While until some time ago the solutions to create an Android PC were rather inefficient due to the usability that a system made to be used on touch screens, when operated with the mouse, today it is really possible to have an Android computer that works well for work and do what you would do with Windows.
The advantage of an Android computer is certainly the ease of use, in addition to the fact that Android updated to the latest version remains very light and can be used without suffering from delays even on old or very cheap laptops.
So, starting from the Android X-86 project I mentioned a while ago, Phoenix OS was born, an innovative system for desktop and laptop PCs, free, fast, stable and easy to install on any computer, which looks a lot like Windows or MacOS.
Phoenix OS, similar to Remix OS which is no longer updated and supported, can be installed on almost any x86 or X64, Intel or AMD based computer and enters an internal memory of 2 GB (although at least 16 GB are recommended) .
Phoenix OS is a version of Android Nougat (Android 7) optimized for computers, with a Start menu that is very reminiscent of Windows and allows you to find and start applications, with a range of applications at the bottom where there are icons of open applications and the ability to open apps in windows, as PC programs do.
Phoenix OS is also continuously updated by its developers who fix bugs and add features to make it better and faster every time.
These features have helped make this operating system very popular and a stable and no longer experimental option for having an Android computer for everyday use.
In this guide we see how to install Phoenix OS on a computer .
NOTE: If you do not want to install Phoenix OS on the main disk, you can try it using a program to install a virtual machine such as Virtualbox or VMWare or you can start it as a "Live" system, without installation, or you can also install it on a pen USB or external disk.
Phoenix OS can be downloaded from the official website where you can download an installer or ISO image of the system which is available in two distinct versions for 64-bit and 32-bit computers.
If you download the installer, you can run a wizard that starts from Windows and allows you to choose the installation on an external drive or USB stick (called U Disk).
You can then boot your PC from the external drive to see Phoenix OS in action on any computer you use.
If you download the ISO file you can then proceed with the installation on disk.
In this case it is not recommended to use a dual boot configuration with Windows because there may be problems with the partitions, better to install Phoenix OS as the only system on the computer.
The ISO file can be copied to a USB stick to be used for installation through the Rufus program, which has the ability to make it bootable at boot.
From the PC Bios you can then change the boot order and start the computer from a USB stick.
If we do not have problems with the disk to be partitioned, installing Phoenix OS on the computer is quite simple and you will only need to start the computer from the USB stick with the Phoenix OS ISO file, then following the wizard.
In the first step you can choose the installation or, as mentioned above, to run Phoneix OS as Live CD, without installation, by running it on the computer's RAM memory (in this way it can be tried to see what it is without formatting anything).
If the PC is compatible, there will be no installation problems and you can run Phoenix OS on the PC immediately after installation.
Problems can come in case the PC has UEFI BIOS and it may be necessary to activate Legacy mode to see traditional Bios.
If the boot drive partition table is GPT, there may be problems.
To change the disk partition table from GBT to MBR, you may need to use a program such as GParted before installing Phoenix OS.
You must therefore use Rufus to copy the ISO of GParted to the USB stick, start the computer from the stick and from GParted format the main disk of the computer as MBR or with the msdos partition table, removing all the existing partitions first.
Before installing Phoenix OS it is also advisable to know that there are some limitations of the operating system.
For example, many games will not function properly using mouse and keyboard.
A little complicated is the trivial operation of highlighting parts of text on the Android computer, which requires you to click, hold and then manually select the desired text.
Audio output via HDMI cable may not work.
READ ALSO: Programs to install Android and its apps on Windows PC
The advantage of an Android computer is certainly the ease of use, in addition to the fact that Android updated to the latest version remains very light and can be used without suffering from delays even on old or very cheap laptops.
So, starting from the Android X-86 project I mentioned a while ago, Phoenix OS was born, an innovative system for desktop and laptop PCs, free, fast, stable and easy to install on any computer, which looks a lot like Windows or MacOS.
Phoenix OS, similar to Remix OS which is no longer updated and supported, can be installed on almost any x86 or X64, Intel or AMD based computer and enters an internal memory of 2 GB (although at least 16 GB are recommended) .
Phoenix OS is a version of Android Nougat (Android 7) optimized for computers, with a Start menu that is very reminiscent of Windows and allows you to find and start applications, with a range of applications at the bottom where there are icons of open applications and the ability to open apps in windows, as PC programs do.
Phoenix OS is also continuously updated by its developers who fix bugs and add features to make it better and faster every time.
These features have helped make this operating system very popular and a stable and no longer experimental option for having an Android computer for everyday use.
In this guide we see how to install Phoenix OS on a computer .
NOTE: If you do not want to install Phoenix OS on the main disk, you can try it using a program to install a virtual machine such as Virtualbox or VMWare or you can start it as a "Live" system, without installation, or you can also install it on a pen USB or external disk.
Phoenix OS can be downloaded from the official website where you can download an installer or ISO image of the system which is available in two distinct versions for 64-bit and 32-bit computers.
If you download the installer, you can run a wizard that starts from Windows and allows you to choose the installation on an external drive or USB stick (called U Disk).
You can then boot your PC from the external drive to see Phoenix OS in action on any computer you use.
If you download the ISO file you can then proceed with the installation on disk.
In this case it is not recommended to use a dual boot configuration with Windows because there may be problems with the partitions, better to install Phoenix OS as the only system on the computer.
The ISO file can be copied to a USB stick to be used for installation through the Rufus program, which has the ability to make it bootable at boot.
From the PC Bios you can then change the boot order and start the computer from a USB stick.
If we do not have problems with the disk to be partitioned, installing Phoenix OS on the computer is quite simple and you will only need to start the computer from the USB stick with the Phoenix OS ISO file, then following the wizard.
In the first step you can choose the installation or, as mentioned above, to run Phoneix OS as Live CD, without installation, by running it on the computer's RAM memory (in this way it can be tried to see what it is without formatting anything).
If the PC is compatible, there will be no installation problems and you can run Phoenix OS on the PC immediately after installation.
Problems can come in case the PC has UEFI BIOS and it may be necessary to activate Legacy mode to see traditional Bios.
If the boot drive partition table is GPT, there may be problems.
To change the disk partition table from GBT to MBR, you may need to use a program such as GParted before installing Phoenix OS.
You must therefore use Rufus to copy the ISO of GParted to the USB stick, start the computer from the stick and from GParted format the main disk of the computer as MBR or with the msdos partition table, removing all the existing partitions first.
Before installing Phoenix OS it is also advisable to know that there are some limitations of the operating system.
For example, many games will not function properly using mouse and keyboard.
A little complicated is the trivial operation of highlighting parts of text on the Android computer, which requires you to click, hold and then manually select the desired text.
Audio output via HDMI cable may not work.
READ ALSO: Programs to install Android and its apps on Windows PC
