Remix OS Maker Launch Remix OS Player an Android Emulator for Window PC

Remix OS is basically a desktop version of Android, with floating windows and a start menu-style app drawer. It lets you run Android apps and games on your computer. In fact, you have the complete Android with the advantage of a mouse, keyboard, a bigger screen, and powerful processing.

Jide Technology, the maker of the Remix OS for PC, has transformed the popular light-weight OS to an emulator. Now, the Remix OS Player can be installed like a software on an existing operating system. This gives you the advantage of having Android with other powerful operating system like Windows and saves you the effort of dual-booting your machine.

Remix OS Player is not something that has been done for the first time. We already have names like BlueStacks. Bluestacks also run emulate android apps to Window PC.

Remix OS Player is based on the virtual machine in Android Studio and runs inside a dedicated window. It’s based on Android Marshmallow (6.0) and comes with access to the Google Play Store.

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Using Android on your computer also has other perks. You have the freedom of using multiple apps at a single time using the windows in Remix OS Player. So, you can multitask and play more than one game at a single time. Also, just like the Remix OS for PC, the Remix OS Player is free of cost.

“Remix OS Player is aimed at people who want the easiest way to try Remix OS and experience Android games and apps running on a big screen PC. It extends the Remix OS experience and enables more folks to get a taste of Android PCs,” said David Ko, Co-founder of Jide.

The Remix OS Player is first available for Windows PCs while the company says Mac support will be coming in the future.

System Requirments for Remix OS Player

• Processor: Intel Core i5/i7 (Minimum: Intel Core i3)
• RAM: 4GB or higher
• Operating System: Windows 7 and later.
• Storage: 16GB (Minimum: 8GB)

Currently, the Remix OS Player is not compatible with AMD processors and you also need to enable hardware virtualization in your BIOS settings.

You can visit Jide’s website for the download links. Try the Remix OS Player on your machine and let us know about your experience in the comments below.