When comparing Visual Studio Emulator for Android vs RemixOS, the Slant community recommends Visual Studio Emulator for Android for most people. In the question“What are the best ways to run/emulate Android on a PC?” Visual Studio Emulator for Android is ranked 14th while RemixOS is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Visual Studio Emulator for Android is:
Install devices in two clicks, very intuitive interface for simulations.
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Pros
Pro Easy to set up and use
Install devices in two clicks, very intuitive interface for simulations.
Pro Simulates many scenarios
Location/GPS (including live journeying), Camera (using webcam or image file from PC), Accelerometer, Networking (bandwidth and signal strength), etc.
Pro Free
All features are free.
Pro Fast
Runs using Hyper-V, the built-in virtualization technology in Windows, so it's very fast (like a real device).
Pro Fast
The simple fact that its a real operating system, and not an emulator, means that you can use it without emulator related slow downs.
Pro Google services
The latest version of the Remix OS downloaded for it's official website comes with the Google play store, etc. When you are booting up he latest version of the OS it's asks you whether to enable or disable Google services... You can choose whether to enable or disable according to your needs.
Pro Free
There's never as good a price as a grand total zero dollars, and that is exactly what this will cost you. That means that if it does not work, if your not happy with it, or if you just cant afford buying an operating system, you can still get RemixOS.
Pro Kernel
compatible kernel
Cons
Con Only runs on Hyper-V capable machines
Has to be Win8+ pro edition or higher. No Mac or Linux support yet.
Con Still in beta
As of March 2016, RemixOS for computers is still in beta, meaning that some things might not work.
Con No Google Play services
Google play is the biggest go to for mainstream android apps, so it can be quite disagreeable not to have it out of the box.
Con Problems with Nvidia cards
Many people seem to have problems loading React OS with nvidia cards. This may be due to maxwell driver issues.
Con Dead
Killed off in 2017 by it's creators, it is no longer in development.