Aug 01, 2010 Today I was looking around the internet for a download of Android 2.x I could play with it in a VM or on a PC. Android-2.1-update1 x86 available for the PC via Dell mini ISO. Android-x86 contains two files. The first is the ISO file that can be booted on any device with legacy BIOS. The second is an EFI image that one can be used on.
After releasing Android Oreo from Google. Now by chie-wing, Android Oreo x86 ISO has launched its stable version for Windows computers and laptops. Now you can download this Android Oreo for PC and install it on your computer or laptop. And running two operating systems in the same computer at a time.
You can run Android Oreo for PC and Windows with the help of Dual Boot option. I had installed Android Oreo in the Lenovo Flex 10 laptop. Which is a touch screen laptop and is running on Windows 8 operating system. This laptop have low configuration for example 2 GB of RAM and Pentium Processor, Due to this reason I could not use it as much as I wanted.
Contents
- What’s new in Android Oreo 8.1 ISO
- How to Install Android Oreo for PC
- Make Bootable Pen Drive
What’s new in Android Oreo 8.1 ISO
- Now works for both 32-bit and 64-bit processors, which was previously available for only 32-bit processors Android Oreo for PCcomputers and laptops.
- Now you can run Android on UEFI PC, which was previously only available for BIOS.
- Drivers now work on all computers and laptops such as WIFI, Bluetooth, Sound, Camera and Ethernet Cable.
- Any USB hard disk, Pen Drive or any memory card can be run on Android OREO
- Now you get the Play store installed on Android oreo, which you can run with the help of a GMAIL ID.
What things will be needed to Run Android Oreo 8.1 on a computer?
- In the partition of any hard disk you want to install Android, then that partition should have at least 10GB of space.
- You should have a pen drive with a space of at least 4GB
- Download Rufus for making a bootable Pen Drive
- You need to Download Android Oreo 8.1 ISO, which you will install inside the pen drive with the help of Rufus. Download First Stable Android 8.1 ISO for your PC.
How to Install Android Oreo for PC
Download Rufus and ISO
Step 1. First of all, you need Rufus and Android Oreo 8.1 ISO files to install Android on a computer. You can download it from the above link and if you have already downloaded it, you can move to the next step.
Step 2. Now you have to first install Android OREO in pen drive with the help of Rufus. So first connect the pen drive to the computer. Now start Rufus software on your computer
Make Bootable Pen Drive
Step 3. Now by clicking on the Select button you have to select the Android OREO iso file that you downloaded. Once the ISO file is selected, click on the Start button from the bottom button. After clicking on the Start button, the file will be copied to the pen drive. Once the file has been copied, then you exit the Rufus.
Step 4. Now have to shutdown the computer but do not remove the pen drive from the computer.
Boot Your PC using Pen Drive
Step 5. Once the computer is completely shutdown. Now you have to boot the computer from the pen drive the same way we boot to install Windows. You can boot the pen drive directly by changing the boot option by going to the BIOS settings. And when the computer starts, directly you can boot from the pen drive by pressing the boot menu button. F2 key for Lenovo laptops and F9 key for HP laptops.
Step 6. Once you boot from the pen drive, you will see a blue page with four options on the screen. You have to select Last option Install Android-x86 to hard disk.
Step 7. Now you will get lots of hard disk partitions on the screen. You have to leave the above two partitions and select the other partitions you want to install android.
Step 8. Make Dual Boot with Windows and Android. You will now have some prompt message shows, as shown in the screenshot below. First of all, the EFI GRUB bootloader will show a prompt which you have to skip.
Install Android Oreo Grub Bootloader for Dual Boot
Step 9. Next, the prompts will come on your screen Do you want to install the GRUB bootloader, you have to do it yes.
Step 10. Again, Prompts will come on your screen Do you want to create a boot item for Windows, Just Select Yes.
Step 11. Another Prompt will show, Do you want to Install system directory as Read-Write. Just select Yes.
Step 12. Now a new prompt will come “Are you sure to create the image?” You have to press the Yes button and in the data size, write 2048MB size and press Enter.
Step 13. Now you will receive the last prompt that will ask you and run android and restart. If you want to start Android now, select the option of Run Android or select the restart option to restart your computer.
Now Android Oreo for PC is gladly installed on you computer and laptop. Whenever you start the computer you will have two option shows on the screen, Android and Windows. If you have to run Android Oreo for PC, then select Android and if you want to run Windows then select Windows. We have written a new article that will help you to experience Face Lock in the old Android Phone. If you like this article then you can share it.