Android-x86

Android-x86 is an open source project that makes an unofficial porting of the Android mobile operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance to run on devices powered by x86 processors, rather than RISC-based ARM chips.

Android-x86
DeveloperChih-Wei Huang, Yi Sun
OS familyAndroid (Linux)
Source modelOpen source (includes proprietary components such as Google Play)
Latest release
Android 9.0r2 (based on Android Pie 9.0.0 (android-9.0.0_r54)) / March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)
Android 8.1r6 (based on Android Oreo 8.1.0 (android-8.1.0_r81)) / June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23)
Android 7.1r5 (based on Android Nougat 7.1.2 (android-7.1.2_r39)) / February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
Kernel typeMonolithic (modified Linux kernel)
LicenseApache License 2.0
Official websitewww.android-x86.org

Developers Chih-Wei Huang and Yi Sun originated the project in 2009. The project began as a series of patches to the Android source code to enable Android to run on various netbooks, tablets and ultra-mobile PCs. Huang is the current project maintainer. Currently active developers include Mauro Rossi and Michael Goffioul.

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