Have you ever wished you could run Android apps on PC so that you are not relegated to the small screen of your phone? Or perhaps you have a feature to examine on Android, but don’t own a useful Android device. In this post, we will share the possible ways to run Android (and its apps) on your computer.
Mirror Your Phone With Windows
For apps installed on your phone, you don’t need anything to get Android on your PC. The Windows Your Telephone app offers the ability to mirror the screen of most Samsung phones on your PC, allowing you to use most of your apps from a simple desktop. Microsoft is in the process of expanding this feature even further, with the ability to pin Android apps on your taskbar and launch them individually, as long as your phone and computer are connected.
This is not necessarily the best solution. If you’re trying to play games, this might introduce some lag and image blur, and you won’t have the ability to share documents from your PC directly to an app on Android. But for quick access to the Android apps you have set up, it certainly works in a pinch.
Emulate Android With Genymotion
If you want to explore the Android operating system – and not just the individual apps – Genymotion is a decent emulator. Genymotion uses VirtualBox to emulate Android. Therefore, you need to have VirtualBox installed on your PC or download the version with VirtualBox …