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Android-x86: Open Source for x86 PCs

Android-x86 is an open-source project that adapts the Android operating system to run on x86 processors instead of ARM chips. Initiated in 2009 by developers Chih-Wei Huang and Yi Sun, the project has evolved to include various modifications that allow it to function on PCs, netbooks, and tablets. The project provides pre-built ISO images for installation and has maintained several versions of Android, with ongoing development and support for newer releases.

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Android-x86: Open Source for x86 PCs

Android-x86 is an open-source project that adapts the Android operating system to run on x86 processors instead of ARM chips. Initiated in 2009 by developers Chih-Wei Huang and Yi Sun, the project has evolved to include various modifications that allow it to function on PCs, netbooks, and tablets. The project provides pre-built ISO images for installation and has maintained several versions of Android, with ongoing development and support for newer releases.

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Android-x86

Android-x86 es un proyecto de código abierto que realiza una adaptación no oficial del
sistema operativo móvil Android desarrollado por Open Handset Alliance para ejecutarse en
dispositivos equipados con procesadores x86 , en lugar de chips ARM basados ​en RISC .
[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Android x86 (versión 4.0) en EeePC 701


4G

Los desarrolladores Chih-Wei Huang y Yi Sun iniciaron el proyecto en 2009. El proyecto


comenzó con una serie de parches al código fuente de Android para permitir su
funcionamiento en diversas netbooks , tabletas y ordenadores ultraportátiles . Huang es el
actual responsable del mantenimiento del proyecto. Entre los desarrolladores activos se
[ 10 ]
encuentran Mauro Rossi y Michael Goffioul.

Descripción general

The OS is based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) with some modifications and
improvements. Some components are developed by the project which allow it to run on PC
architecture. For instance, some low-level components are replaced to better suit the
platform, such as the kernel and HALs. The OS enables OpenGL ES hardware acceleration via
Mesa if supported GPUs are detected, including Intel GMA, AMD's Radeon, Nvidia's chipsets
(Nouveau), VMware (vmwgfx) and QEMU (virgl). Without a supported GPU, the OS can run in
non-accelerated mode via software rendering. Since release 7.1, the software renderer has
been implemented via the SwiftShader project.[11]

Like a normal Linux distribution, the project releases pre-built 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
Android-x86
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:

Kernel

Installer

drm_gralloc and gbm_gralloc

Mesa Revelador Chih-Wei Huang , Yi


Sun
SwiftShader
Familia de sistemas operativos Android (
Audio Linux )

Camera
Modelo fuente Código abierto

GPS (incluye
componentes
Lights
propietarios como

Radio Interface Layer Google Play )

Sensors

More and more components may be added to


the updated version.
History Último lanzamiento [1]
Android r2
Android Release 9.0 (basado
Version Status
version date en
2009-07- Android
0.9 1.5 (Cupcake) Discontinued
29 Pie 9.0.0

2009-11- (android-
1.6 1.6 (Donut) Discontinued
20 9.0.0_r54)

2010-06- / 25 de
2.2 2.1 (Eclair) Discontinued
30 marzo de
2020
3.0 2011-08-
3.2 Discontinued
(Honeycomb) 28 [2]
Android r6
4.0.3 (Ice
2012-01- 8.1 (basado
4.0 Cream Discontinued
01 en
Sandwich)
Android
2012-12- Oreo 8.1.0
4.2 4.2 (Jellybean) Discontinued
25
(android-
2013-07- 8.1.0_r81)
4.3 4.3 (Jellybean) Discontinued
25 / 23 de
2014-08- junio de
4.4 4.4.2 (KitKat) Discontinued
08 2021

2015-10-
5.1 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Discontinued [3]
Android r5
07
7.1 (basado
6.0.1 2016-09-
6.0 Discontinued en
(Marshmallow) 13
Android
2017-06-
7.1 7.1.2 (Nougat) Maintained Nougat
08
7.1.2
2019-01-
8.1 8.1.0 (Oreo) Maintained (android-
15
7.1.2_r39)
2020-02- / 14 de
9.0 9.0.0 (Pie) Maintained
27 febrero de
Source 2021
[13]
10.0 10.0 (Q) ? Code (Work
In Progress) Tipo de núcleo Monolítico ( núcleo

Source Linux modificado )


[14]
11.0 11.0 (R) ? Code (Work
Licencia Licencia Apache 2.0
In Progress)

Sitio web oficial www.android-


Legend: Old version, not maintained
x86.org (https://ww
Old version, still maintained w.android-x86.or

Latest version Future version g)

Related projects

Bliss OS

An open source OS based on Android-x86. Supported on Chromebooks, PCs, and tablets.[15]

Project Celadon

A related project, Celadon (formerly Android-IA)[16] has been produced by Intel that will run on
newer UEFI devices. The project states that its intention is to drive Android support and
innovation on Intel Architecture in addition to providing a venue for collaboration.[16] It re-
used the drm_gralloc graphics HAL module from Android-x86 in order to support Intel HD
Graphics hardware. Back as Android-IA, it provided a FAQ[17] 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.[18] The project was
discontinued on July 17, 2017.[19]

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".[20]

See also

Linux Free and open-source


ChromiumOS software portal

Ubuntu
Anbox - A free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow mobile applications
and mobile games developed for Android to run on Linux distributions.

BlueStacks

Windows Subsystem for Android

DuOS-M

BlissOS (https://blissos.org/)

List of operating systems

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el 29 de octubre de 2024 . (https://blissos.org/)

16. "Inicio" (https://01.org/projectceladon/) .Plataforma Android de código abierto para


arquitecturas Intel. Consultado el 15 de septiembre de 2020 . (https://01.org/projectcelad
on/)

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droid-ia/documentation/faq) . Android en la arquitectura Intel . Archivado desde el
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s://01.org/android-ia/documentation/faq) (https://01.org/android-ia/documentation/fa
q)

18. "[ANUNCIO] Lanzamiento de Remix OS para PC Be... | Remix OS" (https://forum.xda-deve


lopers.com/remix/remix-os/announcement-release-remix-os-pc-beta-t3326362) .
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eta-t3326362)
19. Jide Tech (17/07/2017). "Actualización del equipo Jide" (https://www.kickstarter.com/proj
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20. "Android TV x86 te permite convertir tu vieja PC en un reproductor multimedia" (https://


www.xda-developers.com/android-tv-x86-repurpose-pc-media-streamer/) . XDA
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Enlaces externos

Sitio web oficial (https://www.android-x86.org)

Proyecto Celadón (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/topic-technolog


y/open/celadon/overview.html)

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