Install WhatsApp on Android x86 virtual machine

Question

I installed android-x86-6.0-r3.iso on 



$ virtualbox -help

Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager 5.1.22_Ubuntu


using:



$ lsb_release -a

No LSB modules are available.

Distributor ID: Ubuntu

Description:
 Ubuntu 17.04

Release:
 17.04

Codename:
zesty


If I open Play Store app and select WhatsApp, there is no option to install it. Only the option "add to wishlist" appears.



Is it possible to install WhatsApp via Play Store app on Android x86 virtual machine?


— Hölderlin | Sources

Answer

There is no direct way for installing WhatsApp for virtual device from Google Playstore.




  • Android x86 doesn't come with all features (core features e.g play services, services framework etc) and SIM functionality is also missing.


  • The virtual device being treated as as "tablet" is incompatible, as WhatsApp states:





Tablet devices are not supported




There are workarounds however to install it on the virtual device.


— xavier_fakerat | Sources

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