Now available for anyone to download, a new test program called the BlueStacks App Player lets people run Android apps directly on their Windows PCs.

There are a few ways to run Android apps and games on Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS computers. Use these services and tools to make it work.

Most of these apps are perfectly happy running on multiple Android devices too, so all your stuff gets synced over fairly effortlessly once you’ve signed in with your Google account.

Winboat is a new technology to run Windows apps on Linux. If the developers can deliver, this will be a game changer.

Want to use Android apps on a PC? These are the apps and services that can make it happen. Some tinkering may be required.

How to run Android apps on your Windows 10 PC Once you have everything you need and your phone and computer are connected, the Your Phone app window should appear on your desktop.

Though Microsoft removed Android app support from Windows 11, there are still ways to run Android apps on your PC if you want.

If you're looking to jump from Windows 10 to Linux, and you have specific apps you need to use that aren't available on the open-source platform, here's how to get around that.

The BlueStacks App Player lets you run Android 4.0-supported apps on your PC or Mac.

Computing purists will tell you not to bother with utility apps that purport to clean, tweak and speed up your PC or Mac. I used to be one of them, and long ago and far away, we pharisees were ...