

BlueStacks crashes often or takes a long time to load before it shows the app icons. The problem with this Android emulator is the slow launch. You can install the free version that contains ads and sponsored apps while the paid version removes both of them. Is there a better alternative?īlueStacks is a good alternative to Nox when it comes to reliability. The Nox App Player is available for computers running on the Windows (7,8,8.1, and 10), Linux and macOS. You can set the virtual pad buttons with your gamepad, keyboard, or mouse. Nox lets you line up virtual pad buttons on the screen of a game or app. You can also map the touchscreen buttons to your gamepad buttons and analog input easily with the Nox Simulate Touchpad. You can connect nearly any gamepads that work on Windows or Mac computers such as the Xbox One controller, and PS4 Dual Shock 4. Sometimes the Android emulator will stop working for no reason. Easily share files between emulator and computer.

But, the program will crash if there are too many things are happening within the game like so many enemies populating the screen. Video record or screenshot the emulator screen. There is no problem starting up Nox and opening any games. This feature is not only useful for running nearly any Android apps, but you can also use it to test your software on certain phones. The Android emulator lets you set the CPU and RAM of the program as well as the phone model of the program. With the Nox emulator, you can create an Android virtual phone that has the same specs as high-end phones or better. The graphics looked amazing and it was almost surreal to see the game at such a large size compared to a small mobile screen, but the extreme lag and stuttering were unbearable.Customizable performance Everyone can experience the performance of the latest Zenphone or Galaxy phones with Nox. Since I have 16GB of RAM on my computer, I decided to allocate 4GB to Nox App Player.īefore doing this, resource-heaving games like Township were pretty much much unplayable. Allocating more CPU and Memory in settings also helps tremendously. It’s a somewhat tedious task and may be a little complicated for those who aren’t tech-savvy, but it’s very much worth it to ensure top performance in Nox App Player. I can definitely see myself playing a lot of my mobile favorites on my desktop.īefore playing a game, though, it’s very important to enable VT on your computer. After a little trial and error and tweaking, I was really impressed. My main reason for using an Android emulator is to play games that I would otherwise not be able to play on my desktop, so I decided to try out a couple to see how they performed. Just know that since this is just like an Android device, you will need to log in to your Google account before you can view the store or download apps.
