DroidVM

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A virtual machine manager for Android, powered by the Qualcomm Gunyah Hypervisor

Create and manage lightweight VMs directly on your device with near-native performance.

Resources

• Repository
• Wiki
• Releases

Features

• Multiple VM backend support: crosvm and QEMU
• UEFI boot for Linux or Windows
• GPU acceleration: VirGL, GfxStream, and 2D software rendering
• Built-in VNC client for graphical display access
• External display casting: cast VM display to an external screen (USB Type-C, Miracast, etc.) via Android Presentation API, with the phone acting as a touchpad controller
• Terminal console with full ANSI/xterm emulation (via Termux terminal libraries)
• Create and edit disk images in multiple formats: raw, qcow2, and more
• Disk operations: resize, convert, clone, optimize, and delete
• Disk/CD-ROM download and LXC image import support
• Virtual bridge networks with NAT, DHCP, STP, and IPv4/IPv6 support
• Shared directories between host and guest via VirtFS (9p)
• Windows support with modified VirtIO drivers
• Linux agent operations: change password, etc.

Requirements

• Android 13 (API 33) or newer
• Root access (Magisk, KernelSU, APatch, or similar)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (SM8650) or newer SoC, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (SM8750) recommended, with Gunyah Hypervisor enabled
• Virtualization enabled (/dev/gunyah or /dev/kvm)

Building

Prerequisites

• Android Studio with SDK 36
• NDK with CMake 3.22.1+
• JDK 11+

Steps

git clone https://github.com/Droid-VM/DroidVM.git
cd DroidVM
git submodule update --init --recursive
./gradlew assembleRelease

The built APK will be located at app/release/.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE.txt for details.