40 Emulator - Android

While modern versions of BlueStacks and NoxPlayer typically default to Android 9 (Pie) or higher, legacy versions of these "App Players" were built on Android 4.0.

Download the system image for the best performance on your PC. 2. Genymotion (Best for Performance) android 40 emulator

In the "System Image" step, look for or 15 (Android 4.0 / 4.0.3). You may need to click the "Obsolete" checkbox in the SDK Manager to see these older images. While modern versions of BlueStacks and NoxPlayer typically

If you want to run Android 4.0 as a full operating system rather than just an app, you can use Oracle VM VirtualBox combined with an ISO from the Android-x86 project . Genymotion (Best for Performance) In the "System Image"

SDK Manager is missing older Android System images for emulator

: Some older installers for BlueStacks 2 or early BlueStacks 3 were built around the Android 4.x architecture.