nds4droid is a free Nintendo DS emulator. It is still in it's infancy but supports many features you'd expect like save states and sound. It also supports the OUYA game console.
The nds4droid FAQ can be found here: http://jeffq.com/blog/nds4droid-faq/
Unlike other DS emulators nds4droid does not not violate the GPL, and it's completely open source.
Unfortunately, Nintendo DS emulation is still somewhat slow, even on higher end phones, but we'll continue to make improvements :). If you're having trouble with performance, try different "frame skip" options.
Project website: http://nds4droid.com
Latest updates
What's new in version 47
Release 47: -Adds a new German translation (thanks Nathaniel D.) -Converted project to Android Studio and moved to GitHub. The source now lives at https://github.com/jquesnelle/nds4droid
How to install nds4droid APK on Android phone or tablet?
Download nds4droid APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
Go to your phone Settings page
Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
Check the Unknown Sources box
Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
Tap the APK file you downloaded (com.opendoorstudios.ds4droid-v47-ApkClean.apk)
Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
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User's Reivew
3 ★Works extremely well, the only issue I'm having is that on Pokémon black your Pokémon don't gain any experience?
5 ★I like the app so much.Really appreciated.Not all play store app has that capability. Hope that everyone will see that too. Do visit everyone NDS emulator. You will see the best of it.I am extremely satisfied.It won't make any problem to your device.Thank you.
3 ★lags quite a bit,and finding the roms on my device is tricky,but its free and works.
4 ★This is great for playing Pokemon! You can adjust the rate of frame skip if your device needs it, it plays the audio beautifully as well. It features an autosave feature that you can customize the frequency of as well. The only knock I have is the app will randomly crash from time to time. Happened to me early on and I just started saving on a regular basis. For those playing Poke the crash is rather predictable. Usually only when applying an item to a Pokemon. The rest is all good!
2 ★Good emulator but just keeps crashing. Unreliable so uninstalling.
2 ★It has glitches it's slow . For my opinion it's poor emulator.
5 ★(47) This (android) DS emulator isn't the fastest (25% speed for me, no matter what settings I use), but it's free, no ads, & open source. Also, I haven't had any problems with any games. I do wish that it was updated & not abandoned, but the others are just a bunch of ad stuffed, expensive wannabes.
4 ★Great app, the roms launch well, the previous crashing issues I had were resolved, fun fact, the app will still scan for roms that are in a .zip files, and trying to launch them will crash the app, to be fair you should unzip them but the app should show them or tell you it can't run them tho... Also yeah, the sound is... oof, tweaked the sound a lot, there's no hope for it, just gotta put your own music over it cause well... it's not gonna work
5 ★The best emulator for Android, it works so smoothly and all of it's pros (free, no ads, runs smoothly 90% of the time) absolutely outweigh the cons (occasional crashes). I would definitely recommend it. I don't know why there are so many one star reviews. I think it runs really well.
5 ★Works pretty well, the only thing I'd wish for would be a haptic feedback option that actually works (maybe my fault if it's technically available, but my other emulator (GBA) makes it work so idk) and a speedplay 2x option. Other options like skipping frames and the loading etc are very well executed. Seems to me like the only DS Emulator App that does the job for me. Thank you for this app.
3 ★I would like to say it is very good and usefull but it has a problem when ever i open it it starts from starting and my saved file is lost and i have to all that again if you will fix its glitches crashes properly i would rate it 5 stars
3 ★Back when I had a Galaxy Core Prime, this emulator was by far the best option I could go for. No ads, smooth gameplay, though with some weird sound desync. I now have this on my Honor 8x and... it's just not the same... If you have an older phone, DEFINITELY use this app. It soars above all others. But if you have a newer model... You're not so lucky. Low fps now plagues the app after my phone updated. But I will tolerate it due to how bad other emulators are.
