BlueStacks and their 140 million users empower the world to play Android games directly on PC. Bottom Lineĭespite some growing pains, BlueStacks App Player is recommended for anyone who wants to open up the Android world on their PC or laptop.īluestacks enables you to run Android applications and games on your PC. Some apps are disappointing, but others translate well into Windows. Lost in translation: Android apps don't look or run quite the same in Windows, and the interface and controls are different. Subscription: Apps of the day can be downloaded for free, but there's a monthly fee to keep using your own apps on BlueStacks. Disabling its startup and services entries in System Configuration and launching BlueStacks later when needed significantly improved the stability of both BlueStacks and Windows. Consīeta: Like any beta release, BlueStacks has some bugginess.

One for all: Using the same apps for both Android and Windows has potential advantages, including cross-platform familiarity, easy data transfer, and access to thousands of Android games, tools, and apps in Windows. ProsĪpps in Windows: It does give you the ability to run Android apps on your desktop or laptop PC. It takes longer than tapping and swiping, but it works better than we expected, especially since it's still a beta release. BlueStacks App Player displays apps inside a window and emulates Android's touchscreen motions with your mouse.

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