Run Android Apps on Your Browser

In this post I am going to tell you How you can Run an Android App On Your Browser.For this we will use a browser based Android emulator that enables developers and QA testers to run and debug their apps on various Android device configurations and the name of this Emulator is ManyMo which is basically a website.
Advantages of ManyMo

• Fast
• Lightweight
• No need of additional software
• Start Up time is less

Prerequisites

You have to Sign up and Activate your account on this website to use the service.

Note:-This service has some limitations like

• Allows you to launch only 10 Emulations per month.
• You can only launch one emulator at a time that means you can't open a new tab and launch another emulator while an emulator is already running.

But if you want to launch more emulations at a time then you'll have to subscribe for it, which obviously will cost you money.
So lets start with the procedure.

Steps To Follow

1. Login to your account on ManyMo.The image shown below is the page you'll see after login.
   
   The above image shows various Android Device Configurations from which you can select any one and launch the Emulator.
   Next to the Launch button is a DropDown List from where you can Choose which Android Version you want in the Emulator after launch.
   
2. Now to run or test an Application you have to upload the .apk file for this you will click on App Before Launching the Emulator as show in the image below
   
   Now the click on browse and go to the path where your .apk file(for example ES File Explorer) is and then click on OK.
   
   After uploading is done you will be automatically directed to the page as shown below
   
3. Now Choose the Emulator Resolution(Like I chose 1280X800 ) and the Android Version of your choice from the Dropdown List and click on Launch.
4. You will now see that the ES File Explorer has been installed automatically and running on the Android Emulator in the image shown below
   

Similarly you can run any .apk file on your Web browser.

Some Extra Features

In the upper right corner of the emulator there are three options:-

1. Devlop:- In Develop option You will get a Myanmo Token by which you can make this web based emulator as your local emulator(on your computer) and then you can use this emulator to test your applications.
   
2. Embed:- In Embed option you will get a HTML code which you can use to embed the Emulator in a HTML page.
   
3. Share:- In Share option you will get a Link which you can send to your friends and share application in this Emulator.
   

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How to Root BlueStacks(ver 0.7.x.y)

Yeah you read it right guys , you can root BlueStacks too.This is because BlueStacks as you know is an Android Emulator and has a Android OS running on it and like any other Android Mobile, BlueStacks can also be rooted.Its very easy to root BlueStacks just follow the following steps.
Requirements:-

• Download a Zip file from Here

Steps to follow:-

1. First of all we need to End all processes related to BlueStacks App Player.In the image below all the processes in the red box are needed to be closed by Selecting the Processes and then clicking on End Process.
   
   
2. After killing the processes,you have to change the folder options,for that you have to Open Computer then go to Organize and then click on Folder and search options. In the dialogue box select the radio button saying Show hidden files,folders and drives and click on OK.
   
   
3. Then go to path C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\Android and backup the Root.fs file as we are going to replace this file later.
   
4. Now, extract the zip file you downloaded from the link given above .Then open the extracted folder and then double click on the Bluestacks RootEZ.exe. It will ask for Administrative Rights so Click on OK.
   Then in the opened window firstly click on Automatic Detect from Installed BlueStacks button or you can browse if you had installed BlueStacks in other location.
   After that Check the checkbox saying "Enlarge System (Root.fs) Size to 400MB" as shown and then click on I'm Ready for Step 1 button.
   
5. Now , wait for the step 1 to complete.Only when you see a black window saying console login, you will click on the Go for Step 2 button but yeah don't close this Commmand Prompt type window shown below before clicking on the button for the next step, that window will automatically close when step 2 has been completed.
   
6. Then go to the output folder which is in the same folder from where you opened the Bluestacks RootEZ.exe file and then copy Root.fs file
   
7. Now, again to C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\Android path and then replace the Root.fs file there, with the file you just copied in the above step.
   That's it your BlueStacks is now Rooted.

Steps to confirm the Rooting

1. Launch BlueStacks
2. Install an application named Root Checker Basic in the BlueStacks.
   Note:- If you don't know how to install an Application on BlueStacks check out the post below:-
   How To Install BlueStacks Android Emulator
3. After installing the Application open it.The application must ask for the Root Permission as shown below.
   
4. Click on Allow.
   

NOTE: This is for education purpose only.

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How to Access files in your computer from BlueStacks

For Accessing the files like images ,audio files, pdfs etc in your computer from your BlueStacks - App Player you will need:-

• A Good File Explorer like ES File Explorer,Astro File Manager etc.

In this post I'll be using ES File Explorer(Version 3).
You can check this post How To Install BlueStacks Android Emulator for knowing how to install applications. Now I believe you have installed the ES File Explorer my personal favorite.

Steps to follow for Newer Versions of Bluestacks App Player(v 0.9)

1. Open BlueStack - App Player and click on All Apps
   
2. Now click on Bluestacks Setting.
   
3. Then click on Import Windows Files.
   
4. A dialogue box will appear in which you have to click on Proceed.After that another dialogue box will open from which you can choose the files that you want to import and then click on Open
   
5. After Bluestacks had imported the files ,we can view them by using ES File Explorer.
6. In the file explorer you will find a windows folder , so click on it to open.
   
7. Now click on "BstSharedFolder".Here you will find all your imported files.
   

Steps to follow for Older Versions of Bluestacks App Player(v 0.7)

1. Open BlueStack - App Player and then launch ES File Explorer.
   
2. In the ES File Explorer you will find a bstfolder so click on it to open the folder.
   
3. Here you will find a number of folders as shown in the image.The "Documents" Folder here is the " My Documents " of your PC if you are on Windows XP and for Windows 7/8 Users it corresponds the Documents folder on your PC.
4. So you can paste any file in your Documents folder of your PC and then restart the BlueStacks so that the folders get refreshed.
   
5. Similarly, the Pictures folder in bstfloder is the "My Pictures" folder of the PC in Windows XP and for Windows 7/8 it corresponds to the Pictures folder on PC.
6. The Public Documents and the Public Pictures folders in the bstfolder consists of those files of the Documents and Pictures folder of the PC which are publicly shared.
7. That's it.

Note:- Sometimes you may not see all the files pasted in the Documents folder of your PC in The ES File Explorer of the BlueStacks. So here's what you can do:-

1. My Current Documents folder in the bstfolder and the Documents folder on my PC are shown below.
2. As you can compare the above two images and notice that the folders after My Games folder on PC is not visible in ES File Explorer.So what you do is create a New Folder in your PC as shown in the image and you must give a name to that folder which start with a letter from A - N (because the folders starting with name after M are not visible),Like in my case I Gave the name Folders because it starts with F and is in the range A-N.After creating the folder add some files in it like music,images etc.
   
3. Now go to ES File Explorer and click on the Refresh Button in the below as shown in the image.
   
4. Now you will see the folder you created.So open it and you will see all the files which you copied in that folder on your PC

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How To Install BlueStacks Android Emulator

BlueStacks is a Silicon Valley based mobile company that produced BlueStacks - App Player and Game Pop.
Both BlueStacks-App Player and Game Pop allows you to install and run Android Applications on your PC or Macintosh computers.So this software is useful for those Android Users who don't have smartphones with a big touch screen and high processing capability and want to enjoy android games on your PC.This software also lets you run applications in fullscreen.


In this post I am going to tell you , How to install and use your BlueStacks- App Player so that you can install your favorite Android games like Temple Run,Subway Surfers,Asphalt 8 etc on your PC or Mac.

So here's How

How to Install BlueStacks-App Player

1. To install BlueStacks-App Player download the Installer Below is the download link:-
   BlueStacks - App Player Installer for Windows
   BlueStacks - App Player Installer for Macintosh
2. Then after downloading the Installer ,launch it and make sure you are connected to internet because the Installer connects with their servers and downloads the software(BlueSacks - App Player).
3. Now after Installation is complete Launch BlueStacks. It will take some time so be patient.
   
   
   
4. You have to do a One Time Setup.So click on My Apps as shown below in the image.
   
5. Then after clicking on App Search it will ask you to Complete two steps which is a One Time Setup as shown below in the image and Click on Continue.
   
6. Then it will ask you to add a Google Account so that your device is connected with your Gmail Account and can install apps from the Google Play Store.
   

   Note:-

   If your password consists of Capital Letters then you need to use the Virtual Keyboard which becomes visible on tapping the TextBox.

How to Install Android Application in BlueStacks

There are 3 Methods to install Android Applications.

Method - 1

1. In this method you don't go to the BlueStacks for installing the Application instead You Do It From your PC or Mac but yeah , for this you need to open your BlueStacks before performing the following steps so that it(BlueStacks) gets initialized for seeing the download.
2. Open your Web browser like Chrome ,FireFox or whatever you have installed on your PC or Mac not on the BlueStacks.Then go to Google Playstore and search for the app you want to install on BlueStacks.
   
3. A dailog box will appear asking you to sign in your google account.
   
4. After that another dailog box will appear from where you will select the device that corresponds to the BlueStack. You will know which device represents BlueStacks - App Player by viewing the dropdownlist which will show all your devices that you have synced with your Gmail Account.Then click on Install.
   
5. That's it.Now launch BlueStacks and the wait for 1 minute atleast now click on any app which doesn't run in full screen(which doesn't hides the notification bar) for example Hike.You can view the progress of the download slide down the notification bar by doing double clicking(1st Click --> 2nd Click(and then hold)) and dragging the bar down as shown below.
   

Method - 2

1. In this method you need to search for the application you want to install in BlueStacks App Player.
2. For that click on App Search
   
3. Then Enter the name of the application you want to install in the search box and then click on Find.
   
4. Then a download links from various sites appear , So click on any of the Install buttons you see.And wait for the download and Install.
   
5. After this , to launch the application click on the respective game's icon in this case that would be Temple Run.
   

Method - 3

If you have already downloaded the .apk file from any other site other than Google PlayStore then :-

1. Go to the location where you have downloaded the .apk file, In my case the download location is the Desktop.
   
2. Just Double Click the .apk file but before that makes sure that the Default Program for apk file is set to BlueStacks Apk Handler. You can be sure of that if you see a BlueStacks icon on an .apk file as shown in the above image.If not, then Right click the .apk file and click on Choose the Default Programs and then choose BlueStacks Apk Installer as shown and then finally click on OK.
   
3. After you had set the default program to BlueStacks Apk Handler, as I told earlier you just have to double click on the .apk file then a dialog box will appear as shown in the image and your application will be installed in the BlueStacks.
   

How to Uninstall An Application

To uninstall an Application there are two methods.

Mehtod - 1

1. To uninstall a particular Application just double click the Application but hold the left mouse button down while doing the second click so that a cross appears on the App icon, in short do 1st Click --> 2nd Click(and hold) as shown below.
   
2. Then Click on the small cross in the upper right corner of the icon.Then an Uninstalling wizard will appear then click on OK.
   

Method - 2

This method is basically for uninstalling multiple apps.

1. Click on the Setting icon of the BlueStacks-App Player in the below right corner as shown below.
   
2. Then from the list select Manage Applications as show below.
   
3. Then select the application you want to delete by clicking on the Delete DustBin as shown and then click on Done.Actually when you click on delete for an application a message box appears for confirming the deletion and when you choose continue it uninstalls the app then and there.
   

Accessing files from your computer in the BlueStacks

Check Out the Post :- How to Access files from your computer into the BlueStacks

How to Root BlueStacks

Check Out the Post :- How to Root BlueStacks

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