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[Tj Higgins]

With the release of e-Sword for Android (thanks Rick) I decided to see if it not only worked on my phone but also with an Android emulator on Windows 10. I have been using an Android emulator called Nox Player on my Windows 10 PC for the last few months. My reason for doing was so I could see Android bible Apps such as MySword, My Bible, Bible Gateway and a few others on a regular computer monitor vs. the screen on my phone or a tablet. While the Apps ran well using Nox Player, the emulator itself ran slow and bloated as well as being a memory hog in terms of Ram usage. 

Emulation of Android Apps allows Windows users from versions 7 and up to use their favorite Android Apps on a much larger screen with full app functionality. I said above I have been using several Android bible apps via emulation on Windows 10. However as I also said the NOX Player emulator has drawbacks and as I discoverved this week, one of the biggest is compatibilty with the e-Sword for Android app. So I switched emulators from NOX Player to one called Bluestacks this solved the compatabilty issue with e-Sword. 

Below are screen shots of e-Sword Android running on my Windows 10 PC via the Bluestacks emulator:

 

 e-Sword.JPG   75.96K   5 downloads   e-Sword CMT.JPG   80.08K   2 downloads   e-Sword REF.JPG   68.54K   2 downloads   e-Sword Dev.JPG   77.14K   1 downloads   e-Sword BRP.JPG   69.33K   2 downloads

 

As the e-Sword images show, the Android app runs perfectly in Windows 10 via emulation with all of Apps functions and screens available. Even the downloading of modules works with the emulator. 

 

As another example of Android emulation here are screen shots of the Bible Gateway, Bible Hub and MyBible apps running in emulation on Windows 10 each in vertical orientation

 Bible Gateway.JPG   57.08K   2 downloads   biblehub.JPG   55.11K   1 downloads   MyBible.JPG   69.76K   3 downloads

 

the App images shown above show the apps being run in a vertial phone screen orientation via Bluestacks. However with the click of a button you can turn the emulators GUI to horizontal mode just like turning a phone. Here are screens shot of MySword in both screen orientations:

 

 MySword Vert.JPG   67.4K   4 downloads   MySword Horz.JPG   77.69K   1 downloads

 

All of the functions of the Apps work via the emulator including the downloading of modules to those bible Apps that use modules. You can even export data to your Android phone if you need to due so. 

Unlike using your phone with a stylus or your finger to swipe through various screens on the apps, with an emulator you can use your PC's mouse just as you would with Windows Apps. You can even change the size of the emulator screen on Windows by simply using the mouse instead of using your fingers like on a phone or tablet.

To give a better idea of what Bluestacks looks like on a Windows PC below are two images of the Bluestacks main screen in both vertical and horizontal screen orientations:

 

 bluestacks vert.JPG   39.45K   2 downloads   bluestacks horz.JPG   60.41K   0 downloads

Bluestacks includes both direct access to Google Play for easy downloading and installation of Apps, it also has a built in version of Google Chrome so you an access the web. 

Running Android Apps via emulation may not be for everyone but it does make for an interest change from spening time looking at either a smart phone or tablet screen. 

Bluestacks can be download for free from here:

https://www.bluestacks.com/

 

 

 

 

[APsit190]

With the release of e-Sword for Android (thanks Rick) I decided to see if it not only worked on my phone but also with an Android emulator on Windows 10. I have been using an Android emulator called Nox Player on my Windows 10 PC for the last few months. My reason for doing was so I could see Android bible Apps such as MySword, My Bible, Bible Gateway and a few others on a regular computer monitor vs. the screen on my phone or a tablet. While the Apps ran well using Nox Player, the emulator itself ran slow and bloated as well as being a memory hog in terms of Ram usage. 

Emulation of Android Apps allows Windows users from versions 7 and up to use their favorite Android Apps on a much larger screen with full app functionality. I said above I have been using several Android bible apps via emulation on Windows 10. However as I also said the NOX Player emulator has drawbacks and as I discoverved this week, one of the biggest is compatibilty with the e-Sword for Android app. So I switched emulators from NOX Player to one called Bluestacks this solved the compatabilty issue with e-Sword. 

Below are screen shots of e-Sword Android running on my Windows 10 PC via the Bluestacks emulator:

 

e-Sword.JPG e-Sword CMT.JPG e-Sword REF.JPG e-Sword Dev.JPG e-Sword BRP.JPG

 

As the e-Sword images show, the Android app runs perfectly in Windows 10 via emulation with all of Apps functions and screens available. Even the downloading of modules works with the emulator. 

 

As another example of Android emulation here are screen shots of the Bible Gateway, Bible Hub and MyBible apps running in emulation on Windows 10 each in vertical orientation

Bible Gateway.JPG biblehub.JPG MyBible.JPG

 

the App images shown above show the apps being run in a vertial phone screen orientation via Bluestacks. However with the click of a button you can turn the emulators GUI to horizontal mode just like turning a phone. Here are screens shot of MySword in both screen orientations:

 

MySword Vert.JPG MySword Horz.JPG

 

All of the functions of the Apps work via the emulator including the downloading of modules to those bible Apps that use modules. You can even export data to your Android phone if you need to due so. 

Unlike using your phone with a stylus or your finger to swipe through various screens on the apps, with an emulator you can use your PC's mouse just as you would with Windows Apps. You can even change the size of the emulator screen on Windows by simply using the mouse instead of using your fingers like on a phone or tablet.

To give a better idea of what Bluestacks looks like on a Windows PC below are two images of the Bluestacks main screen in both vertical and horizontal screen orientations:

 

bluestacks vert.JPG bluestacks horz.JPG

Bluestacks includes both direct access to Google Play for easy downloading and installation of Apps, it also has a built in version of Google Chrome so you an access the web. 

Running Android Apps via emulation may not be for everyone but it does make for an interest change from spening time looking at either a smart phone or tablet screen. 

Bluestacks can be download for free from here:

https://www.bluestacks.com/

 

 

Just on this, if you have either or both an iPhone and/or a Samsung Galaxy phone you can setup these devices on your Windows 10/11 PCs using the Microsoft Your Phone app.It's relatively that simple.

 

The thing is that this app is actually made for you iPhone and your Galaxy phone to where you are able to interact between devices, such as make calls, text, drag and drop files from one device on to the other, as in from your phone to your PC, or your PC to your phone.

 

 

Just to emphasize, what you see in this video works exactly the same way with your iPhone device and Windows PC.

 

Blessings,

Edited by APsit190, 24 January 2022 - 02:30 AM.

[Tj Higgins]

Just on this, if you have either or both an iPhone and/or a Samsung Galaxy phone you can setup these devices on your Windows 10/11 PCs using the Microsoft Your Phone app.It's relatively that simple.

 

The thing is that this app is actually made for you iPhone and your Galaxy phone to where you are able to interact between devices, such as make calls, text, drag and drop files from one device on to the other, as in from your phone to your PC, or your PC to your phone.

 

 

Just to emphasize, what you see in this video works exactly the same way with your iPhone device and Windows PC.

 

Blessings,

Thanks for the tip about the phone app on Windows 10/11. However the emulator on Windows allows a user to have their Anroid Apps on both devices with out needing to have the phone connected to the PC.