Android OS is an open source mobile operating system owned by Google and developed by the Android developer community. Android is based on Linux, and it is widely used in mobile phones, and also waiting for its entry into tablets and netbook computer segment. Though it is a mobile OS, we can virtually run Android on Linux, Intel Mac and even in Windows. Live Android is a special compilation of Android OS in a CD ISO image form, that we can use to boot Android from a USB drive or CD. We can also use a desktop vitalization application like SUN VirtualBox and install (virtually) or operate Android OS in Windows and other OS platforms. Though we cannot exactly reproduce and use Android just like as in mobile phones, give it a try if you are planning to buy an Android device or curious to know about its user interface, menu options, etc. Here we will point you to the Live Android download, and help you to install Android OS in Windows, virtually using SUN VirtualBox application.

Download Android OS Live image version:

Be sure to select a Pixel 3, 3a, 4, 4a, or 5 device definition and a 64-bit Android 12 emulator system image. Note that 32-bit Android emulator system images are not supported in Android 12. If you don't already have an Android 12 system image installed that matches your device definition, click Download next to the Release Name to get it. Download List Project Description This is a project to port Android open source project to x86 platform, formerly known as 'patch hosting for android x86 support'.

Download Android Live CD here.

Credits: Live Android and Google Code.

Download the 3rd(.001) and 4th(.002) links, and join the two files with HJsplit for Windows.

Now download and install SUN (Now Oracle) VirtualBox for Windows from here.

After installation, Open VirtualBox and click on create new virtual machine .

Enter the name as Android and Operating system choice as Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. In all upcoming steps, click next after competing with all the required instructions given below.
Set memory. (keep it as default)
From radio buttons, create new hard disk.
Select Dynamically expanding storage .
Set Android virtual disk location and a suitable size (say 20GB)
Now click Finish to create a new Android VirtualBox.

Now from VirtualBox interface select Android and click start .
First run wizard opens.
In next step, select media source as image and browse to the location of the joined Live Android .ISO image .
Let the wizard complete. It will open the the Android OS home (given below) after execution. When we click mouse anywhere, it will pop-up a box- click capture and continue.

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Techknowl in Android web browser- virtually installed on Windows (click to enlarge ).

The above stated technique is used for testing an old version of Android on Windows. You can find and download Android 4.0, and other new variants from this websiteand test it on the Virtualbox using the same procedure. The Android x86(Windows 32 bits)bit) builds given in that site works exceptionally well

with corresponding devices given in that page; however, you could use the same ISO files to create bootable USB disks (using Unetbootin ). Follow the procedure given in the Unetbootin website to build a Live, Android USB disk.

If you just want to run popular Android apps on your Windows or Mac (limited compatibility) desktop, try Bluestacks.

Manual Installation Process

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USB stick / Flash Drive guide:

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For this method, you need Etcher / Rufus, PrimeOS iso file. We recommend you to use a decent speed USB drive (8GB or larger).
For flashing PrimeOS to the USB drive, plug in your USB drive and launch Etcher / Rufus. Now select PrimeOS iso file, create the bootable USB.
Note: Be careful with the steps below and backup your data if you're not sure about what you are doing.
For installing PrimeOS on your HDD/SSD/SDcard, first create a new partition for PrimeOS ( suggested minimum size is 16GB ).
Turn off secure boot of your device and then boot up the PrimeOS USB by pressing esc or F12, depending on your bios menu key and selecting the PrimeOS USB to boot from.
Select the ‘Install PrimeOS option from GRUB menu.
The installer will load, and you will have an option to choose which partition you created earlier. Choose it, and select Ext4 for formatting the drive.
When it asks if you want to install System as R/W (Read/Write), select YES, otherwise the OTA functionality will break.
When it asks if you want to install Grub, select YES.
When finished, the installer will then ask if you want to run PrimeOS, you can just reboot here, and make sure you remove the USB drive.