WindowsAndroid - Run Android from Windows as a native app

By Detection
in Android Support

 Share

Recommended Posts

Grand Master

f0rk_b0mb

Posted
Posted

Looks great so far. No crashes yet.

post-447111-0-92105100-1359224865.jpg

Ah clever, cheers will give that a shot

Any luck with a file explorer ?

Would you mind uploading the .apk (I'm pretty sure it isn't against anything). How did you get it on the device?

Edit: Ahh...it help to read. You guys are figuring that now. :)

Grand Master

Detection

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Would you mind uploading the .apk (I'm pretty sure it isn't against anything). How did you get it on the device?

Edit: Ahh...it help to read. You guys are figuring that now. :)

Im hunting for a CWM .zip of any file explorer

I used this gapps zip for Google Play

http://goo.im/gapps/...0429-signed.zip

Extract it and copy contents of

gapps-ics-20120429-signed\system\app

to

C:\SocketeQ\windowsandroid_root\system\app

  • f0rk_b0mb and McKay
  • Like 2
Grand Master

Detection

Posted
  • Author
Posted

The Store is looking a little sparse.....

Mine did that, reopening it a few time fixed it

I read someone saying clearing Cache and Dalvik cache fixed the Play Store 491 error on a real device, but I tried and it made no differernce

Maybe this gapps package is too old?

Grand Master

remixedcat

Posted
Posted

I tried to use ghost commander on my phone to upload to dropbox or skydrive and the upload fails. It only works if apps are transferred to the SD card. I can't upload apks from the phone :(

and I don't think you can move play to the SD card. :( I tried this to get a different version of play that would work.

(I also wanted to have local backups of my apps as well as sometimes the new versions break things and If I get a new phone I'll still have my old good version)

Grand Master

Detection

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I tried to use ghost commander on my phone to upload to dropbox or skydrive and the upload fails. It only works if apps are transferred to the SD card. I can't upload apks from the phone :(

and I don't think you can move play to the SD card. :(

I tried even downloading .apks from attachments on xda but the download just keeps saying pending

If we can find a CWM zip of a file manager it might work, actually I still have some backups saved from my ICS install of ICS, lets see if they are separate apps or .blobs.....

I added an Angry Birds.apk to my Apps folder, it appears in my drawer but it fails to load... >.>

Same with my attempts

Grand Master

Detection

Posted
  • Author
Posted

how is this any different than Bluestacks (which does the exact same thing)

Only played with Bluestacks once or twice and from what I saw it only emulated to allow Apps to run in Windows, not actually give the full Android OS environment ?

Grand Master

remixedcat

Posted
Posted

Maybe there is a service or something that windows has, that is normally disabled in server you need to activate ?

possibly....will take a look

Grand Master

Glassed Silver

Posted
Posted

This is probably be the x86 port of Android, a lot of Apps are still ARM-exclusive.

It probably includes or download's Intel's ARM translation layer.

how is this any different than Bluestacks (which does the exact same thing)

BS is as the name implies BS. :p

It's not very stable and is more like a VM and not very beautiful at that.

Idk... not the biggest fan of BS.

Horrible UX.

Glassed Silver:ios

Grand Master

PGHammer

Posted
Posted

An OS that can be run as an APP... well, I'm sold :D

BlueStacks is similar - in fact, that is what I will compare it to (since I have it installed right now).

Grand Master

Nashy

Posted
Posted

Managed a link to Chrome, heres a major issue.

post-350302-0-42801000-1359227761.png

It's because it's obviously running x86 so most apps won't be compatible as they are made for ARM.

BlueStacks is similar - in fact, that is what I will compare it to (since I have it installed right now).

Is it actually Android though?

I'm not doing this because I want the apps, I'm doing it because I'm a nerd and I think it's cool.

Can't ADB to it either. That would fix installing things.

Grand Master

Nashy

Posted
Posted

BlueStacks does the exact same thing but does it properly and it will download all your apps.

It doesn't run Android as if it was a tablet though. Which I believe is what we are trying to do. We're just playing around with it.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • Here is how I fixed Windows 11 not booting after clean installation

      By leonsk29 · Posted

      Of course the problem was Secure Boot's new certificates. Install media created by the official Media Creation Tool is already signed with a valid certificate from Microsoft, so maybe that certificate isn't "up-to-date" enough for machines with the new ones installed in the UEFI. There's really no other logical explanation.
    • Here is how I fixed Windows 11 not booting after clean installation

      By FunkyMike · Posted

      Useful to know, thanks!
    • Here is how I fixed Windows 11 not booting after clean installation

      By TarasBuria · Posted

      Here is how I fixed Windows 11 not booting after clean installation by Taras Buria Story time. A couple of weeks ago, I experienced a very odd thing with my computers. I was trying to reinstall Windows 11 on my primary device, and everything was going smoothly until the installer performed the first restart. After that, my computer entered the boot disk selection screen instead of continuing the setup process. Huh, that's odd, said I, and selected Windows Boot Manager only to see it fall back into the same screen right away. Then I tried booting from the USB drive with the same result—the PC kept returning to the boot device selection screen, and removing the drive would send my PC to UEFI, again, with no way to launch Windows 11. I fired up my spare laptop, which has been sitting unused for quite a while, to see if I am dealing with a defective USB drive. Nope, Windows 11 installed and started without issues. After trying another drive and checking all the possible settings in UEFI, I decided to try disabling Secure Boot. Lo and behold, Windows 11 started as it should have been in the first place, continued the setup process, and reached the initial setup screen. Victory! After I finished the setup and applied all updates, I re-enabled Secure Boot, and Windows 11 started without issues. Some time later, I tried reinstalling Windows 11 on my laptop only to experience similar issues, with UEFI claiming a Secure Boot violation. I checked whether the drive works on my main PC, and yes, it installed Windows 11 without errors. I scratched my head, went to UEFI, turned off Secure Boot, and installed Windows 11 without issues. After that, I enabled Secure Boot. Note: I used the official Media Creation Tool app for my USB drive. Also, UEFI was properly configured for Windows 11, including no Legacy Mode, a GPT-partitioned drive, and TPM and Secure Boot enabled. From my experience, if you are dealing with similar symptoms, I recommend two things: If you use old Windows 11 install media, create a new one with the latest Windows 11 release, especially if you know your PC already has the latest Secure Boot certificates. If you cannot create a new one, turn off Secure Boot, complete the installation, download all available updates, and then re-enable Secure Boot in UEFI. Note that you need to turn off Secure Boot after installing Windows 11. Otherwise, the installer won't run, claiming a hardware requirements mismatch. I believe the problem hides in Secure Boot certificates that expire this month. Microsoft is currently rolling out new certificates, and maybe a mismatch was causing these issues for both of my systems. I am out of my depth to make a definitive statement; this article is flagged as "Opinion," as I only share my experience and some tips on how to fix the problem. If some of you possess deeper knowledge and understanding of the situation, please share it in the comments. As for everyone else struggling with computers not booting after a clean install, the two steps above should get you out of the pickle.
    • Microsoft releases new Windows 11 Media Creation Tool with the latest updates

      By +LightEco · Posted

      I gave the tool a chance the other day to make a USB. An hour later it was stuck at 0% downloaded. I downloaded the official ISO, downloaded Rufus, and made the USB myself in 15 min.
    • what other retro software do yall use

      By Nick H. · Posted

      <Moved to software discussion and support> I've got fond memories of Winamp. Changing the skins, the different visualisations etc. But now I just need a simple music player. MSN messenger would be another one, MSN Messenger Plus (I think?) offered so many different plugins. But again, it probably wouldn't work for me these days. And then there is miRC. i think it's still going these days, but lord i had fun with that back in the day. Now it's mostly stuff like Discord, WhatsApp group chats, Signal, Telegram... /me is showing his age...

  • Recent Achievements

    • Conversation Starter
      flexorcist earned a badge
      Conversation Starter
    • One Month Later
      AndreaB earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Month Later
      agatameier earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      agatameier earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Week One Done
      ssd21345 earned a badge
      Week One Done

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      518
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      198
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      147
    4. 4
      ATLien_0
      94
    5. 5
      Steven P.
      77
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!