Play Store on your computer: how to enter the app store?

If you've ever wondered how have the Play Store on your computer, here you will find the answer. Surely, if you are already a user of an Android device, you are well acquainted with the famous official application store for mobile devices and tablets that work with this operating system. It is also certain that you have already downloaded many of the applications available there, both free and paid. Well, now you can also do the same from your computer screen.

Google Play Store is something similar to a great treasure chest where we will find everything: apps, digital books, music, movies and games ... Regarding the latter, it should be noted that there is also an exclusive Google platform where we can create our own profile and participate in different challenges. It's just one of the many benefits that Google's great app store offers.

Officially, the Play Store is only available for Android phones or tablets. That is something well known to all. However, there are other ways to access this online store and all its content from our computer. Also free of charge. We are going to tell about it in more detail just below. This operation can be performed on any computer, regardless of whether its operating system is Windows, Mac OS (Apple) or Linux.

But before continuing, let's answer a question that perhaps many users ask themselves when this issue is raised: Why do we want to have access to the Play Store on the computer? The two main reasons are these:

• Because we don't have an Android device and we want to have access to all the advantages that the Google Play Store offers us with its applications, movies and other content designed exclusively for this system.
• Because we prefer to use Play Store apps from a big screen, with keyboard and mouse, in the most comfortable way. Especially when we talk about games.

Advantages of having Play Store on your computer

Going a little deeper into the two points previously exposed, we can list the great and advantages Of which we will be able to enjoy having access to the Google Play Store from our computer, they are the following:

1. We will extend the useful life of our mobile battery. That's right: if we are at home we will be able to use our computer to access any application. With this, we will be giving a break to the battery of our mobile phone, which as everyone knows, is spent more the more it is used.
2. We can write more comfortably using the computer keyboard. This may not sound like too important, but it is in the case of apps that you have to write to (games that include chat, instant messaging apps, search boxes, etc.)
3. We will enjoy a more complete experience in the games. Especially in those more advanced and complex, which have numerous options. For those cases, nothing better than a keyboard and a mouse to get the best out of them.
4. We will have the possibility of downloading applications that do not "fit" on the mobile. Apps that we cannot install normally due to lack of memory or power In this particular aspect, any mid-range computer is infinitely superior to the best of mobile phones.

The best Android emulators

To download Google Play Store on your computer, the easiest and most comfortable way is install an Android emulator directly on our PC. By doing so, the app store will be installed by default and therefore we can run Android virtually on our PC.

In other words, the idea is to have one operating system inside another. After installation we will be able to run Android from our own computer, in exactly the same way as we would with any other program. The big difference is that this "program" will give us access to a lot of applications, including the Google Play Store.

Thus, the first time we open Android on the computer, we will have to proceed to perform the initial setup through the usual procedures (we will have to enter our email gmail and other data), but once this is done the system will automatically connect to the Internet.

We explain how to complete this operation using two of the best Android emulators that exist today: BlueStacks y android. There are many others, such as Remix OS or Leapdrop. However, the first two are the most used throughout the world and the ones that will best serve our purpose. Each one, both Bluetacks and Andyroid, has its own procedure and its particularities, but its execution is very simple, as long as you follow these steps:

BlueStacks

BlueStacks It is one of the most popular Android emulators for PC in almost the whole world. The key to its success is the fact that it allows us to have a mobile or a virtual tablet on our computer, offering an almost perfect reproduction. Thanks to this emulator, we can play numerous mobile games. But from the PC, in a much more user-friendly way, using the keyboard and mouse.

The first step to get BlueStacks is download it from your official website. The download is executed directly, without intermediate steps or pop-up pages, by clicking on the button where you can clearly read «Download BlueStacks». Previously, we will have to choose the appropriate file for our operating system.

La installation it is fast. Actually, it is an extension of the download process that we can launch simply by clicking on the option "Install Now".

The minimum requirements they are quite acceptable. For example, in the case of Windows, Windows 7 or higher is required, in addition to 4 GB of RAM and 5 GB of hard disk. Obviously, its performance will be better the more powerful the PC on which it is installed. We will notice this especially in games.

Once the installation is finished, a window will appear before us with a screen that simulates the appearance of an Android device. We will search the Google Play Store (as shown in the image above) and open it, using the search engine to find the desired games, apps and content.

In addition to the advantage of having the Play Store on your computer, BlueStacks offers some really interesting features. These are some of them:

• Preconfigured controls for those games where touch controls are used on mobile or tablet.
• Option to open one or two games or apps at the same time. This is achieved by using the "Multiple Instances Manager" button and, in the options that appear below, press the one to create "another BlueStacks".
• Text Translator of applications.
• Game recording option of our favorite games to enjoy later or share them on social networks.

android

The other great Android emulator for computers is called android. With it we will be able to simulate the interface of the mobile operating system and make the different applications of the Google Play Store serve. Exactly the same way as if we were using an Android tablet or phone.

As in the case of BlueStacks, the safest and most recommended is download the Andyroid emulator from the official website. All completely free.

After downloading and installing on our computer, we will find a screen with a interface exactly the same as that of any Android device. If we log in with our own account, we will find there all the applications that we have previously installed.

The options that open before us with the use of Andyroid are diverse and very interesting. There is, for example, the possibility of installing an application on our device to use it as gaming controller. Also, the emulator is compatible with the Android notification system. This will allow us to be informed in a timely manner every time an email arrives in our inbox or we receive a message on our different social media profiles.

Much beyond the fact of having the Play Store on the computer, with Andyroid we will also have the possibility of using all the apps without limitations.

But above all, the most outstanding and original function of Andyroid is the power use the phone as a remote. Quite a find. Thanks to this idea we can dispense with the use of the keys and the mouse, something that for many players is sometimes a real nuisance. Thus, we will change the small screen of the mobile for a much larger one (the computer), but we can use the controls of the phone to play. All are advantages.

In short, Andyroid allows us much deeper emulation than the one offered for example BlueStacks. However, it has a drawback that it does not present: consumes too many resources, especially a large amount of RAM to function well.