last i remember, this doesn't even works on my windows machine.
won't even bother trying it on my mac.
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BlueStacks Allows You to Run Android Apps on a Mac
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last i remember, this doesn't even works on my windows machine.
won't even bother trying it on my mac.
I'll try it!
I drive, a lot! I also wait in the car for long periods of time.
So, I installed a mac mini with a 7 inch touch display. connected to the stereo, it gives me access to my large itunes library, which I can't fit on my iPhone, iPad or even my MacBook Pro.
I have a gps dongle attached, and wanted turn-by-turn directions, but there is NO such software for OS X, so I have to run Windows in VMWare.
There are many Nav apps for IOS (& Android), but I can't run IOS Apps my touch enabled Mac Mini, so I'll be installing this to see if it's "lighter" than VMWare and Windows.
I'd love to be able to do this with IOS apps, but android might be acceptable.
There is one valid reason, but is it good enough for the naysayers?
I drive, a lot! I also wait in the car for long periods of time.
So, I installed a mac mini with a 7 inch touch display. connected to the stereo, it gives me access to my large itunes library, which I can't fit on my iPhone, iPad or even my MacBook Pro.
I have a gps dongle attached, and wanted turn-by-turn directions, but there is NO such software for OS X, so I have to run Windows in VMWare.
There are many Nav apps for IOS (& Android), but I can't run IOS Apps my touch enabled Mac Mini, so I'll be installing this to see if it's "lighter" than VMWare and Windows.
I'd love to be able to do this with IOS apps, but android might be acceptable.
There is one valid reason, but is it good enough for the naysayers?
to lazy, ill just give you a list of lots more. http://www.gamespot.com/android/games.html?games=popular
I'd like to be able to run iOS Apps on my Mac. Why? There's a LOT of games available for iOS, some of which would be better suited to a mouse/joystick/keyboard than a touch screen and some of them just aren't available for the Mac or any regular computer platform. For example, while Bejeweled is available for the Mac, it's not the same as the iOS game (which I believe is far superior). There's a LOT of pinball games for iOS and very few for the Mac since the Intel switch. Apple already has a simulator setup for developers. I don't see why they couldn't have one for the Mac itself. This would greatly increase the software base, especially for games.
Actually, it has nothing about the coolness of running mobile apps on the Mac. It's that Android is so bad, even their developers want to find some way of getting their apps on the Mac platform. 
I'll just look at my iPad (because I happen to have it here, and more games on it too). Let me look at which games i have enjoyed most.
Jetpack Joyride (no accelerometer, digital compass, GPS and so forth.)
Wordfeud (no accelerometer, digital compass, GPS and so forth.)
Touchgrind (scateboard and bmx) (no accelerometer, digital compass, GPS and so forth.)
Worms 2 (no accelerometer, digital compass, GPS and so forth.)
Amateur Surgeon (no accelerometer, digital compass, GPS and so forth.)
Cut the Rope (no accelerometer, digital compass, GPS and so forth.)
Draw Something (no accelerometer, digital compass, GPS and so forth.)
Magic The Gathering 2013 (no accelerometer, digital compass, GPS and so forth.)
Whale Trail (no accelerometer, digital compass, GPS and so forth.)
I dont game much on my Android phone, but I'd sure want games that can run in BlueStacks.
I've never seen a forum page of so many misinformed, ignorant people. Running Android suddenly means viruses and trojans? Maybe if you install an unsigned apk from a Chinese porn site. An APK from XDA or the Play Store, never.
Do all Apple users talk like this? "Why would anyone want it lol i has iPad and iPhone already". Wow, talk about close-minded.
Just because you may not have a use for it doesn't mean others don't either. Some of the many I'll mention are: games that are only available for mobile devices, messenger apps that are only available for mobile devices (whatsapp, kakaotalk, Tango, etc), use an app to be able to read and send text messages/initiate calls from your mobile number (both online (via wifi) and offline (via bluetooth)), and much more. Let's not forget the devs, being able to run Android on their computer, may definitely find it useful. Hell, XDA even came up with a way to root Bluestacks, allowing much more uses.
Really, there are many uses for different people, and again, just because you can't find a use for it doesn't mean others don't either. If this project was such a useless dud, they wouldn't have been able to raise 13 million dollars, not to mention one of the contributors being AMD.
I will say that the Windows version is far better than the Mac version for now, but this is bound to change, as they're working on the Mac version to bring it to Beta. But please, for the love of god, open your minds a bit. And please, try out a recent Android device, the usability and quality of apps is on par with iOS devices and with Jelly Bean the smoothness is also matched. This is coming from someone with an iPhone 4 and a Galaxy Note.
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Sorry to double post, but I'd just like to add something. Some people stated they wanted an iOS emulator, which would again bring advantages I've listed before. Why is there no iOS emulation? It's not because no one bothered making it, it's that they would be sued to oblivion if they did make it (check out iEmu, which was almost a reality but cancelled due to possible future legal issues). Since Android is open-source, no such problems exist.
While I do like many Apple products, their obsessiveness to patent everything is just ridiculous. It's hurting the consumers and benefiting only themselves while simultaneously slowing innovation.
Do all Apple users talk like this? "Why would anyone want it lol i has iPad and iPhone already". Wow, talk about close-minded.
Just because you may not have a use for it doesn't mean others don't either. Some of the many I'll mention are: games that are only available for mobile devices, messenger apps that are only available for mobile devices (whatsapp, kakaotalk, Tango, etc), use an app to be able to read and send text messages/initiate calls from your mobile number (both online (via wifi) and offline (via bluetooth)), and much more. Let's not forget the devs, being able to run Android on their computer, may definitely find it useful. Hell, XDA even came up with a way to root Bluestacks, allowing much more uses.
Really, there are many uses for different people, and again, just because you can't find a use for it doesn't mean others don't either. If this project was such a useless dud, they wouldn't have been able to raise 13 million dollars, not to mention one of the contributors being AMD.
I will say that the Windows version is far better than the Mac version for now, but this is bound to change, as they're working on the Mac version to bring it to Beta. But please, for the love of god, open your minds a bit. And please, try out a recent Android device, the usability and quality of apps is on par with iOS devices and with Jelly Bean the smoothness is also matched. This is coming from someone with an iPhone 4 and a Galaxy Note.
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Sorry to double post, but I'd just like to add something. Some people stated they wanted an iOS emulator, which would again bring advantages I've listed before. Why is there no iOS emulation? It's not because no one bothered making it, it's that they would be sued to oblivion if they did make it (check out iEmu, which was almost a reality but cancelled due to possible future legal issues). Since Android is open-source, no such problems exist.
While I do like many Apple products, their obsessiveness to patent everything is just ridiculous. It's hurting the consumers and benefiting only themselves while simultaneously slowing innovation.
Maybe I was wrong...
After running the simulator and quitting, I noticed I have 30+ extra processes called uHD-Pal (and a half dozen others with similar names), and this is when the simulator isn't running. One of them is consuming 20% of the CPU.
Hmmm. I can't be certain these were part of the BlueStacks install, but I'm sure I would have noticed these previously.
Same here. Thinking of uninstalling it. Did you uninstall it yet or also thinking about it?
"A cat in gloves catches no mice" mate... However i deleted it already and i'm glad it's gone.