 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

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