Linux 64-bit distributions supporting APT, like Ubuntu or Debian. Confirm that your OS supports Signal Desktop: Windows 64-bit: 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. Confirm Signal is installed and working on your Android phone or iPhone.
Give it at least 512MB of RAM if you can, though Android-x86 can run on 256MB of RAM if you’re using a resource-strapped PC. Click Next.In the option screens that follow, you have to configure your VM’s hardware allocation. Name your digital Android PC anything you like, but be sure to select Linux as the type of operating system, and Linux 2.6 as the version. A Create Virtual Machine window will appear. If an ISO for your specific laptop model is available, grab it.Before we begin, note that you can click any image in this article to expand it to full size.Once you’ve downloaded all the software, open VirtualBox and click the big blue Open button in the toolbar to begin.
Simply browse your hard drive and select the Android-x86 ISO to load it in the virtual machine, and then click OK when you’re done.You’re not quite finished yet, though. There, click the disc icon to the right of ‘CD/DVD Drive’ and select Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file from the drop-down menu that appears. Click the Storage button in the VM manager and, in the window that appears, select the Empty option underneath ‘Controller: IDE’ to bring up various ‘Attributes’ options to the right. (Remember: Android was made for phones, so it doesn’t take much space, even with multiple apps installed.)Boom! The VM appears in the VirtualBox manager.Next, you need to point the VM at your Android-x86 ISO.
Just navigate to New and press Enter again. Press Enter to select Create/Modify partitions on the next screen as well.If you usually stick to graphical interfaces, the next menu may throw you for a loop, but it’s nothing to be scared of. Use the arrow keys to scroll down to Installation, and then press Enter. After clicking OK on any dialog boxes that pop up—be sure to read them!—you’ll quickly notice that you can’t use your mouse during installation. The process is a bit trickier than your standard Windows installation.Click the name of your Android-x86 VM in VirtualBox’s left pane, and then click the big green Start arrow. If you leave it on the default Soundblaster 16 setting, your Android VM’s audio won’t work properly.Got it? Great! Now you’re ready to install Android on your PC.
You’ll see a list of formatting options. Type yes, and then press Enter yet again.Highlight the Quit option and press Enter to return to the Choose Partition screen, which now lists the ‘sda1’ partition you created on the virtual hard drive. Who cares? This is a virtual machine, you silly installation software. A warning appears, threatening that writing to disk will wipe any data already on the disk. With that done, select the Write option. You’ll see the following screen.Press Enter on the Bootable option, which should add ‘Boot’ under the ‘Flags’ listing, next to the computer name.
Disabling mouse integration allows you to manually control whether your mouse is controlling your primary OS or Android-x86. Dialog boxes may appear if so, click through them and continue. But before you do that, you need to coax a mouse cursor on screen, because trying to navigate a touchscreen-optimized OS by keyboard is maddening.Click Machine in VirtualBox’s toolbar, and select Disable Mouse Integration. It’s pretty straightforward, and you can even connect the Android-x86 VM to your Google account. Run Android-x86.You’re going to set up the operating system the way you would on a new Android phone or tablet.
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And yes, performance can be kind of poky, no matter how much RAM you toss at Android-x86.That being said, giving Android a whirl on your PC will nevertheless give you a good feel for what’s possible on an Android-powered laptop. (Fortunately, Android-x86 ships with Google Play installed, and most apps I’ve tried work just fine, though you might notice the occasional wonkiness.) Nor does the virtualized OS work with any of the touchscreen displays I’ve tried. You can’t sync your Google account’s apps to the VM, despite what the setup process implies—at least not yet. To swipe, click and hold the mouse button, and then move the mouse.With that taken care of, you’re free to explore Android on your PC!Don’t expect a flawless experience with Android-x86.
Android wasn’t made for big screens, but all those smartphone-optimized apps hold up okay, and a ton of them are completely free, completely awesome, and can’t be found on proper PCs.And hey—for what it’s worth, the Android Gmail interface blows away the ugly webmail UI.
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