How to Install Android on your Computer
Android OS is mainly aimed at mobile devices. However, over time it has been ported to install on computers as well. One example of Android for PC is Remix OS. Another example is Android-x86 which allows you to install Android OS on your computer like Windows OS.
The Android-x86 project made Android OS available for installation on PCs. You can go to the official website for more details. After installing Android on your PC, you can install and use WhatsApp, and play Android games just like your Android phone or tablet.
SEE ALSO: How to Install Google Play Store in Windows 11 and run Android Apps?
Install Android OS on Your Computer
So, in this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install the Android KitKat 4.4 OS on your computer. We will need Android KitKat 4.4 Bootable ISO. The download link has been added to the end of the post.
Step 1: Download Android OS and Make Bootable Media
First download Android KitKat 4.4 Bootable ISO from the link given at the end of the post. After that make a bootable CD using the downloaded ISO. You can use ImgBurn to make a bootable CD using the ISO file. You can also make a bootable USB drive.
SEE ALSO:
1. How to Make Bootable USB using Rufus?
2. How to Burn Bootable ISO to CD/DVD using ImgBurn?
Step 2: Boot from Installation Media
Insert the bootable CD or USB drive and restart your computer. You also have to set up your computer to boot from the CD or USB drive. Check this tutorial to set up your computer to boot from USB and this tutorial to boot your PC from CD/DVD. After a successful boot, you will see a screen similar to this.
Select the “Installation – Install Android-x86 to hard disk” option to install Android on your computer.
INFO: You can also run Android directly from CD without installation. To do that, select first option in the list and press Enter. Then, go to Step 5.
Step 3: Create Partition for Android
Android installation setup will start. It will show you the list of partitions on your Hard Disk. If you want to install it on an existing disk drive, go to Step 4. But if you wish to create a new partition for Android OS, select the Create/Modify Partitions option and press Enter.
Now, we will create a new partition to install Android on the PC. To create a new partition, first select Free space, then select New from options and press Enter.
It will ask you to select partition type from the Primary or Logical drive. Select Primary and press Enter.
Now it will ask about the size of the new partition. You can select the size as per your requirements. 10 GB would be enough space to install Android on a PC.
Enter the size for the partition and press Enter. Next, select the Write option and press Enter. It will ask for confirmation, type yes and press Enter again.
Now select the Quit option and press Enter to go back to the partition selection screen.
Step 4: Install Android on the newly Created Partition
Now, select the newly created partition from the list and press Enter to install Android on your PC on the selected partition.
Android setup will ask you to format the selected partition. Select fat32 or ntfs and press Enter. In this tutorial, we have selected the NTFS partitioning scheme.
It will format the partition and ask you to install boot loader GRUB, select Yes, and press Enter.
Setup will then write some data and ask you to create the data image to store user data. Select Yes and press Enter to create the disk image.
After successfully writing the disk image, the setup may ask you to make it read-write type, and select Yes. Now, Android has been successfully installed on your system. It will ask you to run Android or to reboot, select Reboot.
This was one of the simplest ways to install Android on your computer. Now, it’s time to configure it for the first use.
Step 5: Configure Android for First Use
The installation part is now complete. Now, start the Android OS for the first time. After restarting your computer, you will see the boot menu like this-
Just select the first option and press Enter. Android will start on your computer. Just follow the on-screen instructions-
Select your locale or language.
Next, set up the wireless network. You can set up a Wi-Fi network or you can just Skip the Wi-Fi setting.
Now you need to sign in with your Google account. Just follow the on-screen instructions-
After successful sign-in, set up your Google Services permissions.
Next, you need to set up Payment info. You can also skip it if you don’t want to provide this info right now.
Set Date and Time & time zone.
Finally, set up Personal information for your Android OS on your PC.
We know the initial setup was a bit lengthier but it is now done. After you install Android on your computer and set it up for first-time use, you can start enjoying it right away.
NOTE: Initial Android Setup might differ for you depending upon the Android version you have used while installation. In this tutorial, we have used Android KitKat 4.4.
Step 6: Use Android on your Computer
After the successful initial setup, you will see the Welcome screen and now you can start using it normally. Click on OK to continue.
Follow on screen tutorial for an introduction.
You will now see the Home Screen, just click on the menu button to see all the apps.
Download Android KitKat 4.4 Bootable ISO
You can download the bootable ISO of Android KitKat 4.4 ported by Android-x86.org. Click the link below.
Installing Android KitKat on your PC
The above tutorial explained how to install Android OS on your computer. Now you can enjoy Android on your PC or Laptop. Installing Android is not easy but if you follow the steps carefully, you can do it without any trouble. You can also install Android and Windows together on your computer.
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