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      1337 @stacksofplates
      last edited by 1337

      @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

      Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

      You just mean running Android x86 in a VM? Or just live booting the PC into Android x86 when you want to run Android apps?

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        stacksofplates @1337
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        @Pete-S said in Android emulator:

        @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

        Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

        You just mean running Android x86 in a VM? Or just live booting the PC into Android x86 when you want to run Android apps?

        Yeah in a VM.

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          stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller said in Android emulator:

          @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

          Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

          Which ISO is that?

          https://www.android-x86.org/

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            stacksofplates @JaredBusch
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            @JaredBusch said in Android emulator:

            @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

            Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

            I dunno, I just want to run a couple apps in Windows?

            It was a genuine question. I've never run BlueStacks. I was just wondering if it does anything special.

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              Obsolesce @stacksofplates
              last edited by Obsolesce

              @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

              @JaredBusch said in Android emulator:

              @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

              Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

              I dunno, I just want to run a couple apps in Windows?

              It was a genuine question. I've never run BlueStacks. I was just wondering if it does anything special.

              Yes, the advantage is it's managed by BlueStacks and you don't have to dual boot or manage a "VM".

              The disadvantage is that you can't run Hyper-V or have it enabled at the same time.

              Otherwise it's personal preference of how you want to deal with it.

              I didn't know there was a x86_64 iso either. But still, I would rather use BlueStacks because it's such a good experience.

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              • IRJI
                IRJ @stacksofplates
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                @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

                That doesn't work correctly on KVM / QEMU unless thats changed

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                  stacksofplates @IRJ
                  last edited by

                  @IRJ said in Android emulator:

                  @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                  Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

                  That doesn't work correctly on KVM / QEMU unless thats changed

                  Ah ok. I had one I used a few years ago and wasn't sure if that was the same one. It's been forever since I did it and I only needed it once for a few mins.

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                    stacksofplates @IRJ
                    last edited by

                    @IRJ said in Android emulator:

                    @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                    Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

                    That doesn't work correctly on KVM / QEMU unless thats changed

                    Ha so now I was curious. It does work in KVM now. They give you a separate launcher to make it a little easier.

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                    • syko24S
                      syko24 @Obsolesce
                      last edited by

                      @Obsolesce said in Android emulator:

                      @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                      @JaredBusch said in Android emulator:

                      @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                      Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

                      I dunno, I just want to run a couple apps in Windows?

                      It was a genuine question. I've never run BlueStacks. I was just wondering if it does anything special.

                      Yes, the advantage is it's managed by BlueStacks and you don't have to dual boot or manage a "VM".

                      The disadvantage is that you can't run Hyper-V or have it enabled at the same time.

                      Otherwise it's personal preference of how you want to deal with it.

                      I didn't know there was a x86_64 iso either. But still, I would rather use BlueStacks because it's such a good experience.

                      I think they added support with hyper-v enabled now.

                      https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041390952-How-to-run-BlueStacks-with-Hyper-V-enabled

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                      • stacksofplatesS
                        stacksofplates @syko24
                        last edited by

                        @syko24 said in Android emulator:

                        @Obsolesce said in Android emulator:

                        @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                        @JaredBusch said in Android emulator:

                        @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                        Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

                        I dunno, I just want to run a couple apps in Windows?

                        It was a genuine question. I've never run BlueStacks. I was just wondering if it does anything special.

                        Yes, the advantage is it's managed by BlueStacks and you don't have to dual boot or manage a "VM".

                        The disadvantage is that you can't run Hyper-V or have it enabled at the same time.

                        Otherwise it's personal preference of how you want to deal with it.

                        I didn't know there was a x86_64 iso either. But still, I would rather use BlueStacks because it's such a good experience.

                        I think they added support with hyper-v enabled now.

                        https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041390952-How-to-run-BlueStacks-with-Hyper-V-enabled

                        I just noticed there's no support for Linux so that's probably why I've never used it. I don't have any Windows devices so that's most likely why I just used the ISO however many years go.

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                        • IRJI
                          IRJ @stacksofplates
                          last edited by

                          @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                          @IRJ said in Android emulator:

                          @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                          Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

                          That doesn't work correctly on KVM / QEMU unless thats changed

                          Ah ok. I had one I used a few years ago and wasn't sure if that was the same one. It's been forever since I did it and I only needed it once for a few mins.

                          Yeah we had a thread about it here and I remember you testing it as well. We couldn't get the mouse input to work correctly

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                            scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                            @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                            @syko24 said in Android emulator:

                            @Obsolesce said in Android emulator:

                            @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                            @JaredBusch said in Android emulator:

                            @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                            Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

                            I dunno, I just want to run a couple apps in Windows?

                            It was a genuine question. I've never run BlueStacks. I was just wondering if it does anything special.

                            Yes, the advantage is it's managed by BlueStacks and you don't have to dual boot or manage a "VM".

                            The disadvantage is that you can't run Hyper-V or have it enabled at the same time.

                            Otherwise it's personal preference of how you want to deal with it.

                            I didn't know there was a x86_64 iso either. But still, I would rather use BlueStacks because it's such a good experience.

                            I think they added support with hyper-v enabled now.

                            https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041390952-How-to-run-BlueStacks-with-Hyper-V-enabled

                            I just noticed there's no support for Linux so that's probably why I've never used it. I don't have any Windows devices so that's most likely why I just used the ISO however many years go.

                            That's why I've never used it. And the only reason that Paul runs Windows.

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                            • IRJI
                              IRJ
                              last edited by

                              This was the thread @stacksofplates

                              https://mangolassi.it/topic/17468/issues-with-android-on-kvm

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                                1337
                                last edited by 1337

                                Google's Android Emulator works on linux, windows and mac. It's part of the SDK for developing Android applications so it better work.

                                Also running Android x86 in Virtualbox works on both linux and windows. Virtualbox in general works with a much wider variety of guest OSs than KVM, Xen, Hyper-V, VMware etc.

                                Android X86 images ready to deploy on VirtualBox:
                                https://www.osboxes.org/android-x86/

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                                • JaredBuschJ
                                  JaredBusch
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                                  BlueStack works awesome. All she is trying to do is make Gacha Life videos on a screen bigger than her phone anyway.

                                  As a sub note... Holy fuck her laptop is slow... Looking back I bought it for the girls for Christmas 2013.

                                  And it was Random_Laptop_On_Sale_06 at BestBuy at the time. So it was never a high performer....

                                  Time to look at an upgrade.

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                                    Obsolesce @syko24
                                    last edited by

                                    @syko24 said in Android emulator:

                                    @Obsolesce said in Android emulator:

                                    @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                                    @JaredBusch said in Android emulator:

                                    @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                                    Is there an advantage to using BlueStacks over just downloading the x86_64 ISO?

                                    I dunno, I just want to run a couple apps in Windows?

                                    It was a genuine question. I've never run BlueStacks. I was just wondering if it does anything special.

                                    Yes, the advantage is it's managed by BlueStacks and you don't have to dual boot or manage a "VM".

                                    The disadvantage is that you can't run Hyper-V or have it enabled at the same time.

                                    Otherwise it's personal preference of how you want to deal with it.

                                    I didn't know there was a x86_64 iso either. But still, I would rather use BlueStacks because it's such a good experience.

                                    I think they added support with hyper-v enabled now.

                                    https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041390952-How-to-run-BlueStacks-with-Hyper-V-enabled

                                    I tried that a while ago and it didn't work, so I still consider it a negatory. Look up on Google and you'll see it wasn't working for so many even after following the guidelines.

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                                      stacksofplates @IRJ
                                      last edited by

                                      @IRJ said in Android emulator:

                                      This was the thread @stacksofplates

                                      https://mangolassi.it/topic/17468/issues-with-android-on-kvm

                                      Ah yeah I remember that now.

                                      It seems to have changed now because I was able to move the mouse around and interact with it. However, it was a little flaky until I added the virtio tablet and it seemed to be fine.

                                      I'm sure bluestacks is better because I dont' think many people are running android this way.

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                                        black3dynamite @stacksofplates
                                        last edited by

                                        @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                                        @IRJ said in Android emulator:

                                        This was the thread @stacksofplates

                                        https://mangolassi.it/topic/17468/issues-with-android-on-kvm

                                        Ah yeah I remember that now.

                                        It seems to have changed now because I was able to move the mouse around and interact with it. However, it was a little flaky until I added the virtio tablet and it seemed to be fine.

                                        I'm sure bluestacks is better because I dont' think many people are running android this way.

                                        This looks promising for Linux users.
                                        https://anbox.io/

                                        You install it via snap

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
                                          last edited by

                                          @black3dynamite said in Android emulator:

                                          @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                                          @IRJ said in Android emulator:

                                          This was the thread @stacksofplates

                                          https://mangolassi.it/topic/17468/issues-with-android-on-kvm

                                          Ah yeah I remember that now.

                                          It seems to have changed now because I was able to move the mouse around and interact with it. However, it was a little flaky until I added the virtio tablet and it seemed to be fine.

                                          I'm sure bluestacks is better because I dont' think many people are running android this way.

                                          This looks promising for Linux users.
                                          https://anbox.io/

                                          You install it via snap

                                          Now that looks interesting.

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                                            Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Android emulator:

                                            @black3dynamite said in Android emulator:

                                            @stacksofplates said in Android emulator:

                                            @IRJ said in Android emulator:

                                            This was the thread @stacksofplates

                                            https://mangolassi.it/topic/17468/issues-with-android-on-kvm

                                            Ah yeah I remember that now.

                                            It seems to have changed now because I was able to move the mouse around and interact with it. However, it was a little flaky until I added the virtio tablet and it seemed to be fine.

                                            I'm sure bluestacks is better because I dont' think many people are running android this way.

                                            This looks promising for Linux users.
                                            https://anbox.io/

                                            You install it via snap

                                            Now that looks interesting.

                                            That does look cool!

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