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A Complete Guide to BlueStacks App Player

Have you ever wanted to access your smartphone apps on your laptop or computer? Now you can with BlueStacks App Player. The software allows you to run your favorite smartphone apps, like WhatsApp, Viber, and Candy Crush, at a fast speed and in full screen on your PC.

One of the main selling points of BlueStacks is its appeal to parents, for when their child wants to take their phone to play games all day. With BlueStacks you can set up your child’s favorite smartphone games on the computer — so that you can have control over your phone once more.

How it Works
The first step is to download and install the BlueStacks App Player from the BlueStacks website onto your computer. Once you’ve done that, download AppCast for BlueStacks (formerly known as BlueStacks Cloud Connect) from the Google Play store. The App Player and AppCast will essentially communicate to one another through the Cloud, and will allow you to download your smartphone apps onto your computer. BlueStacks works well with most apps — another one of its selling points. Try your favorites out to see which ones work best on your computer.

The downside to this application is that it won’t sync your current game data from your phone to your PC — you’ll have to start over on your computer. (However, this issue may be resolved with future updates of the App Player.) Think of this positively: this is a good option if you want to further test your skill at a particular game, all from the comfort of playing on your computer.

So, how does playing your favorite smartphone games on your PC actually work? You’ll be able to use your keyboard to mimic some of the functions of playing the game on your phone, if you don’t have a touch screen computer. Many apps are able to support a game controller through BlueStacks to make the gaming experience even better.

PSafe Total Windows
The only way to see if BlueStacks fits your needs is to download it and give it a trial run. But before you download it, make sure your computer is running smoothly so that you can get the most use out of the BlueStacks App Player. PSafe Total Windows will ensure that your PC is running at an optimal speed — which will help your apps to run even faster. In addition, PSafe Total Windows will clean your disk space and remove unnecessary files, and protect your computer from malware and viruses.

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