Android has been restricted to smartphones
and tablets, and is usually considered as the mobile
OS. However, the unofficial
builds of Android designed exclusively for Intel's x86
hardware architecture with the likes of Dell XPS12 has
changed the platform game.
Windows desktop or laptop or PC users are no longer
restricted to using one-dimensional software and can
indeed experiment with new open source software such
as Android 4.4 KitKat, thanks to the release of fully-
blown Android-x86 OS for PC.
Unlike the earlier builds, Android-x86 software extends
support to numerous hardware manufacturers including
Dell with an easy to setup installation procedure.
Pogojokes remineds its readers that it will not be held
liable for any damage to device during or after Android-
x86 software installation. Users are advised to proceed
at their own risk.
Prerequisites
1. Download the Android-x86 ISO file which is
more appropriate for your laptop, desktop or
tablet model (check for model numbers with the
download links).
2. USB flash drive or a bootable CD/DVD drive
3. Ensure there is sufficiently free hard disk space
on the computer/laptop on which you want to
install Android-x86 OS:
For Froyo – ICS, 2GB
For Jelly Bean 4.2 and 4.3, 8GB
For KitKat 4.4.2, 10GB
Steps to Install Android 4.4 KitKat on Your PC
Download the version of Android-x86 ISO that's
suitable for your computer hardware, and
UNetbootin tool for flashing.
Make a bootable USB drive with Unetbootin and
the ISO image you downloaded earlier. Just
click on the Diskimage button (see screenshot
below) and select the ISO file you downloaded
in step 1.
Reboot the computer with USB drive as source
by tweaking a couple of settings in system
BIOS. However, latest computers often default
to USB drive at boot time, whenever it's
available.
In the ensuing pop-up menu, select Install
Android x86 to hard disk .
Choose the partition where you wish to install
Android x86. If you chose to use a new
partition, don't forget to format it right away.
Allow the install process to continue (Choose
Yes or confirm to continue), as you are
prompted to give permissions at various stages
during GRUB Bootloader installation. Do not
click cancel at any stage, else the system
bootROM might get corrupted.
Now another prompt will ask your permission to
perform system /r/w (read/write operations).
Just click Yes to continue.
If you prefer to install ICS or earlier versions
before KitKat, then you get another prompt to
install virtual SD card. You may use 1800 MB
of hard drive space as virtual SD card for
flashing firmware. It is the maximum space
supported.
Once the Android-x86 software is completely
installed, reboot the computer.
As this installation supports multiboot setup, you can
switch between Windows or Android at boot time,
according to your taste.
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