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|developer = BlueStacks (Firm)Bluestack Systems, Inc.

|license = Closed-sourceProprietary

'''[[wikipedia:BlueStacks|BlueStacks App Player]]''' is a closed-source [[Android emulators|Android emulator]]for Windows and macOS developed by Bluestack Systems.

===Guides=Overview==Follow this thirdBlueStacks is a gaming-party website below oriented emulator targeting Android 7 Nougat. As such, it has a number of convenient features for guides emulating Android games. BlueStacks has ARM emulation but it can slow down under heavy loads on how modern PCs. You may be able to use BlueStacks, uninstallation, installation of APKs on BlueStacks, bootup fix, root and improving of increase performance. It also has by lowering the software's download link (May not be internal resolution with the latest version):built-in UI.* https://bluestacksguides.com/* https://bluestackstipsBy default, BlueStacks presents itself as a OnePlus 3T, though it can be reconfigured to appear as other devices.com/

Third-party guides:===BS Tweaker===* BlueStacks has an unofficial modding tool called [https://windowsreportbstweaker.com/bluestacks/ WindowsReporttk BlueStacks Tweaker]that can, among other things, root the Android installation and transfer files beyond what the BlueStacks app normally permits. Since BS Tweaker uses SuperSU as the root, it may trip up a game's anticheat. If you choose to use the app, ignore its warnings about not supporting the latest version; it has been tested to work with 4.215.0.1019.

==Overview=Disk Optimization===BlueStacks is based on VirtualBox and stores the installation in its native disk format, VDI. By default, the files are located at <code>C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\Engine\Android\</code> on Windows.<!-- todo: find the macos location --> To reduce the size of the disk, you can use the compact approach used in VirtualBox. Alternatively, you can use [[Save_Disk_Space_for_ISOs#NTFS_Compression|NTFS compression]]. This will greatly cut down the real amount of space used on the disk, though depending on what kind of storage you have it may either take a few minutes or a few seconds.

'''Recommended lists of best Android emulators:'''* [https://windowsreport.com/best-android-emulators-windows-10/ WindowsReport's 2018 List for Windows] (September 7, 2018)==External links==* [https://www.androidauthoritybluestacks.com/best-android-emulators-for-pc-655308/ Android Authority's 2018 list for PC & MacOfficial website] (NOVEMBER 1, 2018)