I want to emulate a android smartphone on my pc. I already found the android emulator from andoid sdk manager but its look more like a programming tool so I am not sure if this is what I want.
I want an emulator that is able to install android with root permissions so I can install apk's like lucky patcher etc.
What can I use?
Android SDK is not necessarily for development only, you can simply download the standalone Android SDK and install it your your PC.
After setting up your AVD simply, root it using this method. This is a standard method that works for most applications (except for a few requiring flashing .zips via recovery e.g Xposed, but I'm working on a fix for that)
Note: To access API > 27 on your target AVD, you need to manually upgrade the emulator.
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