Have
you ever thought of using your PC as an android device?.Yes!Now it is
possible.I would guide you through different ways.Where you can fulfill your
wish of using android Machine which will run all android apps.Also some
apps let you sync favorites or other personal data with a companion program or
some equivalent application on a PC,But mobile apps and their PC counterparts
are rarely the same.So, it reduces the privacy issues.
4 ways to use android apps on your PC are:
Bluestacks
is a silicon valley based software company that produces the bluestacks
software which is most probably the first software to introduce android apps to
PC.But problem comes here is that blue stacks is available in free version but
it slow down your system and when it comes to Youwave its in paid version which
was we are not most likely to pay when we are getting a similar thing for
free.so to overcome this problem Genymotion have come.And also there is
this official Android emulator provided by google as a part of the Android SDK.
1. BLUESTACKS:
Bluestacks
is one of the popular software amongst Android emulator for windows, this is
not a complete software but mostly an app player.It has a simpler user
interface.you can search for an app on playstore using the search field and
install the app we need in our PC.The user experience could be a lot better if
you have a windows 8 touch screeen display as you could perform action just the
way you would do on android smartphone.If we dont have a touch screen instead
of swipe click and hold mouse button,move the mouse cursor and then release.
Advantages:
- Push Apps from Bluestacks App to your device.
- Ease of PC to navigate on PC screen.
- Though it is not the best emulator for windows, it has
great potential.
Disadvantages:
- Not all features of an App can be used.
- This Android emulator for Windows still have a lot of
bugs freezing.
2. YOUWAVE:
You
Wave offers full android system unlike Bluestacks app player the menu and
options are just like a regular android home screen, however you wave is
a paid application but comes with ten days of free trial to try out the
software, this is the only android emulator for windows on our list which
doesn’t offer free version. You wave android emulator for windows works
on resources from a software called virtual box, if this piece of
virtualization software is installed on your system then you will have to remove
it before installing the you wave because both will be relying on same
services.
You
may decide to install android on virtual box by skipping you wave but that
calls for more work however by doing this you don’t have to pay to you wave
makers. Unlike Bluestacks, you wave doesn’t come pre loaded with top apps
however you can install play store to get your favorite apps, to install Google
play Click the View menu, select Online Content, and click on the Google Play
icon, then Click the View menu again, select Apps, and click the Google Play
app to download Google play.
Advantages:
- Complete Android user experience.
- Fast performance with almost no lags.
Disadvantages:
- It is paid App and free trial is only for 10 days.
3. GENYMOTION:
Formerly
android vm has been upgraded to Genymotion, developers aim to replace android
native emulator and increase its usage from just testing to presentation and
much more, it is a quality & feature rich product. Genymotion is available
for Windows, Mac & Linux. Like You Wave Genymotion does not rely on
resources from virtual box, if you are trying to install it on windows the
installation package is bundled with Virtual box but for mac and Linux virtual
box has to be installed separately.
Genymotion
has a lot of features to offer including but not limited to Wi-Fi, GPS
emulators, hardware acceleration, command line utility & eclipse IDE
plugin, developers goal is to include many more sensors in coming versions,
click here to download Genymotion.
Advantages:
- Very fast when compared to other Android Emulators.
- It is free.
- Completely developer friendly and normal user friendly.
- You can use Accelerometer and other sensors(pro version
features).
Disadvantages:
- There is no official support to use Google Services.
- Can't run on low end systems, minimum of 2 GB RAM is
required.
4. OFFICIAL ANDROID EMULATOR:
Google
provides an official Android emulator as part of the Android SDK. You can use
it to run the Android operating system in a window on your existing computer.
This gives you complete access to the entire Android operating system. It’s
intended for developers to test their Android apps.
Unfortunately,
the official Android emulator is rather slow and isn’t a good option for
everyday use. It’s useful if you want to test apps or play with the latest
version of Android, but you wouldn’t want to actually use apps or play games in
it.
Advantages:
- It is officially produced by Google.
Disadvantages:
- It lacks ease of users.
These are four main Android
emulators available for Windows Operating systems. If you have any new
approaches then please free to comment below. I will answer your queries.