How Do I Download A Copy Of Android 7 Or Am I Wasting My Time?

[William564]

Sorry, if I posted this question in the wrong place!

Recently, I bought a "GPS Tracker & SOS Communicator", for my 95 year-old father, who is suffering from dementia. :'(

Yet, I now learned that the device only works with the GPS firm's app which just runs on Android and IOS.

So, I installed an Oracle VM VirtualBox on my Windows 8.1 desktop.

My plan was to install Android 7, in the box, and then download the GPS company's app. I theorized that the app should then run, on my desktop. (I did something similar, to extend the life of a scanner, years ago - and it worked, for about 2 years!)

Yet, am I wrong for thinking that this would work, this time?

I don't own a cell phone, because I fear the cancer risk.

I have an android tablet, but that is tied up, doing something else.

I spent hours, this morning, trying to find where I can download the Android OS, but had no luck.

So, I would really appreciate some advice!

- William F. Sheehan
Toronto, Canada

 

[N4Newbie]

You can try this - all the necessary downloads are free: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator.html

 

[hallux]

Unless you can get that VM to emulate an existing Android device for which you can find a "bare metal" OS download to install on it (I only know of Nexus, Pixel and Samsung devices that have this for sure) you may need to "roll your own" from AOSP and try to build the drivers into it.

Bottom line, while I can understand the need, it may be more trouble than it's worth to avoid having a phone.

Or what @N4Newbie posted...