Question SOLID Android Emulator Recommendation for PC

[Vellaura]

Hey all! Might anyone be able to recommend a solid, easy to install, no ads, no bs, just straight emulator for me please. I've done some research and the top 3 i've come to find are Bluestacks, LD Player and Mumu. However if you dig deep enough you'll come to find some of these have some issues as well whether it be adware, malware, bloat etc.

I just want a plain and simple emulator that works well and is easy to use without any *. If it might make it easier it's just so I can play Warcraft Rumble (hate gaming on phone).

Any suggestions or user experiences is appreciated.

Thank you <3

 

[hedwar2011]

I can personally tell you there is no absolute 100% perfect android emulator. It's a limitation of going from ARM processing to non-ARM processing and vise versa. Emulation is getting better as time goes on but like everything, it takes time and effort to work the kinks out.

BlueStacks is one of the best, but you will need a beast of a system in order to run it cleanly with little issue (although some do still persist).

LD Player isn't as hardware intensive if you have a lower-end machine but it does the job for basic emulation needs of Android.

Never used Mumu but have read some of those same reviews.

Keep in mind that not all Android apps are going to work correctly via emulation so keep that in mind going in. Most will tell you that it's not optimized for certain configurations if that's the case.

 

[Vellaura]

I can personally tell you there is no absolute 100% perfect android emulator. It's a limitation of going from ARM processing to non-ARM processing and vise versa. Emulation is getting better as time goes on but like everything, it takes time and effort to work the kinks out.

BlueStacks is one of the best, but you will need a beast of a system in order to run it cleanly with little issue (although some do still persist).

LD Player isn't as hardware intensive if you have a lower-end machine but it does the job for basic emulation needs of Android.

Never used Mumu but have read some of those same reviews.

Keep in mind that not all Android apps are going to work correctly via emulation so keep that in mind going in. Most will tell you that it's not optimized for certain configurations if that's the case.

Thank you for your reply. I have a gtx 970, ddr3 16gig ram with a i7 4400 or something.

 

[Order 66]

BlueStacks is one of the best, but you will need a beast of a system in order to run it cleanly with little issue

What kind of a system do you need to run it? I tried it on my old school laptop with an intel celeron and 4GB of RAM and it was horrible.

 

[hedwar2011]

What kind of a system do you need to run it? I tried it on my old school laptop with an intel celeron and 4GB of RAM and it was horrible.

A modern gaming PC will run it pretty well. I've seen some people talk about having very high end graphic design PCs and it would perform pretty flawlessly.

 

[hedwar2011]

Thank you for your reply. I have a gtx 970, ddr3 16gig ram with a i7 4400 or something.

It will certainly run it but it may not run it a full spec. You would have to play around with the settings within BlueStacks to find what works best for you. If you have things set to high for your setup you will know it pretty quickly.

 

[Vellaura]

I did some further research and turns out Bluestacks 10 is cloud gaming so it doesn't even use your pc performance or storage. Might be the way to go.

It will certainly run it but it may not run it a full spec. You would have to play around with the settings within BlueStacks to find what works best for you. If you have things set to high for your setup you will know it pretty quickly.

 

[hedwar2011]

I did some further research and turns out Bluestacks 10 is cloud gaming so it doesn't even use your pc performance or storage. Might be the way to go.

I haven't had a need to try to use BlueStacks in a few years so it's very possible. Everything seems to be going that direction. Let's hope no one decides to set off a really big EMP blast.....

 

[Louie Tomlinson]

I recommend “Nox player”, it’s great but not very compatible, definitly give it a try. Also if you need emulator for gaming you can use “Gameloop” it is designed for gaming.
Hope this helps.