Android/Ayefone emulators for PC?

[sigstroker]

I saw Bluestacks in an article on the subject, and the price is right (free). Anyone with anything good/bad to say about it?

[arrix]

Never heard of it. What's the use case?

[sigstroker]

I need to run something on a smart phone platform because I don't have/can't use a smart phone.

[arrix]

I would say Android Studio, but maybe that's overkill for your needs.

[sigstroker]

I just need to go to a linked website.

[WoodTurner]

I've used bluestacks before and it worked great for me. That was at least 8 years ago though and Android changed a lot since then.

[Ol'Chap]

I tried BlueStacks 32-bit then 64-bit to run a MIDI Android app on Windows10 Pro & failed due to device compatibility issue but MemuPlay worked!

[sigstroker]

I think I only need the browser to work. Maybe a camera, so I don't know how that would work. Ideally you could just browse for picture files.

[Laetum]

I've run BlueStack to play CODM. It worked fine. It takes a bit of setup to replace a touch UX with keyb mouse mappings, but that might not be your issue if your not gaming.

[gorn5150]

BlueStack works for android. I've used it for years.

[SactoDoug]

I have been using Bluestacks for a couple of years. It uses a lot of system resouces but it works. A nice feature in it is that you can run macros. That comes in handy for certain repetitive mobile games.

[C.G.]

I am not sure exactly which app you need to run but if you have Windows there is an Android subsystem, if the app is not available through regular store you can sideload:

https://mspoweruser.com/windows-subsystem-for-android-geocoder-apis/