As of late 2024, the Android-x86 project has been quiet. Development has stalled on Android 9 and 10. is pushing toward Android 13 and 14, but the "TV" interface remains buggy (windowed apps, broken Leanback recommendations).
The most active project currently is combined with a TV-style launcher, plus some custom builds from GitHub and XDA Developers.
Because it runs native code on PC hardware rather than emulating it, the speed difference compared to a standard TV stick is "astonishing".
But if you have free hardware and don’t mind tinkering – the x86 route is fun.
While standard Android is built for ARM processors (found in phones and official TV boxes like the Nvidia Shield), the allows users to install Android on standard desktop PCs, laptops, and older hardware that would otherwise be running Windows or Linux.