Install Bluestacks App Player on Windows 10, and test your app

BlueStacks App Player lets you run mobile apps fast and fullscreen on Windows and Mac. With BlueStacks running, Android Studio (or ADB) recognize it as a Android Emulator, and you can install and test yout app on it.

Install Bluestacks App Player on Windows 10


This video show how to run the example in "Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT to load images in RecyclerView + CardView" on Bluestacks App Player.

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Related:

- Run Visual Studio 2015 solution of Xamarin-Android App on BlueStacks App Player

Move Android Emulator using keyboard, in Windows 10

My Android Emulator on Windows 10 always open with title bar hidden, cannot be moved using mouse.

To move it with keyboard shortcuts:

- Click to select Android Emulator window

- Press Alt + SPACE

- press m

- Up/Down/Left/Right to move the window.

Install Android Studio on Windows 10

Android Studio IDE is the official Android development IDE.

Before install, check if your system meet the System Requirements.

In my system:
OS: Windows 10
Java: JDK 8 (Refer the Java-Buddy post "Install JDK 8 on Windows 10, and set Path")

To download Android Studio IDE, visit http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html.

By default, the Setup Wizard will create a default AVD (Android Virtual Device) for you, Nexus 5 API 23 x86. (If you encounter error of "HAXM is not working and emulator runs in emulation mode" when run Android Emulator with HAXM, refer to the next post "Install Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM), on Android Studio/Windows 10")



After installed, I always run SDK Manager to check if any update and install the suggested packages.


Next:
- Install Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM)

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Create Marshmallow Emulator in Android Studio AVD Manager

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Related:
- Download and run Android Studio 2.0 Preview on Windows 10

Microsoft's standalone Android Emulator

Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 now has options for Android development: C++, Cordova, and C# with Xamarin. When choosing one of those Android development options, Visual Studio will also install the brand new Visual Studio Emulator for Android to use as a target for debugging your app. You can also download the emulator without needing to install Visual Studio.

Source: Introducing Visual Studio’s Emulator for Android

Visual Studio Emulator for Android:



see it in action: