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BlueStacks is an American technology company that produces the BlueStacks App Player and other cloud-based cross-platform products. The BlueStacks App Player is designed to enable Android applications to run on PCs running Microsoft Windows and Apple's macOS. The company was founded in 2009 by Jay Vaishnav, Suman Saraf, and Rosen Sharma, former CTO at McAfee and a board member of Cloud.com.

Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint, Samsung, Intel, Qualcomm, Citrix, Radar Partners, Ignition Partners, AMD, and others.^[8]

The company was announced May 25, 2011, at the Citrix Synergy conference in San Francisco. Citrix CEO Mark Templeton demonstrated an early version of BlueStacks onstage and announced that the companies had formed a partnership. The public alpha version of App Player was launched on October 11, 2011.^[9] App Player exited beta on June 7, 2014.

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App Player[edit]

The App Player, software that virtualizes an Android OS, can be downloaded in versions for Windows 10 and macOS. The software's basic features are free to download and use. Advanced optional features require a paid monthly subscription.^[10] The company claims the App Player can run 1.5 million Android apps as of November 2019.^[11] As of November 2019, BlueStacks have been downloaded over 210 million times.^[12] App Player features mouse, keyboard, and external touchpad controls.

BlueStacks for Mac[edit]

On June 27, 2012, the company released an alpha-1 version of its App Player software for macOS,^[13] while the beta version was released on December 27, 2012.

In April 2015, BlueStacks, Inc. announced that a new version of App Player for macOS, 2.0, was in development, which was released in July.^[14]

BlueStacks 2[edit]

In December 2015, BlueStacks, Inc. released the new version BlueStacks 2.0^[15] which lets users run multiple Android applications simultaneously.^[16] BlueStacks 2.0 was also available for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later, till 2018.

BlueStacks TV (BTV)[edit]

On April 7, 2016, the company released BlueStacks TV which integrated Twitch.tv directly into the BlueStacks App Player.^[17] This addition allows users to stream their apps to Twitch without the need for extra hardware or software. BlueStacks released Facebook Live integration in September 2016, allowing users to stream their gameplay to their Facebook profiles, Pages they control, or Facebook Groups they belong to.^[18]

BlueStacks 3[edit]

In July 2017, BlueStacks released BlueStacks 3 based on a brand new engine and front-end design.^[19] BlueStacks 3 added App Center which personalizes game suggestions, an account system, chat, new keymapping interface, and multi-instance. Multi-instance allows users to launch multiple BlueStacks windows using either the same or different Google Play account.

BlueStacks 3N[edit]

On January 19, 2018, BlueStacks announced the release of the BlueStacks + N Beta which runs on Android 7 (Android Nougat) and claimed to be the first and only Android gaming platform to have Android 7 at the time, since the majority of Android emulators ran Android 4.4 (KitKat), including prior BlueStacks versions.^[20] This beta version is powered by an upgraded 'HyperG' graphics engine allowing BlueStacks to utilize the full array of Android 7 APIs

BlueStacks 4[edit]

On September 18, 2018, BlueStacks announced the release of its latest flagship version, BlueStacks 4. BlueStacks 4 benchmarks 6-8x faster than every major mobile phone according to the Antutu benchmark.^[21] BlueStacks 4 also includes dynamic resource management which only initializes the required Android libraries thus freeing resources. A new dock and search offer a clean user interface. New AI powered key-mapping tool auto maps keys in supported games with key customization also available for further tweaking. In addition, BlueStacks 4 supports^[22] both 32-bit and 64-bit version of Android 7.1.2 Nougat.

Development for macOS has been restarted, and version 4 is currently available from the website as of November 2019, first released for Mac in January 2019.^[23]

BlueStacks 4 64-Bit Beta[edit]

On January 17, 2019, BlueStacks released a 64-bit version of BlueStacks 4 via its early access program.^[24] This version runs on a 64-bit version of Android 7.1.2 which allows for improved performance, and more efficient memory usage. The prerequisites for running this build include running a 64-bit version of Windows 8 or later, with virtualization enabled, and Hyper-V disabled. This 64-bit release allows the installation and usage of ARM64-v8a android applications.

Minimum requirements[edit]

Current minimum requirements for App Player for Windows include: Windows 7 or higher, 2 GB or higher system memory, 5 GB of hard drive space, administrator rights, and an Intel or AMD processor.^[6] BlueStacks clashes with the BitDefender antivirus software.^[25] An update to the latest graphic card driver version is also recommended.

Minimum requirements for macOS are: macOS Sierra or higher, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB disk space, and a model newer than 2014. Please note that BlueStacks has explicitly said that they have not supported Apple Silicon yet.^[26]

GamePop[edit]

On May 9, 2013, the subscription service GamePop was announced.^[27] It allows users to play as many as 500 mobile games on TV. On July 23, 2014 Samsung announced ^[8] it had invested in and was backing GamePop. This brought total outside investment in BlueStacks to $26 million.^[28]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'BlueStacks hits a billion apps used per month and launches new mobile platform'. VentureBeat. December 3, 2015. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
2. ^'BlueStacks Partners With AMD, Bringing 500,000 Android Apps To Windows PCs'. TechCrunch. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
3. ^ ^ab'Bluestacks'. CrunchBase. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020.
4. ^Media, Ryan Daws | 19th September 2018 | TechForge (September 19, 2018). 'BlueStacks emulates Android '6x faster' than leading smartphone and is a verified app (safe to download)'. Developer Tech News. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
5. ^'Download BlueStacks Offline Installer'. Bluestacks - The Best Android Emulator on PC as Rated by You. January 21, 2017. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
6. ^ ^ab'System requirements for BlueStacks 4'. BlueStacks Support. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
7. ^'How can I Install and launch BlueStacks on Mac OS?'. BlueStacks Support. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
8. ^ ^abEtherington, Darrell. 'After 10M Downloads, Samsung Backs GamePop As BlueStacks Adds $13M In New Funding'. TechCrunch. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
9. ^Empson, Rip. 'BlueStacks Releases App Player And Cloud Connect Service To Let You Run Android Apps On Your PC'. TechCrunch. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
10. ^Whitney, Lance. 'Android apps can now run on your PC via BlueStacks'. CNET. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
11. ^'BlueStacks Features and Comparison'. Bluestacks - The Best Android Emulator on PC as Rated by You. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
12. ^'What is Bluestacks?'. Bluestacks - The Best Android Emulator on PC as Rated by You. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
13. ^Rosenblatt, Seth. 'BlueStacks ports Android apps to Mac'. CNET. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
14. ^'BlueStacks - Did you pre-order the new Macbook?'. www.facebook.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
15. ^'Bluestacks Review and Fix Engine issues'. TechnoIliyas. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
16. ^'BlueStacks 2.0 Launched, Lets You Run Multiple Apps Simultaneously'. NDTV Gadgets 360. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
17. ^'Twitch users can now live stream Android games from their PC'. techcrunch.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
18. ^'Stream Android apps on Facebook Live with Bluestacks'. engadget.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
19. ^'BlueStacks 2 vs. BlueStacks 3 Features'. bluestacks.com. July 30, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
20. ^'Android N Comes to PC; BlueStacks Releases the First Android Gaming Platform Ever to Run Android N'. gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
21. ^'BlueStacks, an Android emulator for PC, gets an update with major performance upgrade'. gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
22. ^Kumar, Rahul (August 19, 2019). 'Is Bluestacks safe for Windows and macOS PC?'. HubsAdda. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
23. ^'Release Notes'. BlueStacks Support. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
24. ^'Join our Discord Server for Early Access Releases and a Great Community'. reddit.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
25. ^'r/BlueStacks - BlueStack and Bitdefender blocking some XML files'. reddit. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
26. ^'System specifications for installing BlueStacks on macOS'. BlueStacks Support. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
27. ^Empson, Rip. 'After 10M Downloads, BlueStacks Takes On OUYA With Game Console And $6.99 All-You-Can-Play Service'. TechCrunch. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
28. ^'Samsung invests $13M in Android microgaming console GamePop'. CNET. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

External links[edit]

• Official website

Have you ever wanted to run the apps on your Android phone or tablet on your PC? Or would you like to use Android apps even if you don't own an Android device? An innovative application, named BlueStacks, lets you do exactly this: With it, you can install and run Android apps on a Windows computer.

Installing it

The current version of BlueStacks is Beta-1, and for now you can get it for free. (A final release to come will be sold, but pricing has yet to be announced.)

You download and run an installer program, which, in turn, downloads the actual code for BlueStacks and installs it.

I installed it on two notebooks: one with an Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.2GHz processor with 4GB and running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit; the other with an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.5GHz processor with 1GB and running Windows 8 Consumer Preview 32-bit. I figured that I might as well test BlueStacks on the next version of Windows since it will be an OS also for tablets.

On the notebook with the Core 2 Duo processor, the installer downloaded a 'limited version' of BlueStacks because it said that the graphics chipset in the computer wasn't powerful enough to render the graphics of some Android apps. The BlueStacks site doesn't list the graphics chipsets it supports.

The user interface

Upon complete installation, BlueStacks places two shortcuts on the Windows desktop: 'Start BlueStacks' and 'Android Apps.' (Android Apps opens a folder containing shortcuts that launch the individual Android apps installed in BlueStacks.) A BlueStacks icon utility is also placed in the Notification Area of Windows.

There's a widget set along the top of the Windows desktop that works like the Mac OS X's Dock program launcher. It lists icons for 'My Apps,' 'Popular Downloads,' 'App Stores' and 'Cloud Connect.'

Clicking My Apps opens a window showing icons of the apps installed in BlueStacks. Among Popular Downloads, there's Angry Birds, Facebook and YouTube available to download and install. Within App Stores, the Amazon 'Appstore' is listed along with two lesser known ones: 1Mobile Market and GetJar. (Google's own Android app store, Play Store, isn't listed.)

When you launch the actual BlueStacks application, a main display window opens showing icons of the apps installed on it and the app stores. Double-click on an app's icon, and it runs within this display window. There's a search box below these icons which you use to find apps in the app stores.

A bar runs along the top of this display window, and icons representing apps that are currently running in BlueStacks are displayed on it. Clicking and dragging down on this bar reveals the latest notifications (such as informing you of any updates available for installed apps, and SMS alerts) -- this bar works like the Android OS' notifications bar.

Three buttons below the display window represent the standard main buttons of a typical Android device, from left to right: Back, Menu and Home. But it's curious why BlueStacks' developers did not order them in the same sequence found on most Android devices: Menu, Home, Back. (On Android devices running the latest version of the OS, Honeycomb, this order is reversed: Back, Home, Menu.)

The far-right button, for Settings, leads to a menu in which you can switch on or off syncing between your Android device and BlueStacks; change the language (BlueStacks supports 39); adjust the ways that the on-screen keyboard and your computer's actual keyboard work when used with an app running on BlueStacks; manage apps (here you can uninstall apps); and set the resolution an app will be displayed at when you launch it (the available adjustments are 'small phone,' 'large phone' and 'tablet').

Icons for 'Suggested Apps' run along a sidebar to the right of the main display window, the selection of which changes based on the app that is presently running on BlueStacks. For example, when I ran the messenger app eBuddy, this sidebar then listed apps for other instant messengers.

Syncing with your Android device

Apps and SMS texts on your Android device can be synced to the BlueStacks application running on your Windows PC. You set this by entering an email address and your phone's number into BlueStacks. You'll then receive an email which contains a 9-digit PIN assigned to you by the BlueStacks server.

Next, you download and install on your Android device the free BlueStacks Cloud Connect app from the Google Play Store. The first time you run this app, you enter the PIN. After you do this, Cloud Connect will list all the apps that are installed on your Android device. To sync an app with your Windows computer, you tap on the checkmark box by it. A copy of the app on your phone or tablet will be installed on your computer running BlueStacks, and will appear in the applications' My Apps folder.

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It doesn't look like you can sync things in reverse -- that is, set things so that an app on BlueStacks will be copied over to your Android device.

Compatibility

I tested several popular apps on the two notebooks on which I installed BlueStacks, and the results varied widely. The Facebook app ran well and fast on both notebooks, and it even was able to access the built-in webcams. Angry Birds worked on the notebook with the Dual-Core processor, but BlueStacks refused to download the game onto the Core 2 Duo one, presumably because it was running the limited version of BlueStacks. Although the YouTube app is listed among Popular Downloads, I couldn't get it to successfully install on either notebook.

The most common compatibility issues arose when I tried running apps that I had synced from my Android devices to either notebook. Instagram refused to work on them (which I found personally disappointing since there is no Windows or web version of this very popular social-sharing image service). The Gmail and Google Drive apps I synced wouldn't either. For that matter, I synced the Google Play Store to both notebooks on the off chance that maybe this would let me access the official Android app store through BlueStacks. Nada. Surprisingly, the Google Voice app worked on both notebooks. So just because an app is officially made by Google, and uses its services, doesn't necessarily mean it will work on BlueStacks.

Most of the synced apps I did get to run successfully on BlueStacks, including eBuddy, were text-based in which graphics aren't significant in their overall design and use.

BlueStacks doesn't provide a way (at least obviously within its application menu settings) to 'side load' apps. Many Android devices will let you directly install apps in their native file format (they come packaged with the .APK extension).

Lack of touchscreen

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Because you're using a mouse or notebook touchpad to interact with these Android apps, which were originally designed to be used with a touchscreen, you can't pinch-and-zoom on the screen of an app that provides this or other interactivity that requires multi-point touch. If you're using a mouse with a scroll wheel, then the scroll wheel works as a substitute for pinch-and-zoom.

Uninstalling

A few early reviews of BlueStacks when it was first released toward the end of March 2012 reported that it wouldn't completely uninstall if you wanted to remove it. In my experience, fortunately, I was able to easily uninstall the current Beta-1 from both of the Windows notebooks on which I tested it.

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Conclusion: What's the point?

So why bother with using BlueStacks if you already own an Android device? Perhaps you'd like to occasionally use your apps on a traditional computer for its full-size keyboard and larger screen. Or if you don't own an Android device, BlueStacks lets you enjoy apps that have no Windows or web equivalents (though not Instagram, sadly). If you are an Android developer, you might be able to use BlueStacks to test your app. Compared to the mobile OS' official emulator that's meant for development use, BlueStacks runs much faster.

If you're hoping to use many of your favorite Android apps on your Windows PC, especially those that you downloaded from the Google Play Store (and these apps make extensive use of graphics or use Google's services), the odds are that they won't work under this current iteration of BlueStacks. Basically, compatibility with synced apps that you originally downloaded from the Google Play Store is iffy in the BlueStacks Beta-1. You may be better off trying only apps that are offered through the three app stores (1Mobile, Amazon and Getjar) that come with BlueStacks.

Still, I'd say it's worth taking a look at BlueStacks, tinkering around with it, because the Beta-1 release is free. It's an intriguing piece of software that -- should its first out-of-beta release improve upon its ability to correctly run most Android apps -- could narrow the divide between the two OS platforms.

Wen is a freelance writer. He can be reached at howardwen@gmail.com.

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