android emulators
Hi friends!!!! Today i am going to tell you all about android
emulators.... I hope you will like this post please share your
experiences with me using comments... Few years back, we only had one
or two options to run Android Apps on the computer. Bluestacks and
YouWave are the first one, that come to my mind. But things have
changed now.
We now have a handful of Android emulators in the market. Some of them are free, others are paid. Some need a graphic card, others don't. Some work only on Windows, others are cross-platform. In short, we have many options now. And options are a good thing. But it also makes the selection process difficult. Right? But, you don't have to waste time, to find the best Android emulators for you. I have been following this niche, for quite some time now. And based on my experience, I will tell you the pros and cons of every Android emulator in the market. So let's get it started. #1 Bluestacks It's the oldest and probably the first Android emulator in the market. There was a time when it dominates the market, not just because of monopoly, but it was quite really good. However, there are two major issues with it. One, it requires a graphic card (and a powerful system) to work well. And two, it follows a freemium model now. This gives you two option — either pay 2$/month subscription fees to use the app or download a sponsor app frequently (which can go as far as one app a day) Bluestacks is a popular program to run android apps on PC. And It does what it say, well pretty much. But installing it, is a tedious process since it requires a powerful computer. Also, I am not a fan of their monetization policy. So, I would probably avoid it now. #2 YouWave Soon after Bluestacks confirmed the huge demand for android emulators, YouWave made the entry. Now, compare to bluestacks, YouWave put a lot less load on your system. Installation is smooth and it works well in the background. Apparently, they had made few changes in their pricing. YouWave now comes in two android version — ICS and Lollipop. The former one is free (ads supported) while the later one, charges 30$ (10 days trial) YouWave is optimized version of bluestacks. It's system friendly. However, I won't suggest, buying it for personal purposes. But, if you can live up with the ICS OS, then sure give it try. Though, most apps won't run smoothly there. I tried Whatsapp on YouWave and it work fine. But had a tough time running games like Temple Run 2 and Instagram, which worked fine on bluestacks. #3 ManyMo The concept of this emulator is mind blowing, It lets you run android apps online, yes I said online. But here is the catch, it's not completely FREE. The trial version offers 10 time-limited launch per month. And this is no way sufficient for an average users. Moreover, it can not run heavy apps/games, and need a high-speed broadband. But that's acceptable for an online emulator. Right? Setting it up is pretty straight forward. I have also done a video tutorialon. ManyMo is useful on the go tool for developers. No need to install SDK for testing apps. Sometimes e-commerce and recharge company offer coupons that can only be avail through their android apps. ManyMo is useful in such situation. But for regular use, it's not a good option. #4 Andy Emulator Unlike Bluestacks; Andy is astock android emulator. It runs on a virtual machine that comes with it. And because of stock Android, we get pure Android experience. I digg that. However running and installing Andy, is not a child play. It also requires high system configuration and I did face few problems while installing it. (though it was resolved easily with little Google search) Again, it's worth mentioning, some people have reported that Andy install spyware in the background. Now, In my few months of usage, I never face such issues, but keep this in mind. Andy Emulator looks like a real android device runing on PC. It's customizable, you can even add wallpaper, widgets, shortcuts, notification etc. And most importantly, it's completely free. However, like bluestacks, it does use a lot of system resources. If you have a powerful system, go for it. All apps I tested, work well.
We now have a handful of Android emulators in the market. Some of them are free, others are paid. Some need a graphic card, others don't. Some work only on Windows, others are cross-platform. In short, we have many options now. And options are a good thing. But it also makes the selection process difficult. Right? But, you don't have to waste time, to find the best Android emulators for you. I have been following this niche, for quite some time now. And based on my experience, I will tell you the pros and cons of every Android emulator in the market. So let's get it started. #1 Bluestacks It's the oldest and probably the first Android emulator in the market. There was a time when it dominates the market, not just because of monopoly, but it was quite really good. However, there are two major issues with it. One, it requires a graphic card (and a powerful system) to work well. And two, it follows a freemium model now. This gives you two option — either pay 2$/month subscription fees to use the app or download a sponsor app frequently (which can go as far as one app a day) Bluestacks is a popular program to run android apps on PC. And It does what it say, well pretty much. But installing it, is a tedious process since it requires a powerful computer. Also, I am not a fan of their monetization policy. So, I would probably avoid it now. #2 YouWave Soon after Bluestacks confirmed the huge demand for android emulators, YouWave made the entry. Now, compare to bluestacks, YouWave put a lot less load on your system. Installation is smooth and it works well in the background. Apparently, they had made few changes in their pricing. YouWave now comes in two android version — ICS and Lollipop. The former one is free (ads supported) while the later one, charges 30$ (10 days trial) YouWave is optimized version of bluestacks. It's system friendly. However, I won't suggest, buying it for personal purposes. But, if you can live up with the ICS OS, then sure give it try. Though, most apps won't run smoothly there. I tried Whatsapp on YouWave and it work fine. But had a tough time running games like Temple Run 2 and Instagram, which worked fine on bluestacks. #3 ManyMo The concept of this emulator is mind blowing, It lets you run android apps online, yes I said online. But here is the catch, it's not completely FREE. The trial version offers 10 time-limited launch per month. And this is no way sufficient for an average users. Moreover, it can not run heavy apps/games, and need a high-speed broadband. But that's acceptable for an online emulator. Right? Setting it up is pretty straight forward. I have also done a video tutorialon. ManyMo is useful on the go tool for developers. No need to install SDK for testing apps. Sometimes e-commerce and recharge company offer coupons that can only be avail through their android apps. ManyMo is useful in such situation. But for regular use, it's not a good option. #4 Andy Emulator Unlike Bluestacks; Andy is astock android emulator. It runs on a virtual machine that comes with it. And because of stock Android, we get pure Android experience. I digg that. However running and installing Andy, is not a child play. It also requires high system configuration and I did face few problems while installing it. (though it was resolved easily with little Google search) Again, it's worth mentioning, some people have reported that Andy install spyware in the background. Now, In my few months of usage, I never face such issues, but keep this in mind. Andy Emulator looks like a real android device runing on PC. It's customizable, you can even add wallpaper, widgets, shortcuts, notification etc. And most importantly, it's completely free. However, like bluestacks, it does use a lot of system resources. If you have a powerful system, go for it. All apps I tested, work well.
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