Download Android x86

The Android x86 project allows an older version of Android to run as an emulator on desktop-class hardware. The software from this site isn’t always in perfect sync with Google’s Android releases. Android x86 isn’t an official Google product and, therefore, requires time to port.

Download Etcher

There are several ways to write a disk image to a USB drive. The complexity of these varies, and it can be easy to write the image to the wrong place. We recommend the free, open source balenaEtcher. It works on Windows, Mac, and Linux, so you can make your Android USB on any computer.

Write Android to the USB

You now have everything that you need to write the Android ISO image to a USB drive. You’ll use balenaEtcher to accomplish this, and your USB will work on nearly every computer when you’re done.

Boot into the USB

In most cases, you’ll be able to boot into the USB fairly easily. If you know your computer’s boot-menu hotkey, press it while the computer boots, and select the USB to boot from.