/nIn , Ralph Fox
wrote:

I run Android-x86 inside VMware Player on Windows.

Android-x86 http://www.android-x86.org/ or https://www.osboxes.org/android-x86/

I used the ISOs from android-x86.org, rather than the VM image from osboxes.org.


I am not using any APKs from F-Droid, so I can't advise on F-Droid compatibility.
Other APKs have worked fine.

Thanks for this suggestion, borne of your experience, which I appreciate.

I don't think the APK source matters all that much - but I listed it
because that F-Droid New Pipe APK is what's going to be the testcase.

Since I am running VirtualBox already, I would likely use the Android ISO
you suggest with VirtualBox (because that would be more efficient for me).
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
http://www.android-x86.org/download

The web "android-x86.org" web page is confusing because it lists two
different links for the latest 32-bit and 64-bit ISO but each page seems to
have similarly 32-bit and 64-bit links so it's hard to tell which one to
use for a 64-bit Windows 10 test machine.

android-x86.org 32-bit link (but it has 64-bit ISOs):
https://www.fosshub.com/Android-x86....x86-6.0-r3.iso
android-x86.org 64-bit link (but it has 32-bit ISOs):
https://www.fosshub.com/Android-x86...._64-6.0-r3.iso

Other than the confusing array of ISOs to choose from, this seems like a
nice way to run Android APKs on Windows.

Is this the basic process?

1. Install & configure a virtual machine on the host OS
2. Download & save the Android ISO as the guest OS
3. Boot the Android ISO guest OS inside that virtual machine
4. Run the desired Android software inside that guest OS

If it's that simple, then that is likely the best way to go.
But if it's that simple - why do so many Android emulators even exist?