BlueStacks 3 added App Center which personalizes game suggestions, an account system, chat, new keymapping interface, and multi-instance. In July 2017, BlueStacks released BlueStacks 3 based on a brand new engine and front-end design. This addition allows users to livestream their apps to Twitch without the need for extra hardware or software.īlueStacks released Facebook Live integration in September 2016, allowing users to stream their gameplay to their Facebook profiles, Pages they control, or Facebook Groups they belong to. In April 2016, the company released BlueStacks TV which integrated directly into the BlueStacks App Player. BlueStacks 2.0 was also available for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later, till 2018. released the new version BlueStacks 2.0 which lets users run multiple Android applications simultaneously.

announced that a new version of App Player for macOS, 2.0, was in development, which was released in July. In June 2012, the company released an alpha version of its App Player software for macOS, while the beta version was released in December of the same year. App Player features mouse, keyboard, and external touch-pad controls. As of February 2021, BlueStacks claimed its apps were downloaded over 1 billion times. The company claims the App Player can run 1.5 million Android apps as of November 2019. Advanced optional features require a paid monthly subscription. The software's basic features are free to download and use. BlueStacks (Android emulator) īlueStacks' main source of revenue is from an Android emulator known as App Player. This brought total outside investment in BlueStacks to $26 million. In July 2014, Samsung announced it had invested in BlueStacks. The public alpha version of App Player was launched in October 2011. Citrix CEO Mark Templeton demonstrated an early version of BlueStacks onstage and announced that the companies had formed a partnership. The company was announced in May 2011 at the Citrix Synergy conference in San Francisco. The company was founded in 2009 by Jay Vaishnav, Suman Saraf, and Rosen Sharma. The BlueStacks App Player allows Android applications to run on computers running Microsoft Windows or macOS. Windows 7 or later macOS Sierra or later īlueStacks (also known as BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc.) is an American technology company known for the BlueStacks App Player and other cloud-based cross-platform products.

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