Some may have never heard about it but is possible. There are various ways in which you can run Android OS on a PC. Some may want to play an android game on full screen, others may want to try out how android feels on a big screen. Whatever the case may be, in this article you will get to know how to run Android OS on your pc in the easiest way possible.
There are two main ways to make this happen. Either you can install complete Android OS on your PC or you can emulate it on your pre-existing Windows operating system.
Installing Android will be trickier than emulating it so here you will learn how to emulate Android OS on a PC.
Run Android OS on your PC using emulation
Emulation is a processor of imitating the behavior of certain hardware, software, or device. For example, in this case, we will create a certain environment that completely resembles an Android device. In that environment, we will be able to do everything that an Android device can do.
For this Android emulation, we will be using an emulator. For emulating an Android the most popular and reliable emulator is BlueStacks.
What is BlueStacks?
BlueStacks is an Android emulator which will emulate an environment on our Windows machine which will be suitable for running Android apps.
Minimum requirements
You don’t need a very expensive and new PC to run BlueStacks. You just need 4GB of RAM, 5GB of free storage, Windows 10, and an Intel or AMD processor.
How to install BlueStacks on your PC?
It is extremely easy to install BlueStacks on your PC. That is the main reason why we have selected BlueStacks for this project.
Steps to install BlueStacks
- Go to the BlueStacks website through this link here.
- Download a version of BlueStack on your PC
- Start installing BlueStack after the download is finished as you do with any other software
- The installation process is very easy just like any other software, just follow what they say
- After the installation is finished, an icon will be created on your desktop and whenever you will open that, an Android system will start.
- Install any games or apps you want to play with and enjoy
Also read: 5 Ways In Which Androids Are Just Better Than iPhones