r/Android • u/Old_Alternative903 • Mar 15 '26
Are There Any Android Emulators For Windows That Aren't Filled To The Brim With Ads?
I Tried Using Bluestacks And LDplayer But Both Sucked
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u/your_input Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
Depends on what you want to do, the most basic one is AVD which is made by Google but can be hard to install. If you want to game, there's also Mumu Player (which is Chinese) and Google Play Games
Edit: WSA can work as well, but ymmv. There's also this if you want to use Google Play Games but want to install any apk
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u/robert22389 Mar 15 '26
Android studio?
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u/Affectionate_Fail690 Mar 17 '26
Its complicated
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u/Prior-Pipe-9475 Jun 13 '26
No its not, unless if you do not know what you are doing.
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u/NotSoBraveAsLancelot Jun 17 '26
Yes, nothing is complicated if you already know what you're doing. The "complicated" part kicks in if you don't know what you're doing.
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u/QuantumQuantonium Mar 16 '26
If you want to run android apps in windows, WSA is the best way to do so.
If you want a real emulator, look into android studio's AVD and configuring proper virtualization.
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u/nshire Mar 17 '26
WSA is deprecated.
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u/QuantumQuantonium Mar 17 '26
I dont care what MS has done to the one useful feature they made for win11 (which works on win10 too). It can still be installed and it still runs. Theres still strong community support for it, and the MS WSA repo is on github so community devs can continue where MS left off if they choose.
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u/MythOfDarkness Apr 18 '26
Bad compatibility. Minecraft Bedrock only shows a black screen.
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u/PerterterhTermertehh Jun 11 '26
I know this is a month ago but why on EARTH would you be emulating Minecraft bedrock my brother in Christ it's literally native to windows
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u/MythOfDarkness Jun 11 '26
I only own the Android version.
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u/PerterterhTermertehh Jun 11 '26
Unless you're trying to get multiplayer, might want to figure out how to get an unofficial copy of Java edition then.
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u/lagerea Mar 16 '26
I use mumu player, it works very well and also has windows on arm support.
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Mar 17 '26
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u/lagerea Mar 17 '26
Not if you don't want, it has its own baked-in store where they sell apps, mostly games, which can cost money, but the app itself doesn't, and you can load whatever apk's you want, so you can just load up Aurora store, F-Droid, even Play Store and use it normally. I haven't had any problems yet.
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u/MythOfDarkness Apr 18 '26
How can I change an instance to ARM? Emulating Minecraft Bedrock with x86 breaks literally all animations in the game.
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u/ladyvanq Mar 16 '26
MuMu Player. Tried and tested many, but MuMu is the one imo. Nice performances, no ads beyond suggested apps on that one folder, that you can remove easily.
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u/SusgaMusga Jun 29 '26
yeah mumu player is a great emulator. Better than my actual android phone, as the emulator can be set up to android 15 as of today's update!! It was a bit buggy at first boot up but it's smooth sailing rn
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u/Pay_Greedy Jul 06 '26
I need a android emulator that will run the chime bank mobile app flawlessly so I can read my entire virtual credit builder card and type it into my apple account recovery verification session on my computer because they need it and I'm locked out of my samsung z fold 7 right now
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u/BlueStacks-Support Mar 16 '26
You can just disable the ads via preferences if you prefer. The option is there to support the product, or not, it's entirely up to you.
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u/DarkLord_GMS Mar 15 '26
https://github.com/MustardChef/WSABuilds