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I've been looking for years (years!) for a viable way to play Android games on my PC. Each reference I found over the years led me to glitching, freezing computer screens, and frustration after seemingly endless tweaking in my attempts to make these so-called emulators work. So, I gave up. That is, until yesterday. Yesterday, I tried three different FREE Android emulators: Andy, MEmu and Nox. And I can safely say my search is over. Let me relate my experiences with each. Before I started, I created a Google Play account and a FaceBook account. I never test with my real account information, just in case the programs aren't what they appear to be. I also test in a sandboxed environment wherever possible, just as a precaution. If my tests are successful, and after much research of reviews and other players' experiences, if I feel safe to use them with my real account information, I do so. After testing, I delete the accounts because I'll most likely never use them again. I tested these on my laptop: CPU Type AMD A8-7410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics; 4GB RAM and 500GB hard drive. Now, to be honest, I didn't fully test all of them. That's mainly because I couldn't. I really wanted to, but I couldn't. But let me explain.... Andy I watched a few YouTube videos about Andy and it looked good so I downloaded it. Unfortunately, both my anti-virus program and my anti-malware program flagged it and quarantined it each time I tried to download and install it. (They even flagged it inside my Recycle Bin). I tried installing it in a sandbox, but that reported errors and wouldn't install. So, that was a bust. MEmu I found an article on Android emulators and learned about MEmu. I tried installing it in a sandbox, but that came up with errors that prevented installation. Cleared by both my anti-virus and anti-malware programs, I installed MEmu unsandboxed and it seemed to install without errors. I installed my first app and was able to play for about a half hour before my entire computer froze. After restarting, I was again able to play for about 20-25 minutes before my computer froze again. The MEmu website mentions updating video drivers if freezing should occur. However, my video drivers are up to date. So, since I wasn't able to play the one app I wanted to, I gave up on MEmu. Nox Nox was cleared by both anti-virus and anti-malware programs and installed without errors. I downloaded and installed my app and ... that was yesterday. I've been playing (and saving) error-free since yesterday at 10 pm. So, this is it. I've finally found an Android emulator that works flawlessly with my system. Now this is just my experience with these emulators. My experimentation was just that. It was not an exhaustive search. Nor was my testing exhaustive. Could I have tried harder to troubleshoot the errors I encountered (several hours of trying different options for each)? Of course. But, I didn't want to. I wanted something to work well, as the expression goes, right out of the box. Nox did just that. Everyones' system is different and what works for one system might not work for another. But I thought it was awesome that Nox worked so well and so quickly for me. This is NOT a paid endorsement. I wish it were because I could use the money. But alas, it is NOT. It's just my honest opinion about my experiences with each of these three free Android emulators. I do have other computers and may try again on those systems. If I do, I'll update this post with that information. And, if you have experiences with any of the above emulators that you'd like to share, or have knowledge of others that you feel are better, please share in the comment section below. Update: It's now February 7, 2018 and I'm loving using NoxPlayer. It had one glitch, which I attribute to Windows 10, but after a reinstall, it's been wonderful. I can play my Android games on my PC and laptop. Because my vision has been declining it has been really important to me to play on a larger screen without having to invest in a separate tablet. Thank you to NoxPlayer for an awesome emulator! |
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