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    How to Run Android Applications on MAC

    Tushar ThakurBy Tushar Thakur25 Comments3 Mins Read
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    As far as today, having an Apple product is something legendary, especially in some rural areas or World. When the device is either a MacBook or any Macintosh based device, extend of legendary simply increases. There’s no second reason for the feeling because no manufacturer is providing that much exclusive features including iCloud, iTunes etc. Nevertheless, if you are a Mac or iOS user, you might have been a bit sad when there was an issue of compatibility or unavailability of desired application. This phenomenon normally happens in the case of iPhone or iPad users when they get interested in one Android application and then there’s no resembling Application in App Store.

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    But the case of Android Application can be solved using your very same Macintosh based device with you. So we’re today telling you some cool ways to run Android devices in your Mac for enjoying their features as well as for development as there’s no rule that an Android developer should not use Apple’s products.

    VirtualBox

    As you can guess from the title, it’s all about virtualizing your favorite OS in your current Operating System. For this time, we can make use of VirtualBox which is available for FREE Download. You have to follow some cool steps for virtualizing your Android OS and hence for running your desired Application

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    • Download and Install VirtualBox from Here.
    • Download VirtualBox image of Android Ice Cream Sandwich from Here.
    • Boot Android ICS from the downloaded image file.

    From /dev/sda , select Android Startup which will bring an Android Home screen on the VirtualBox window where you can run your Android applications using Google Play.

    Official Android SDK

    Is there any reason for Google for banning Mac users from Android Development? Probably there’s nothing and that’s why Google Android team has published the official Android SDK for Macintosh devices as well. As you do in the case of other Operating Systems, you can simply download the SDK from the official website.

    android sdk managerIt’ll take a few minutes (or hours if you’re a slow connection user) to download and install the necessary contents of SDK. After installing the SDK in your device, you have to make a Virtual Android Device which will simply copy the functions of a normal Android device but virtually.

    Hit start to power on your Virtual Android Device which will open up an Android Home screen in the Application window. And you’re done with it. Either you can download through Play or install the application using its APK file. As you know it’s all about Android Development and you’ll have to be a bit careful while installing.

    BlueStacks

    Probably you’ll have heard about this feature. Apart from the mentioned above, BlueStacks is an App Player which is technically a framework used to run Android Applications in your Mac based device. This is quite new for Mac but not for Windows.  And this is the simplest way to download and use Android based Applications in your MacBook or iMac. It’ll provide more comfortability for you as it’s not for development but for normal users.

    bluestack productDo you use any other ways to run your favorite Android Application in your Mac based Device? Free feel to share it through comments.

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    Tushar Thakur
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    Tushar is founder of Xtendedview. He love to experiments on different gadgets, software/apps. He is professional blogger and Internet marketer. He is Interested in electronics and computers, Internet technology, Search Engine Optimization, Internet Marketing. Running online business and Blogs

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    25 Comments

    1. Ashish on August 17, 2013 11:08 pm

      Hi Tushar
      Congratulations on your great success. Recently read an article on Shoutmeloud and heard that your blog won an award for best blog in gadgets category.
      Thanks for sharing this post with us.
      Is it any way to run android simulator with windows XP ?

      Reply
      • Tushar on August 18, 2013 4:53 pm

        Thanks a lot Ashish.

        Check: http://xtendedview.com/computer/windows/how-to-run-android-apps-and-game-on-microsofts-windows/620/

        Reply
    2. Wendy Kennedy on March 13, 2020 10:33 am

      Running Android Applications on macOS system makes sense only for the developers and programmers. I don’t know why would anyone else run the Android apps on Mac?

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on March 13, 2020 10:52 pm

        People run them to play android games on PC 😛

        Reply
    3. Timothy Gilbert on March 28, 2020 9:22 pm

      As a frequent user of Emulators, I think Bluestacks is not good if you are looking for performance. VirtualBox is a good option for lightweight PCs, though. Have you tried these software programs on low-end Mac?

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on March 29, 2020 12:07 pm

        Thanks for your inputs Timothy.

        Reply
    4. Roy on April 1, 2020 12:12 am

      Tried Virtualbox for running Android games. Worked fine. Thanks for the information.

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on April 3, 2020 7:15 pm

        Glad it worked for you Roy

        Reply
    5. Christian Rose on April 9, 2020 9:29 am

      Tried Bluestacks. Worked great. Although it’s a bit laggy.

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on April 9, 2020 9:14 pm

        Yes, it consumes a lot of resources.

        Reply
    6. Armando Leonard on April 9, 2020 9:32 am

      Android SDK is very heavy on my system. At first, it took an eternity to download the components. Then it lags like hell—Will checkout Bluestacks.

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on April 9, 2020 9:14 pm

        Bluestacks is somehow heavy.

        Reply
    7. William Swett on April 9, 2020 9:43 am

      Virtualbox anytime. I am using it for the last few years. It Works perfectly than the other Emulators on Mac.

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on April 9, 2020 9:09 pm

        Thanks for your input, William.

        Reply
    8. Stephanie Ibanez on April 9, 2020 9:47 am

      Great Article. Thanks for the detailed information.

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on April 9, 2020 9:07 pm

        You are welcome, Stephanie.

        Reply
    9. John Arnold on April 9, 2020 9:49 am

      I heard that for using Virtualbox, we have to enable the “Virtualization” feature. is that true? Please guide me.

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on April 9, 2020 9:02 pm

        Yes correct John.

        Reply
    10. Nancy Doyle on April 9, 2020 9:51 am

      Do these Android Emulators for Mac support the latest version of Android? Like Android Pie, at least?

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on April 9, 2020 9:00 pm

        Hello Nancy,

        They keep updating the software to bring support for latest OS.

        Reply
    11. Cindy Jacobs on April 12, 2020 9:48 am

      Thanks for this great tutorial. Using Bluestacks and playing subway surfer. Lol.

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on April 12, 2020 8:21 pm

        You are welcome Cindy.

        Reply
    12. Juanita McGinty on April 12, 2020 9:55 am

      I have Android SDK already installed on my laptop. But how to run Android apps? Any tutorial for the same?

      Reply
      • Tushar Thakur on April 12, 2020 8:21 pm

        I would recommend using Bluestack.

        Reply
    13. marwa on August 8, 2022 6:02 pm

      Your article related to a new topic is very informative and reliable for readers to read it.

      Reply
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