Bluestacks Mac Silicon

  • Latest Version:

    BlueStacks App Player 4.270.1 LATEST

  • Requirements:

    macOS 10.12 Sierra or later

  • Author / Product:

    BlueStacks Team / BlueStacks App Player for Mac

  • Old Versions:

  • Filename:

    BlueStacksInstaller_4.270.1.2803.dmg

  • Details:

    BlueStacks App Player for Mac 2021 full offline installer setup for Mac

Jun 28, 2012 The BlueStacks App Player for Mac OSX (alpha) supports both Lion and Snow Leopard. You can test drive a fixed set of curated apps for the first release (alpha-1). In the very near future. BlueStacks is a 30-person startup based in Silicon Valley. It took 10 engineers two years to build its proprietary 'LayerCake' technology that allows over 400,000 popular mobile apps. Release Notes - BlueStacks 5. 1) the computer is based on the M1 'Apple Silicon' processor that uses the ARM instruction set, 2) you need to run at least macOS 11.3 Big Sur, (M1 computers need Big Sur; if you are still running Catalina, you do not have the M1 processor), Run Android applications on your Mac. Bluestacks is emulation software as it is emulating a different architecture than what the native device is running. Running ARM software on an X86 device. Virtualization software is taking the existing architecture and segmenting/partitioning it out for multiple uses. (Running several X86 operations on a single X86 device). BlueStacks for Windows or BlueStacks for MAC produces a window that is virtual your OS to operate Android os temporarily and you will travel betwixt your OS and Android os. This software was created and it is owned by BlueStacks, a Silicon Valley based company.

BlueStacks for Mac is the first production software that allows you to use your favorite mobile apps on a Mac. You can download apps like Angry Birds Space, Candy Crush Saga, Telegram, Temple Run 2, Evernote or Documents to Go directly into BlueStacks for macOS, or sync the apps from your phone using the BlueStacks Cloud Connect Android app. Basiclly this application is an BigAndroid emulator for Mac.
Features and Highlights
  • Android apps fast and full-screen on your Mac or tablet
  • Push apps from your phone to your Blue Stacks using Cloud Connect mobile app
  • May not work fast yet on older tablets and netbooks
  • Download apps from Google Play
  • Comes with pre-installed games and apps

Also Available: Download BlueStacks for Windows

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Bluestack Systems, Inc.
TypePrivate company
IndustryVirtualization, mobile software
Genre
FoundedApril 25, 2009; 12 years ago[1][2]
FoundersRosen Sharma, Jay Vaishnav, Suman Saraf[3]
Headquarters,
United States
Worldwide
Key people
  • Rosen Sharma
    (Chief executive officer, President)
  • Suman Saraf
    (Chief Technical Officer)
  • Hue Harguindeguy
    (Chief financial officer)
  • Jay Vaishnav
    (Founder & SVP of Products)
  • Ben Armstrong
    (VP of Business Development and Operations)
ProductsApp Player, GamePop
Websitewww.bluestacks.com
BlueStacks Android Emulator
BlueStacks Client with Androidhome screen open as of July 2021.
Stable release
Operating systemWindows 7 or later;[5]macOS Sierra or later[6]
PlatformIA-32, x86-64
Size527 MB
Available in48 languages
Type
LicenseFreeware
Websitewww.bluestacks.com

BlueStacks is an American technology company known for the BlueStacks App Player and other cloud-based cross-platform products. The BlueStacks App Player is designed to enable Android applications to run on PCs running Microsoft Windows and Apple's macOS. The company was founded in 2009 by Jay Vaishnav, Suman Saraf, and Rosen Sharma, former CTO at McAfee and a board member of Cloud.com.

Investors include Samsung.[7]

The company was announced May 26, 2011, at the Citrix Synergy conference in San Francisco. Citrix CEO Mark Templeton demonstrated an early version of BlueStacks onstage and announced that the companies had formed a partnership. The public alpha version of App Player was launched on October 11, 2011.[8] App Player exited beta on June 7, 2014. On July 23, 2014 Samsung announced [7] it had invested in BlueStacks. This brought total outside investment in BlueStacks to $26 million.[9]

BlueStacks App Player[edit]

The App Player, software that virtualizes an Android OS, can be downloaded in versions for Windows 10 and macOS. The software's basic features are free to download and use. Advanced optional features require a paid monthly subscription.[10] The company claims the App Player can run 1.5 million Android apps as of November 2019.[11] As of February 2021, BlueStacks have been downloaded over 1 billion times and has more than 500 million users.[12] App Player features mouse, keyboard, and external touchpad controls.

BlueStacks for Mac[edit]

On June 27, 2012, the company released an alpha-1 version of its App Player software for macOS,[13] while the beta version was released on December 27, 2012.

In April 2015, BlueStacks, Inc. announced that a new version of App Player for macOS, 2.0, was in development, which was released in July.[14]

BlueStacks 2[edit]

In December 2015, BlueStacks, Inc. released the new version BlueStacks 2.0[15] which lets users run multiple Android applications simultaneously.[16] BlueStacks 2.0 was also available for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later, till 2018.

BlueStacks TV (BTV)[edit]

On April 7, 2016, the company released BlueStacks TV which integrated Twitch.tv directly into the BlueStacks App Player.[17] This addition allows users to stream their apps to Twitch without the need for extra hardware or software. BlueStacks released Facebook Live integration in September 2016, allowing users to stream their gameplay to their Facebook profiles, Pages they control, or Facebook Groups they belong to.[18]

BlueStacks 3[edit]

In July 2017, BlueStacks released BlueStacks 3 based on a brand new engine and front-end design.[19] BlueStacks 3 added App Center which personalizes game suggestions, an account system, chat, new keymapping interface, and multi-instance. Multi-instance allows users to launch multiple BlueStacks windows using either the same or different Google Play account.

BlueStacks 3N[edit]

On January 19, 2018, BlueStacks announced the release of the BlueStacks + N Beta which runs on Android 7 (Android Nougat) and claimed to be the first and only Android gaming platform to have Android 7 at the time, since the majority of Android emulators ran Android 4.4 (KitKat), including prior BlueStacks versions.[20] This beta version is powered by an upgraded 'HyperG' graphics engine allowing BlueStacks to utilize the full array of Android 7 APIs

BlueStacks 4[edit]

On September 18, 2018, BlueStacks announced the release of its latest flagship version, BlueStacks 4. BlueStacks 4 benchmarks 6-8x faster than every major mobile phone according to the Antutu benchmark.[21] BlueStacks 4 also includes dynamic resource management which only initializes the required Android libraries thus freeing resources. A new dock and search offer a clean user interface. New AI powered key-mapping tool auto maps keys in supported games with key customization also available for further tweaking. In addition, BlueStacks 4 supports[22] both 32-bit and 64-bit version of Android 7.1.2 Nougat.

Development for macOS has been restarted, and version 4 is currently available from the website as of November 2019, first released for Mac in January 2019.[23]

BlueStacks 4 64-Bit Beta[edit]

On January 17, 2019, BlueStacks released a 64-bit version of BlueStacks 4 via its early access program.[24] This version runs on a 64-bit version of Android 7.1.2 which allows for improved performance, and more efficient memory usage. The prerequisites for running this build include running a 64-bit version of Windows 8 or later, with virtualization enabled, and Hyper-V disabled. This 64-bit release allows the installation and usage of ARM64-v8a android applications.

Bluestacks Mac Install Apk

BlueStacks 5[edit]

Is Bluestacks Safe For Mac

On May 19, 2021, BlueStacks released BlueStacks 5.[25]

Bluestacks Big Sur

Minimum requirements[edit]

Current minimum requirements for App Player for Windows include: Windows 7 or higher, 2 GB or higher system memory, 5 GB of hard drive space, administrator rights, and an Intel or AMD processor.[5] BlueStacks clashes with the BitDefender antivirus software.[26] An update to the latest graphic card driver version is also recommended.

Minimum requirements for macOS are: macOS Sierra or higher, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB disk space, and a model newer than 2014. BlueStacks has explicitly said that they have not supported Apple silicon yet.[27]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^'BlueStacks Partners With AMD, Bringing 500,000 Android Apps To Windows PCs'. TechCrunch. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  3. ^Media, Ryan Daws | 19th September 2018 | TechForge (September 19, 2018). 'BlueStacks emulates Android '6x faster' than leading smartphone and is a verified app (safe to download)'. Developer Tech News. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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  6. ^'How can I Install and launch BlueStacks on Mac OS?'. BlueStacks Support. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  7. ^ abEtherington, Darrell. 'After 10M Downloads, Samsung Backs GamePop As BlueStacks Adds $13M In New Funding'. TechCrunch. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  8. ^Empson, Rip. 'BlueStacks Releases App Player And Cloud Connect Service To Let You Run Android Apps On Your PC'. TechCrunch. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  9. ^'Samsung invests $13M in Android microgaming console GamePop'. CNET. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  10. ^Whitney, Lance. 'Android apps can now run on your PC via BlueStacks'. CNET. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
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  13. ^Rosenblatt, Seth. 'BlueStacks ports Android apps to Mac'. CNET. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  14. ^'BlueStacks - Did you pre-order the new Macbook?'. www.facebook.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  15. ^'Bluestacks Review and Fix Engine issues'. TechnoIliyas. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  16. ^'BlueStacks 2.0 Launched, Lets You Run Multiple Apps Simultaneously'. NDTV Gadgets 360. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  17. ^'Twitch users can now live stream Android games from their PC'. techcrunch.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  18. ^'Stream Android apps on Facebook Live with Bluestacks'. engadget.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  19. ^'BlueStacks 2 vs. BlueStacks 3 Features'. bluestacks.com. July 30, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  20. ^'Android N Comes to PC; BlueStacks Releases the First Android Gaming Platform Ever to Run Android N'. gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  21. ^'BlueStacks, an Android emulator for PC, gets an update with major performance upgrade'. gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  22. ^Kumar, Rahul (August 19, 2019). 'Is Bluestacks safe for Windows and macOS PC?'. HubsAdda. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  23. ^'Release Notes'. BlueStacks Support. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  24. ^'Join our Discord Server for Early Access Releases and a Great Community'. reddit.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  25. ^BlueStacks 5 Global Release, retrieved June 5, 2021
  26. ^'r/BlueStacks - BlueStack and Bitdefender blocking some XML files'. reddit. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  27. ^'System specifications for installing BlueStacks on macOS'. BlueStacks Support. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

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