Also make sure that your existing partition file system format matches with the file system format that you select in step 15. If you want to keep your data, you must first create a free space partition and skip step 4 / 5 below. Note - If you are installing on a PC (not a VM) then the steps below remove all other data from your disk. Note - Before installing on your device, you can go with the Live CD option in the installation screen to test it. Otherwise follow the steps below to install.
Like other Linux distros, Android X86 can be run on live mode without the need for installation.Īndroid-x86 helps to run the latest Android version on PC. General information from Android-x86Īndroid-x86 is an free and open source Android operating system based on AOSP (Android Open Source Project), which aims to enable Android to run on x86 CPU architecture devices, such as PCs and netbooks powered by Intel or AMD processors. Compared to previous Android-X86 release, RC1 includes some new features and updates such as support hardware accelerated codecs on devices with the Intel HD and G45 graphics, add theme support for GRUB-EFI, portrait apps can run in a landscape device without rotating the screen, support arm arch apps via the native bridge mechanism etc. It was based on the Android 8.1.0 Oreo MR1 release (8.1.0_r33). Release RC1 ( Release Candidate 1, June 2018)Īndroid-X86 8.1-rc1 is the first release candidate publicly available on June 18, 2018.
Compared to previous Android-X86 release, RC2 includes some new features and updates such as Kernel Updates 4.18.14, Mesa 18.2.2 with LLVM 7.0, fix APK cannot be installed on the 9p filesystem etc. It was based on the Android 8.1.0 Oreo MR1 release (8.1.0_r48). Release RC2 ( Release Candidate 2, October 2018)Īndroid-X86 8.1-rc2 is the second release candidate publicly available on October 18, 2018.
Compared to previous Android-X86 release, R1 includes some new features and updates such as update kernel to LTS kernel 4.19.15, support to upgrade from non-official releases, mouse integration support for VMs including VirtualBox, QEMU, VMware and Hyper-V etc. It was based on the Android 8.1.0 Oreo MR1 release (8.1.0_r60). Release R1 ( Release 1, January 2019)Īndroid-X86 8.1-r1 is the first stable release publicly available on January 15, 2019. Compared to previous Android-X86 release, R2 includes some new features and updates such as kernel 4.19.50, mesa 18.3.6, WiFi adapter via Ethernet, fixed Bluetooth scanning issue etc. It was based on the Android 8.1.0 Oreo MR1 release (8.1.0_r65). Release R2 ( Release 2, June 2019)Īndroid-X86 8.1-r2 is the second stable release publicly available on June 13, 2019.
Compared to previous Android-X86 release, the R3 does not include significant new features and updates. It was based on the Android 8.1.0 Oreo MR1 release (8.1.0_r69). Release R3 ( Release 3, October 2019)Īndroid-X86 8.1-r3 is the third stable release publicly available on October 30, 2019. Compared to previous Android-X86 release, the R4 include some updates such as LTS kernel 4.19.110, fix camera app missing issue, taskbar version 5.0, etc. It was based on the Android 8.1.0 Oreo MR1 release (8.1.0_r74). Release R4 ( Release 4, March 2020)Īndroid-X86 8.1-r4 is the fourth stable release publicly available on March 18, 2020.
Compared to previous Android-X86 release, the R5 include some updates such as Fix sdcardfs permissions issue, enable serial GPS, etc. It was based on the Android 8.1.0 Oreo MR1 release (8.1.0_r76). Release R5 ( Release 5, May 2020)Īndroid-X86 8.1-r5 is the fifth stable release publicly available on May 13, 2020. Android-x86 version 8.1 was released on June 18, 2018, based on Android 8.1 Oreo. It was preceded by version 7.1 and was available to install 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86-64) versions.