Sure, you could enjoy Android on your PC through dual-booting or virtualization, but the folks at Socketeq have whipped up yet another alternative: a port of Mountain View’s mobile OS, fittingly dubbed WindowsAndroid, that runs natively on the Windows kernel (under Vista, 7 and 8) instead of Linux. Not only does the operating system run speedily since its free of virtualization chains, but it serves up the appropriate tablet or smartphone UI based on window size, and plays nice with keyboards and mice, to boot. Socketeq’s solution serves up the full Android experience, but you’ll have to separately flash the Google apps that typically come baked in, according to Android Police. Ice Cream Sandwich is the freshest flavor of Android to have undergone the kernel-replacement treatment, and it’s currently being offered as a free “first-try” download at the source.
Filed under: Cellphones, Desktops, Tablets, Microsoft, Google
Via: Android Police
Source: Socketeq
Have you ever had a mind to run Android apps not on your smartphone, but on your PC instead? Well, that is made possible thanks to a spanking new app that is called WindowsAndroid, where it more or less will enable the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform to function on Windows just as though it was a native Windows app. The moment WindowsAndroid is installed, you are able to take advantage of various features such as the Web browser, gallery and other included apps. Heck, if you are diligent enough to pay your dues, so to speak, you can even opt to load and run additional third-party Android apps.
