Evaluation of Some Android Emulators and Installation of Android OS on Virtualbox and VMware

By Dr. Hidaia Mahmood Alassouli

An Android emulator is an Android Virtual Device (AVD) that represents a specific Android device. You can use an Android emulator as a target platform to run and test your Android applications on your PC. The Android Emulator runs the Android operating system in a virtual machine called an Android Virtual Device (AVD). The AVD contains the full Android software stack, and it runs as if it were on a physical device.

You can also install Android on VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ESXi, and Virtualbox. Once you install Android on VMware Workstation or ESXi, you will get all features available for Android installed on a smartphone.

This report covers the evaluation of some Android Emulators and Installation of Android OS on Virtualbox and VMware. The report contains the following sections:
1. Enabling Hardware Virtualization
2. General guideline for installing OpenGL and running OpenGL programs on Microsoft Windows 7 and higher
3. Apk Downloader from Google Play Store to PC
4. How to install Xapk applications
5. Smart GaGa Android Emulator
6. NoxPlayer Android Emulator
7. Other Types of Gaming Android Emulators
8. Genymotion Android Emulator
9. Installing Android x86 ISO using Virtualbox
10. Installing Android x86 ISO using VMware
11. Running Android Apps on Google Chrome using ARC Welder extension

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dr. Hidaia Mahmood Alassouli
• Release date: Sep 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9783985944293

Dr. Hidaia Mahmood Alassouli

I am Dr. Hidaia Mahmood Mohamed Alassouli. I completed my PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Czech Technical University by February 2003, and my M. Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Bahrain University by June 1995. I completed also one study year of most important courses in telecommunication and computer engineering courses in Islamic university in Gaza. So, I covered most important subjects in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering during my study. My nationality is Palestinian from Gaza Strip.I obtained a lot of certified courses in MCSE, SPSS, Cisco (CCNA), A+, Linux.I worked as Electrical, Telecommunicating and Computer Engineer in a lot of institutions. I worked also as a computer networking administrator. I had considerable undergraduate teaching experience in several types of courses in many universities. I handled teaching the most important subjects in Electrical and Telecommunication and Computer Engineering. I could publish a lot of papers a top-tier journals and conference proceedings, besides I published a lot of books in Publishing and Distribution houses.I wrote a lot of important Arabic articles on online news websites. I also have my own magazine website that I publish on it all my articles: http://www.anticorruption.000space.comI am an Author publishing books on kdp.amazon.comand many other book stores such as Google, Apple.com, writinglife.kobo.com, Lulu.com, feiyr.com, blurb.com, bookrix.com, barnesandnoble.com, notionpress.com, ingramspark.com and others . My personal website: http://www.hidaia-alassouli.000space.comMy Amazon Author Central: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B07BH5HS7LEmail: [e-mail]

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Evaluation of Some Android Emulators and Installation of Android OS on Virtualbox and VMware

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Dr. Hidaia Mahmood Alassouli

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1. Introduction:

An Android emulator is an Android Virtual Device (AVD) that represents a specific Android device. You can use an Android emulator as a target platform to run and test your Android applications on your PC. The Android Emulator runs the Android operating system in a virtual machine called an Android Virtual Device (AVD). The AVD contains the full Android software stack, and it runs as if it were on a physical device

You can also install Android on VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ESXi, and Virtualbox. Once you install Android on VMware Workstation or ESXi, you will get all features available for Android installed on a smartphone.

This report covers the evaluation of some Android Emulators and Installation of Android OS on Virtualbox and VMware. The report contains the following sections:

Enabling Hardware Virtualization

General guideline for installing OpenGL and running OpenGL programs on Microsoft Windows 7 and higher

Apk Downloader from Google Play Store to PC

How to install Xapk applications

Smart GaGa Android Emulator

NoxPlayer Android Emulator

Other Types of Gaming Android Emulators

Genymotion Android Emulator

Installing Android x86 ISO using Virtualbox

Installing Android x86 ISO using VMware

Running Android Apps on Google Chrome using ARC Welder extension

2. Enabling Hardware Virtualization:

Enabling Hardware Virtualization is perquisite for all Android Emulators.

Hardware virtualization, also known as hardware assisted virtualization, is the creation of virtual versions of operating systems and computers. The technology was made by AMD and Intel for their server platforms. Its purpose was to improve the processor’s performance and meet virtualization challenges such as translating memory addresses and instructions.

Hardware Virtualization has many advantages to it. The main advantage is that it is much easier to control a virtual machine than a physical server. Operating systems running on the machine appear to have their own memory and processor. Hardware virtualization can increase the scalability of your business while also reducing expenses at the same time.  It can reduce downtime costs that are otherwise incurred in terms of money losses