How to Use Android Applications on a Personal Computer

Perhaps you will have a situation where you will be out of the coverage area of a mobile operator, but you will need to use some social networking applications or contact managers available on your Android smartphone or to evaluate the performance of the new android downloaded application from the Internet before installing it on your smartphone . In these cases, you can run Android applications on a desktop PC or laptop.

There are several small programs that allow the user to run any Android applications directly on their computer. We will review the BlueStacks program. This program - BlueStacks currently passes beta testing and is an Android emulator run in the personal computer window. We tested the operation of this program in a 64-bit operating system Windows 7, where it showed a good result. Although the program has some bugs at the moment, which is natural for beta versions, if you have the patience it allows you to get the desired result.

How to install the Android BlueStacks emulator

For owners of computers and laptops running Mac OS there is a beta version of the program BlueStacks. We'll look at how to install for free, and start using BlueStacks to launch all of your favorite Android applications on a Windows computer. Android simulator BlueStacks simulates an Android smartphone, and allows you to run mobile applications on your computer. As stated above, the BlueStacks program is currently in beta testing, so there may be some errors in its operation.

1. Download the program BlueStacks
2. Install downloaded android emulator
3. Launch BlueStacks
4. In the program window you will see some of the most popular applications available for download and installation. Also you can use the search form to find the application you need.
5. The "App stores" list shows thematically related applications under each App Store logo. Select App Store. After that, you will be directed to the App Store page. Select the application you want to download.

Some Android apps that I like to use on my computer

I want to offer a small overview of mobile applications, which you can try to run using the android emulator on your computer.

Cloud Connect - Synchronize your Google applications with Cloud Connect.

AirG Chat - mobile chat.

Vonage Extensions - use your Vonage account from your PC.

Angry Birds - a popular game: birds against pigs.

Voxer Walkie Talkie is a free application that acts as a walkie-talkie with the ability to text and picture messages.

Viber - free calls and text messages from any phone.

Facebook app - login to your Facebook account.

Skype app - communication using Skype account

Evernote is a free application that helps you store the information you need to remember

Fruit Ninja - popular game for Android

Pulse - the perfect rss-reader

Coin Dozer - a popular game for Android

WhatsApp is a good chat application, but now it's paid

How to install Android application using the program BlueStacks

A little instruction on how to download and install a new android application using the BlueStacks program. As a simple example I will describe the installation of the popular game Angry Birds. Some social networking applications or contact managers, other than those described, will have several more installation steps and questions to be answered before you can launch this application.

1. Start BlueStacks, and in the top right part of the main program window, click the search button that appears as a magnifying glass.
2. On the BlueStacks screen, you will see a pop-up window. Enter the name of the application (for example, Angry Birds) or the category of the application in the search bar and press the "Enter" key.
3. The program searches for android application in various application stores: Google Play, Amazon, etc. I usually use the Google Play Store. Choose the App Store, which you think is more comfortable, and click on the application icon you want to install.
4. You will see a page with a description of the program, screenshots and user reviews. Click the "Download" button. After the application is downloaded to your PC, you will see a request for its installation, then click the "Install" button.
5. After installing the application, you can start it. Previously installed applications you can find by clicking the "My Apps" button on the BlueStacks home page.