Android-x86 Project - Run Android on Your PC

This is a project to port Android open source project to x86 platform, formerly known as "patch hosting for android x86 support". The original plan is to host different patches for android x86 support from open source community. A few months after we created the project, we found out that we could do much more than just hosting patches. So we decide to create our code base to provide support on different x86 platforms, and set up a git server to host it.

What is new?

• 2013-07-25: Test build 20130725 of jb-x86 based on Android 4.3 is ready for downloading.
• 2013-07-24: Google announced Android 4.3. The source code is released.
• 2013-06-23: Android-x86 4.0-r1 is released.
• 2013-06-08: Joe Spencer created a supported device list.
• 2013-02-28: A new test build of jb-x86 is available for downloading.
• 2013-01-16: The jb-x86 source tree is ready for downloading.
• 2013-01-02: Android-x86 at Google code is unbanned. Thanks to everyone who help this.
• 2013-01-01: IMPORTANT!! MUST READ: Android-x86 was blocked by Google code.
• 2012-12-25: Merry Christmas! The first test release of jb-x86 is available for downloading.
• 2012-11-20: We begin the jb-x86 porting based on Android 4.2.
• 2012-07-15: Android-x86 4.0-RC2 is released.
• 2012-07-11: Intel contributes x86 Dalvik JIT support to AOSP.
• 2012-06-26: Dalvik patch for arm translator from BuilDroid is merged.
• 2012-04-10: The ics-x86 branch is updated to Android 4.0.4.
• 2012-02-27: Android-x86 4.0-RC1 is released.
• 2012-01-01: Test build 20120101 is released.
• 2011-12-25: New testing ics-x86 isos supporting hybrid format are available.
• 2011-12-24: The git.android-x86.org is back and supports smart http transport.
• 2011-12-20: The git.android-x86.org is down for maintenance. In the meantime please use the SourceForge mirror.
• 2011-12-10: Display issue of Intel i915/i965 for ics-x86 is solved. More ics-x86 images are available.
• 2011-12-01: The ics-x86 branch is ready for developers. Download the testing iso for AMD tablet...
• 2011-11-23: Android-x86 3.2-RC2 (honeycomb-x86) is released.
• 2011-10-31: New target amd_persimmon is added (contributed by AMD).
• 2011-10-30: The gingerbread-x86 branch is updated to Android 2.3.7.
• 2011-08-28: Android-x86 2.3 RC1 (Test build 20110828) is released.
• 2011-08-08: The gingerbread-x86 branch is updated to Android 2.3.5, hardware acceleration enabled for some targets.
• 2011-07-04: The ethernet support is added to gingerbread-x86 branch.
• 2011-06-28: Android-x86 2.2-r2 is released.
• 2011-05-10: The mouse patch is added to gingerbread-x86 branch.
• 2011-05-05: The gingerbread-x86 branch is updated to Android 2.3.4, API level 10.
• 2011-04-20: The gingerbread-x86 branch is updated to Android 2.3.3.
• 2011-04-08: The froyo-x86 branch is updated to Android 2.2.2 based.
• 2011-04-02: We have 4 million pageviews now, and around 242,275 pageviews come from android-x86 installed machines. Check out "Some Statistics about Android-x86.org Project" for more details.
• 2011-04-02: AMD donates T56N/E1 development boards to Android-x86.org
• 2011-03-30: The build break in gingerbread-x86 branch has been fixed. The patch is in the download section.
• 2011-02-10: TegaTech donates three Tega v2 tablets to Android-x86.org.
• 2011-01-26: Gingerbread-x86 branch is ready to download.
• 2011-01-13: Android-x86 2.2 is released.
• 2011-01-01: Test build 20110101 is released. 

Project Goal

To provide complete solution for Android on Eee PC platforms first and then to provide solutions for common x86 platforms as well.

Screenshots

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Tested platforms

The tests are done by the project members and others from android-porting group.

• ASUS Eee PCs/Laptops
• Viewsonic Viewpad 10
• Dell Inspiron Mini Duo
• Samsung Q1U
• Viliv S5
• Lenovo ThinkPad x61 Tablet

Most of the models can run the native resolutions via i915 driver. Thanks to the kernel mode setting (kms) feature introduced since kernel 2.6.29.

Features

The following features are available in the latest test build (get it).

• Kernel 3.0.36, KMS enable
• Wifi support with GUI
• Ethernet configuration GUI
• Better disk installer
• Power Suspend/resume (S3 mode)
• Battery Status
• Software mouse cursor
• Mouse wheel
• Support netbook native resolution
• Audio (ALSA)
• V4l2 Camera support
• External monitor support
• External storage auto mount support
• Support external keyboard
• Debug mode with busybox
• Bluetooth