

From the VirtualBox man screen, click “Settings -> Storage,” then the little CD icon with the “+” icon on it, and click “Choose disk.” In the new window select the ISO for the Android image you just downloaded, Open, then select it from the “Storage Tree” list and click OK.
#Android virtualbox install#
With your virtual machine created, it’s time to install Android on it. On the “Create Virtual Hard Disk” page use the slider to decide the maximum amount of space you’re happy for your virtual disk to take up, then click “Create.” Add Android to Your Virtual Machine After that decide whether you want the virtual hard disk to have a fixed size, or whether you want to let it adjust its size dynamically to the size of your virtual machine. On the next page opt to create a virtual hard disk, then on the following page leave it in the default VDI format. Depending on how much RAM you have on your PC, you should allocate at least 1GB, with 4GB pretty much guaranteeing that the OS will run super-fast. Name it whatever you like, then it’s crucial for you to select “Linux” and “Other Linux (32-bit)” for the Type and Version of the OS.Īllocate an appropriate amount of RAM to your Android OS. Once you’ve installed it, open VirtualBox and click “New’ to start creating a new virtual machine.

First, you’ll need to install VirtualBox and the latest Android-x86 ISO file from this handy database.
