uxazu / AEmulator

# AEmulator
*Based on the original SENSES emulator*
**Run classic Android firmware — HTC Sense, TouchWiz, MIUI, AOSP — on a modern phone. No root, no PC.**
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AEmulator boots a real Android 2.3–17 system image straight from a firmware file you already have: a recovery ZIP, an Odin archive, a Google factory image or a GSI. Old 32-bit firmware (2.3–4.4) runs through a patched QEMU, Android 5.0–17 runs natively on the phone’s arm64 cores. The kernel’s binder is emulated, graphics use your phone’s GPU and sound goes through Android’s audio stack — everything runs inside a normal app.
## ✨ Features
- Import almost any firmware format: CWM/TWRP ZIP, Samsung Odin `.tar.md5`, Google factory `.tgz`, `system.img`, OTA `system.new.dat.br`
- Vendor skins work as shipped: HTC Sense, Samsung TouchWiz, MIUI, AOSP
- Hardware graphics through the GL bridge, sound, touch and multitouch, network with a modern TLS proxy
- Shared memory-card folder for APKs, music and photos
- Material 3 Expressive interface in 18 languages
- Free and open source (GPL-3.0)
## 📱 Firmware list
The list of firmware that has been checked — with statuses, notes and download links — lives on our forum. Share your results there, ask questions and find new images.
## 🚀 Quick start
1. Download the APK from Releases and install it.
2. Find a firmware on the forum and download it to your phone.
3. Open AEmulator → **Add firmware** and pick the file. Import takes a few minutes.
4. Press **Start**. The first boot is slower: the system optimises its apps.
5. Use the ⋮ menu for volume, power button and logs; the ⚙️ button opens app settings and language.
## 📋 Requirements
- Android 8.0+ on a 64-bit ARM phone (arm64-v8a)
- About 1–3 GB of free space per firmware
- A recent Snapdragon / Dimensity / Tensor chip is recommended
## ⚙️ How it works
On Android 2.3–4.4 each guest process runs under a patched user-mode QEMU; on 5.0–17 the firmware’s own arm64 programs run natively, with one engine kernel per Android version catching their system calls. A binder daemon replaces the kernel driver, a GL bridge forwards OpenGL ES calls to the phone’s GPU, and small guest libraries (audio HAL, audio policy wrapper, LD_PRELOAD shim) adapt vendor code to the emulator. The importer reads the firmware, finds the init scripts in its boot image and builds a start plan for system services.
## 🛠️ Build from source
You need JDK 17, Android SDK 36 and NDK r28. Native guest parts are built with the scripts in `native/*/build.sh`.
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## 🙏 Credits
AEmulator grew out of the HTC Desire HD and HTC One M7 emulators by the original author — their engine made this project possible.
## 💙 Support the project
If AEmulator brought back a phone you loved, you can support development:
- 💳 dalink.to/uxaz