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.

This is an open source project licensed under Apache Public License 2.0. If you think we did something great, consider making a donation.

What is new?

   See what we are doing now...

  • 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.
  • 2010-12-29: Add mesa i965c support and a new target asus_laptop.
  • 2010-12-19: The installer supports read-write installation
  • 2010-12-13: Froyo-x86 is ported to Dell Inspiron Mini Duo
  • 2010-12-02: Mushishi (rudolff.vang@gmail.com) has helped to created a nightly build server
  • 2010-11-20: Sdcard HowTo is updated for froyo-x86
  • 2010-11-19: Mplayer is added to Android-x86 repositories
  • 2010-11-18: IEEE paper: Virtual Smartphone over IP using Android-x86
  • 2010-11-11: Two issues on rotated screen are fixed
  • 2010-11-09: Froyo-x86 is ported to ViewSonic ViewPad 10
  • 2010-10-25: The app2sd issue is fixed
  • 2010-10-21: 3D hardware acceleration for froyo-x86 is available for testing
  • 2010-09-30: Froyo-x86 performance issue is solved (temporary)
  • 2010-09-14: Atom optimization is added
  • 2010-09-13: 3G USB dongle support is added to froyo-x86 branch
  • 2010-09-06: Wifi support in froyo-x86 branch is ready

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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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More screenshots can be found here.

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 2.6.35.7, 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

Source code

We provides a complete, compilable and workable source tree. Read GetSourceCode for how to use it.

You can also browse the code online.

Development (2011/11)

What we are working on now

  • Port IceCreamSandwich to x86 (ics-x86 branch)
  • OpenGL hardware acceleration for intel/radeon/nvidia platform (olv, cwhuang)
  • New target brazos (cwhuang)
  • Multitouch support (Benjamin)
  • Gstreamer porting (cwhuang)

To do list

  • support external monitor
  • better power management
  • multi-touch touchpad support
  • test out all default applications

Join us

If you are interesting in running Android on PC or netbook, consider to join us. See how to contact us.

Credit
  • Current project maintainers are Chih-Wei Huang (cwhuang@android-x86.org) and Yi Sun (beyounn@android-x86.org)
  • 0xlab, a group of engineers enthusiastic in open source software development , contributed many fixes and improvements to the Android frameworks, included the OpenGL ES hardware acceleration for Android-x86.
  • Dima Zavin <dima@android.com>, the original guy ported the Android to EeePC 701
  • Geunsik Lim <leemgs@gmail.com>, Wrote original "HOWTO Build Android-X86 Full Source" and "How to use x86 android platform on virtualbox "
  • Chen Yang <sunsetyang@gmail.com> for the instructions on the how to make boot-able image and how to build Android for VMware, and investigations on almost all of the build breaks and run time issues
  • Jackie Wu <jackie.wu@intel.com> for the fix in alarm.c
  • Niels Keeman <nielskeeman@gmail.com> for the investigation on the path issue in the battery service jni code, v4l2 camera support (android-m912 project)
  • Luca Belluccini <lucabelluccini@gmail.com> for the first patch to fix the path issue in the battery service jni code
  • Kevin Jeng <khjeng@princeton.edu> for adding the mouse wheel support
  • Andrew Hughes <ashughes@gmail.com> for the works on iwlwifi4965 and Thinkpad x61 testing
  • Al Sutton <alsutton@android-x86.org> for testing and work on the ViewSonic ViewPad 10

Of course, there are other people who gave helps. But there are too many e-mails and it is very hard for me to go through each e-mail to find the related person to list here. So, if you think we missed your name here, please kindly drop us an e-mail ( contact at android-x86.org ).