We all love android apps. While it’s obviously great to play all those games on your android phone or tablet, having your android apps on PC can give you a much more satisfying viewing and gaming experience. So, if you are looking at downloading your android apps on PC, then you have come to the right place.
In this post we are going to tell you how to download android apps on PC.
Many of you probably have already downloaded some android apps on PC from Bluestacks. While the website lets you download many apps on PC, the quality of the downloaded program may not be of your liking. Most of the times the downloaded apps experience horrible lag time, which is quite enough to ruin the entire experience.
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Thus, in this post we’ll tell you about some awesome Android Emulators that’ll provide you with great quality android apps on PC.
Google Chrome
Yes, you read it correct. The good old Google Chrome is not only just a browser. In 2014, in an attempt to unify Chrome OS and Android, Google announced the move to bring android apps on Chrome platform. Though Chrome enjoys a huge user base today, very few of them actually know that android apps can be used with Google Chrome.
To use your android apps as Chrome apps on PC, you’ll require Arc Welder Extension. This Arc extension actually repacks the .apk extensions of android apps into the .crx extensions of Chrome extensions. Thus, you can use your android apps as simple Chrome apps on your PC.
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So, here is how you can use Arc Welder Extension to use android apps on your Chrome platform:
Step 1: First you’ll need to download the Arc Welder Extension. You can do that from this link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/arc-welder/emfinbmielocnlhgmfkkmkngdoccbadn
Step 2: Once the extension is downloaded, install and launch it on your PC.
Step 3: Once you launch the app on your PC, you’ll be able to see a ‘Choose’ button. Click on it and choose a directory. This is where you’ll be able to see all your stored apps in future.
Step 4: Once this is done, you can click on the ‘+’ option to add any app of your choice.
Step 5: Once the app loads up on your screen, you can customise the orientations as per your preferences.
Step 6: Once this is done you can launch the app and enjoy it on your PC.
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Limitations: Though the app quality is great, you cannot use more than one app at one time. To use any new app, you’ll have to uninstall the previous one. But as the process is super easy, we didn’t mind.
Andy OS
We have no clue why this particular emulator is not yet well known. It is easy, works great and you can download all android apps on PC using this one.
Step 1: The emulator works almost same as Bluestacks. You can download the program from this link: http://www.andyroid.net/
Step 2: Once it is downloaded, simply install and boot the program. You’ll have no problem booting it, as the process is exactly similar as any android device.
Step 3: Once Andy OS is booted up, you can simply download any app or game of your choice from the Store. It’s exactly similar to using your actually android device. The best part is, while playing a game you can use your android device as a controller.
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Genymotion
The best android emulator you can ever get, Genymotion enjoys huge popularity among the developers. The quality of downloaded apps are great and its quite easy to download. So, here are the steps.
Step 1: First you’ll have to download the Genymotion program. You can download it from this link: https://www.genymotion.com/
Step 2: Once the software is downloaded follow the pop-up instructions to install the same. After the installation is complete, launch the program.
Step 3: The software will ask you to log in. Use your email to log in to the program.
Step 4: Click on ‘+’ to add new device. You’ll be able to see a drop down menu with name device names on it. Choose one according to you preference and download the same.
Step 5: The download may take a little time. Once it is downloaded, deploy the program. After completion launch the program by clicking on ‘Play’.
Step 6: Boot the device up and you are ready to enjoy your android apps on PC.
Step 7: Simply browse the .apk files of your preferred apps from any of your browsers and drag and drop it on your Genymotion window.
Step 8: Once the file transfer is done, your app is installed. Now you can launch and enjoy it on PC.
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The best part about Genymotion is it is totally compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.
Now that you know how to download android apps on PC, go ahead and get some awesome games on your computer.
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