The Droid4x emulator is a real Android virtual machine with which developers can use to develop and test apps. And you can even download apps from the Google Play store.

When it comes to testing apps you have two main options: the Android Virtual Device (AVD) Manager and Genymotion, but which is best? Let’s find out.

Virtual machines have become an essential part of computing. They’re especially vital for businesses running cloud applications as well as home users. The most critical function of a virtual ...

A huge advantage that devices powered by the Android operating system have over virtually every other OS is the use of a virtual machine in which apps run. Yes, virtual machines, but we’ll get ...

Genymotion uses an example of getting sensor data off of a virtual device using their Java API. This is very convenient if you need to test certain use cases and are using an Android virtual machine.

MegaDroid is “only” 300,000 virtual machines strong right now, largely because the Linux-based Android has a lot more code than just the Linux kernel alone.

Jide Technology has released Remix OS Player, a new Android emulator that creates a virtual Android 6.0.1 desktop within the Windows environment for free.

This new method, called “ARCVM,” runs Android apps through a virtual machine, just like how Linux apps are handled in Chrome OS.

In other words, what you're looking at in the screenshot above isn't just a single program, but an entire virtual Android smartphone with working mouse controls, where you can not only try out ...