Another free Android emulator for Windows is Genymotion. Much like Android Studio's emulator, it emulates the entire OS, but without installing additional developer tools.

The Android emulator, dubbed Project Astoria, would have let developers port full Android apps to Windows mobile phones by alter just a few lines of code.

Here’s a guide on how you can play Android games on your Windows PC for better graphics, controls and an overall enhanced experience.

The Best Gaming Android Emulator - LDPlayer LDPlayer is a free Android emulator for PC running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and 7.1.2 Nougat. It comes with many gamer-oriented features, such as keyboard ...

Windows 11 will be equipped with 'a function that allows Android apps to be used as they are', but the 'app for playing Android game apps on Windows' revealed by Google this time is different from ...

American Megatrends' Amiduos is an Android emulator for Windows that lets you do all that and more. It delivers a full Android environment, complete with mouse, keyboard and audio support.

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There's a new emulator for Android phones that will actually let you emulate the Windows phone operating system.