Michal Marek Google came up with very interesting news. It expands the capabilities of App Runtime for Chrome (ACR), which was first launched in September last year, and now allows you to run Android apps on Chrome OS, Windows, OS X and Linux. For now, this is a new feature that is in the beta phase and is intended more for developers and curious enthusiasts. But even now, any user can download the APK of any Android app and run it on PC, Mac, and Chromebook.
It is required to run apps from the Google Play Store download the ARC Welder app and get the APK of the app in question. Conveniently, only one app can be loaded at a time, and you have to choose in advance whether you want to launch it in portrait or landscape mode, and whether to launch its phone or tablet version. Some apps connected to Google services don't work this way, but most apps from the store can run without problems. ACR is based on Android 4.4.
Some applications work perfectly on the computer without any problems. But it is clear that the applications in the Play Store are designed for finger control and therefore often do not work as we would expect when using a mouse and keyboard. When trying to use the camera, applications immediately crash and, for example, games often work with the accelerometer, so they cannot be played on the computer. Even so, the ability to run mobile applications on a computer is revolutionary in its own way.
It looks like adapting Android apps for desktop use might not require too much work from developers, and it's shaping up to be Google's own path to achieving the same thing Microsoft will be aiming for with Windows 10. We are talking about universal applications that can be run on all kinds of devices, including computers, phones, tablets and, for example, game consoles. In addition, with this step, Google significantly strengthens its Chrome platform, with everything that belongs to it - an Internet browser with its own add-ons, as well as a full-fledged operating system.
BlueStacks has been running for a long time and most apps run smoothly on it, someone here discovered America…
I think it will make a fairly significant difference when Google officially comes up with such a solution. So there is a clear perspective that this is a project in which developers will also be involved and therefore it will have a future. An emulator is more like "enchanting" the system in an unofficial way, not progress...
Bluestacks hasn't been running on Mac for quite some time... a year ago, the developers gave up on Mac, so Bluestacks for Mac is on an archaic version of Android that most apps don't run on :)
Could anyone find out how clash of clans works on mac?
Clash Of Clans throws a "Login failed" error on the opening screen :/ Too bad, I was looking forward to it too...
Well, I think it won't catch on, at least among reasonable applists, because it will be the beginning of problems on the Mac, instability and application crashes, potential security problems, overall design decline. And Apple won't like that either and will limit it. In addition - what applications from their store are not found on the Appstore? - the only reason to download it could be the price (or no price at all), but as I say, a reasonable person would rather buy a functional application for a few crowns than have problems with stability, data loss, etc.
they can keep the mess too, I won't install such rubbish on a Mac
great that we know it and the benefit of such a post????? Is someone forcing you to install? doesn't force that :)
You're reacting a bit late, but it doesn't matter :-) you're right, no one is forcing me to because only a fool will install this on a Mac, enough of this mess is 90% on mobile phones and to install it on a Mac I'd have to fall on my head or crash with the train