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I use Bluestacks as a Virtual device to run apk file on my laptop. On Windows, it is quite simple. I just need to install Bluestacks, then double click to the apk file I want to run. It will automatically install to Bluestacks. However, it is a pain on Mac. After installed Bluestacks, I still can not open apk file.
Anybody know how to do it?
Thanks in advance.
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The APK file contains fully compiled and ready-to-install code. Since APK is not a cross-platform extension (there is no APK for Mac or Linux), it is only supported by Android, regardless of version and system modification. Files with this extension are stored in the official Google Play store.
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Just right click work for me. Mac 10.12.1
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Open terminal and run the following command:
~/Library/BlueStacks\ App\ Player/Runtime/uHD-Adb install PATH_AND_APK_FILENAME
This is for Bluestack Version 0.9.30.
Just right click the .apk file and Open With like:
look for BlueStacks.app and wait for the installation to finish.
Note: If the default app is already BlueStacks you can just double click the .apk file.
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