8 Best Android Emulator For Windows

8 Best Android Emulators For Windows

There are many operating sytems for computers but the most popular among them is Windows. Windows have many versions that vary from windows 95 to Windows 10. The Journey from Windows 95 to Windows 10 is an interesting one. New capabilities and features were added to each version of Windows and yet we have a full set of possibilities and capabilities in Windows 10 now.



Among the mobile operating platforms android takes the lead because it has no limitations over anything. Everyone can make an app of their even a custom android rom of their own. And due to this liberty people tend to like it more than any other operating system because with android you can do anything.




A need for PC users arises and that is the need of using android, not on a phone but on a machine that is much more capable than a mobile phone and that is a computer.

Many developers have seen to that need of the modern man and have devloped their own android emulators or android virtual machines to be run on a PC along side Windows.

Here is a list of the best android emulators of 2016.

1) Droid4x

First one in the list is Droid 4x. Although Droid4x is new android emulator presented to the market yet this doesn't  decrease its value. It is considered to be one of the best android emulators as there are some remarkable improvements since the first release. The thing which makes this one interesting is it add-ons.

It comes with a pre-installed google playstore like some others. It has great stabilty and a remarkable 

performance. 

It comes with a feature, where you install an app on your android phone and control games and apps on  computer from there.

Here it the download link

http://sh.st/La5De

2) AMIDuOS

AMIDuOS is an awesome android emulator. It has two versions so far. One is jellybean and the other one is lollipop.

AMIDuOS runs remarklably on a computer and it is used for a variety if task that varies from productivity to gaming etc.

Unlike other android emulators AMIDuOS is not free. You can download free trial and use it for a while with limited capabilites. The jellybean version is for $10 and The lollipop is for $15.

However this simulator is not so good for developers because it doesn't offer device-specific configuration but for other users its quiet a good choice only if one wants to pay for an emulator.

3) Xamarin Android Player

Xamarin Android Player is compatible with every latest version of Windows such as Windows 7,8, and 10. So you don't have to worry about the compatibility issue.

It is possibly the least known android emulator, but it doesn't mean that it is any less in terms of quality or performance. The best thing about Xamarin is that it is almost bugless.

Xamarin is aimed for the use of developers. It offer a very simple interface. It is completely free to download.

It can be download both on 32 bit and 64 bit

32 bit download link

https://xamarin-android-player.s3.amazonaws.com/installer/Windows/Xamarin%20Android%20Player%20x32.exe

64 bit download link

https://xamarin-android-player.s3.amazonaws.com/installer/Windows/Xamarin%20Android%20Player%20x64.exe

4)  NoX

NoX is another top notch android emulator. It is aimed for the use of the developers as we as casual users. NoX offers a completely simple user interface. Nox offers many additional utilities such as support for mouse, keyboard and gamingpad for gaming etc.

It might sometimes be laggy but it is quiet satisfactory in terms of overall performance.

The best thing about NoX android emulator is that it doesn't require any additional software or plugin. Its a complete package in its own.

5) Genymotion

Among the android emulators Genymotion has best user interface. Its quiet eye-catching. Genymotion, for developers is the best choice to get. If you are into making and developing 

games and apps and you need many different devices for its checking, worry not cause Genymotion does that all in one.

Genymotion is best choice for developers becuase it allows to use the apps under different android versions so developers can easily study their app and its behavious under different environments.

Unlike AMIDuOS Genymotion is developers friendly but not user friendly.

6) Windroy

Windroy works like any other android simulator that is here on the list not on the list but it has something unique. The the uniqueness is because unlike all other android simulators windroy runs using Windows KERNEL. Isn't it interesting? An Android using Windows KERNEL!!!

Windroy is very lightweight. It needs virtualization Vx-t to be turned on on your PC. Its runs very smoothly under virtulization and may have a problem or two if run without virtualization.

If you want something light weight and fast to run android games and apps on Windows, you are definitely going to consider Windroy.

7)  Andy

Andy is another comparitively new Android emulator for Windows. It was a little buggy when it first came out, but most of the issues have been fixed now. It is also good for a variety of tasks and processes, but as well as Bluestacks, it will install some bloatware on your computer.

Andy supports some unique features that are not supported by all Android emulators out there, like remotely playing games on your computer from a mobile phone, ARM support, and the ability to directly install apps, using your desktop browser. Also, Andy will require you to install VirtualBox to use it.

8) Bluestacks

The last and the best is Bluestacks. Bluestacks is the most famous and widely used android emulator for Windows. It is used by Windows as well as Mac users. Until now its the most famous simulator for android but its popularity has been considerably decreased by the fact that it installs bloatware on your computer. 

It has variety of uses such as simple usage of games and apps on Windows and also advance use of developed apps and games under different environments.

So this the end of the list. If you have any questions please post in the comments.