BlueStacks
BlueStacks is an amazing Android Emulator, which can
be used to create an android environment on your Windows computer. This
Android Game Emulator
(a.k.a. App Player) is
capable of running over 96% of Apps available on Google Play Store.
BlueStacks is completely free to download and use; there are no hidden
charges. Simply download the installation file, install BlueStacks,
login with your Google ID, and the Android emulator for PC will be ready
to use. Go to the Google Play Store, and download Android Apps to this
Android emulator. It can run almost all kind of Apps, like:
Facebook, Whatsapp, Tinder, Google Maps, Twitter,
etc. You can also run almost all the available games for Android. This
is the most stable, and popular Android Emulator available. Minimum
specifications required to install BlueStacks on PC:
- 2GB RAM, or more is required.
- Available space on hard disk must be 4GB, or more.
- Updated Graphic Driver.
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Genymotion
Genymotion is
another fantastic, cross platform Android emulator for PC. This free
Android Emulator is supported by advanced features, like:
hardware acceleration, and
Open GL.
Installing, and getting this Android Emulator is pretty effortless.
After the installation, you have to create a free account to use this
free Android Emulator. Select an Android device by choosing one from the
list of devices, and begin the emulation. Before you begin the Android
emulator for a device, the device properties are displayed. These
properties include:
- Name of the deployed Android device.
- Description.
- Android version.
- Release date.
- Screen size and Density (dpi)
- Memory size.
- Number of CPUs.
- Data disc capacity.
Once
the emulator begins, you can see an Android interface for the selected
device. This Android Phone Emulator has almost all the basic apps, and
features that you can find in a new Android device. This Android
Simulator is mainly focused on Android app testing; however, you can
always use it to run Android apps on PC. You do not get Google Play
Store installed on this Android Emulator, so you have to
download .APK files on your computer, and install them on the Emulator. Simply
drag and drop the .APK file to the Android Emulator for the App to work. You can even
access internet on the Emulator if
your computer is connected to any network. This Android Emulator works
pretty smoothly, so does the Apps on it. Here are the
minimum system requirements for this Android Simulator to work on Windows OS:
- VT-x or AMD-V capable CPU.
- OpenGL 2.0.
- 2GB RAM.
- 400MB disk space.
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Droid4x
Droid4x
is an advanced Android Emulator for PC, which gives you a complete
Android experience on your Windows computer. It is loaded with
sophisticated features, that create a perfect environment for you to
play Android games on PC. This is a freeware which can operate on
computers with moderate system configuration. Install the .EXE file on
your computer, and you are good to go as soon as the installation
completes. The graphical interface is visually appealing, and houses a
number of utility tools. The Desktop tab on the UI displays all the
installed Android games, and apps. To install new apps, either you can
download them from the Google Play Store, or you can directly install
.APK files on Droid4x. You can view the Android's return, home, and
options keys on the bottom panel. Apart from the usual keys, there are 8
other utility keys on the bottom panel:
- Video Recording: Lets you record the emulator in real time.
- Full Screen: Toggle between small screen, and full screen for better gaming experience.
- Keys Simulation: lets you define/configure keyboard keys on a specific point, or area.
- Joystick Simulation: Configure your phone to be used as a controller.
- Shake-it: Shakes the UI.
- Print Screen: For the time when you need to capture your screen.
- GPS-Simulation: Simulates Map with location on the Interface.
You
can even set few preferences, like setting the display resolutions in
Horizontal, or Vertical screen positions. It is quite versatile, and
capable software to play Android games on PC. This software is
completely free to use.
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Windroy
Windroy is a lightweight Android Emulator, which can run Android on Windows OS. This Android Emulator runs directly on
Windows kernel.
Windows Kernel usually runs the core operating system components of a
computer. The Android emulation opens up with a command prompt screen,
followed by a full screen Android screen. After the boot is complete, a
similar lock screen of an Android device appears. You can use your mouse
to navigate through the UI, just click once, wherever you want to tap.
The Emulator comes with all the basic pre-installed apps, apart from
Google Play Store. There's an additional Game:
Quake, which comes pre installed on this Android Emulator. Any external app needs to be installed manually in the Windroy root folder.
Download the .APK files, and paste them in the
Windroy root folder: Windroy\windroy_root\data\app;
restart the emulator to run the App. Apart from Apps, you also have
widgets available on this Android Emulator. The notification bar is
present on the right-bottom corner of the interface, which appears when
you drag it upwards. It uses its installation drive as its storage
drive. Windroy is one of the best, and fastest Android Emulator to
run existing Apps, or test a new App.
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Virtual Box
Virtual Box lets
you emulate Android for free on your PC. Virtual Box is an
extraordinary cross platform software, with stunning features. This is a
popular virtual machine software for PC, that lets you mount any OS in a
VM. In addition to the PC based OSes (Windows, Linux, etc.), it also
lets you mount Android OS, from ISO file of Android. Download ISO file of any version of Android OS,
and run it on this software to begin Android Emulator. Few very simple
steps are required to get this Android Emulator up and running:
The
Android Emulator boots up with a lock screen. You can use your mouse's
pointer to use the Android interface. All the default Android apps can
be found on the Android Emulator, along with the widgets. Open Google
Play Store to search and install different apps. This Emulator also lets
you install apps directly from their .APK files. This software is
mostly used as Android Emulator for testing and development purpose.
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