Fantastic product. I didn't think I could ever achieve the level of lag and general non-compliance with a software that I had come to familiarize with my shotty android tablet. It being on my Mac and being even more difficult to download was a nice perk as well... after a lot of trial and error, troubleshooting, research on the new and "improved support" for Mac High Sierra; I had to go into system preferences, security and force allow the permission of this app. log in took a while, I thought "fine, I'm sure that's a one time thing as it's logging into my google account," but even thereafter the apps were just as long-loading, buggy and with all the lag and unexpected errors I had come to endear while playing on my droid device.
TL;DR:
If you're doing this to transfer clash Royale from a nonfunctioning droid to iOS, do this once and only once to log into facebook and then save the hard drive space and uninstall Bluestacks
Usually I use this on a PC, happen to have a macbook pro to work with and I thought, hey I'll install bluestacks on it so I can access my home security (Ring \ Petcube cams) and keep them up without draining my battery.
This has to be the worst install experience I've seen in a long time (including custom configurations in linux) so much for "mac just works" sure, if you're doing piddly crap from the store.
anyway, had to go in and turn on 3 or 4 security options, none of which were simple "click link and accept prompt" these were "dig and find what it's asking for, unlock, give it password, relock"
Reading here, I don't think anyone's actually gotten it to work. I followed other reviewer's suggestions and uninstalled it. I guess I'll just have to keep my trusty lenovo tablet for Android apps.
Well unfortunately it seems my Mac is too old so as a result I can’t run bluestacks. Bluestacks won’t run on the version of last software that Apple support so sadly won’t work.
Tried multiple times to install with the latest version from their website. Will not install properly as MacOS thinks it is corrupt. Overrode by installing as Root User. Crashes on launch. This used to work but no longer seems to. Suggest not wasting your time with the current version but waiting for an announcement of a new release after Oct 6, 2019 if there ever is one.
Fantastic product. I didn't think I could ever achieve the level of lag and general non-compliance with a software that I had come to familiarize with my shotty android tablet. It being on my Mac and being even more difficult to download was a nice perk as well... after a lot of trial and error, troubleshooting, research on the new and "improved support" for Mac High Sierra; I had to go into system preferences, security and force allow the permission of this app. log in took a while, I thought "fine, I'm sure that's a one time thing as it's logging into my google account," but even thereafter the apps were just as long-loading, buggy and with all the lag and unexpected errors I had come to endear while playing on my droid device.
TL;DR:
If you're doing this to transfer clash Royale from a nonfunctioning droid to iOS, do this once and only once to log into facebook and then save the hard drive space and uninstall Bluestacks
Not worth the trouble. Even on an i7 MBP, Bluestacks is slow and buggy. I can't believe they even market this to play games with. It just amplifies the performance problems and general lag inherent in Android.
This app stinks, Tried to install ATT/Uverse app, and everytime it launches, it immediately crashes when you try to select a channel to watch. I have OS 10.13.6, (latest)
impossible to install under High Sierra. BlueStacks says they no longer support Mac versions since as they put it: 'the number of Windows users is so much higher...'
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Version 0.9.30
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BryanatMU
27 April 2018
New update available now for version 2.0.0. Currently works on High Sierra, though I had an issue getting it to load my Gmail account when I tested it today.
Hi
Have an iMac version 10.12, I've installed blue stacks and when i open Mobdro, click on sports channel it quits Mobdro and goes back to blue stacks with no error commands at all....if anyone can help, thank you
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Version 0.9.30
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steve2150
02 February 2017
Having the same problem, soon as I click on any channel goes right back to mobdro
When I'm using Mobdro on an imac, the gray shadowy bar at the top of the screen that says the name of the show on the left and has the resizing button on the right does not go away. When using an andriod device, it disappears when you touch the screen. I'll give this an easy 4 stars if someone can help me get rid of it. Thanks.
I need help.. i think I might have downloaded the wrong blue stacks (not for mac) because whenever I want to chose a picture from my laptop it says that the 'windows' can't proceed! please help????
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Version 0.9.21
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harry-smith226
13 May 2016
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why I cant find clash of clans in my bluestacks? i used mac os x. please someone help me
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Version 0.9.21
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Charles-Pickrell
26 July 2015
BlueStacks hides the Play store by default. I don't recall how I did it anymore but I got the Play store running and was able to find Clash of Clans just fine there. I think I changed the launcher by opening BlueStacks settings and then going to Advance Settings and then the Home option.
Great update. works beautifully on Yosemite. I used the previous version of Bluestacks which hadn't been updated in years and over time it became unusable; it would crash often, hang and eventually it would not allow me to even search for apps/games.
I resorted to a Windows VM, to run bluestacks to emulate android. Nightmare. I've only had the new update a few days, but I noticed a difference right away. The install is relatively quick, but the app itself is fast, responsive and just flat out works. That seems to be rare these days. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making this available for mac.
Been using this for several months now. A bit resource-heavy but gets the job done when I'm trying to play Clash of Clans on my Mac (which is awesome btw). To the BlueStacks people - we want Showbox! Works on my friend's BlueStacks but flickers on my Macbook Air.
Was looking for a way to run WhatsApp on my Mac and this is it. Better than Keanu Reeves in John Wick. Really awesome. Now if they can just make my Mac run faster...
Aside from the other major issue I brought up below, I've noticed they don't update this thing for Mac at all. It's an afterthought for the Mac apparently and they even admit it within their own FAQ:
" ... Why Has The Mac OS X Version Not Been Updated?
Several MacOS X users have pointed out that our investments in the Windows version greatly exceed those for the MacOS X version. We can only apologize to you for our lack of support for the Mac platform. We do care about people who are using our Mac software. However, the growth in the number of Windows users has surpassed all expectations and it has indeed become a primary focus for our product organization, which has growing in a very measured way, unlike the explosive growth of our installed base.
Thank you for your consideration, understanding and support. We do appreciate it very much. ... "
Also, I haven't been able to copy and paste text between Bluestacks and my Mac which makes it pretty useless for a lot of apps unfortunately.
Does anyone know of an alternative to Bluestacks? I'd love to find one that works properly and keeps up with Mac development. I wonder how long before this becomes abandonware for Mac.
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Version 0.3.6.102
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Cowicide
24 July 2014
CowTip: This is pretty much useless on the Mac. I just installed this in a Windows virtual machine in Parallels and Android apps that refuse to run on this Mac version run fine there on the Windows version (except I can't get tilt to work, so that stinks). But, anyway, if you want to run Bluestacks on your Mac it's probably just best to install it on Parallels in Windows and run it there or some apps simply won't work.
This is just half-baked for Mac. On another note, I was unable to install the Windows version within Crossover unfortunately, so I had to use Parallels.
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GodzFire
12 October 2014
You're luckier than me Cow, I can't get a single version of Bluestacks to run on both my 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 7 on Parallels. It installs, then just sits forever at Initializing and pegs the system to 100%. I've tried it with numerous versions they have.
Not bad but takes minutes to load up and updates all the time. The app player itself hasn't updated in about a year though - at this rate they'll reach 1.0 in around a decade.
BTW, MacUpdate this is now up to 0.3.6
As I mentioned, it DOES work at least in my limited testing with Google Play apps. It even works with my iSight camera, etc.
But, there's a huge bummer that I can't ignore...
WARNING:
After further testing, I found that they install (without any option, notice or warning) a menubar app that runs nonstop on your Mac every time you start up your computer (you can quit it from the menubar at least).
So far I've found that they've decided that I must want uHD-Agent in my Login Items which launches that menubar app every time I run my computer. Even after disabling the uHD-Agent from my Login Items, the Bluestacks app forced it BACK as a startup item AGAIN after I launched the app.
Um, bluestack, we Mac users aren't like Windows users. You do that and we tend to get very angry. Make it OPTIONAL.
Once this apps stops trying to force its unwanted menubar, etc. through its uHD-Agent, I'll consider rating this again perhaps.
Bluestacks, ditch the uHD-Agent login item or make it OPTIONAL. I don't need more stuff cluttering up my computer. That's why I use a Mac.
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Version 0.2.5.107
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Jess-MacUpdate
01 July 2013
Thanks for the heads-up, Cowicide. I backdated the listing to match the timestamp on the application: 21 March 2013.
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Strumsky
14 July 2013
This doesn't in any way exonerate BlueStacks but, for anyone curious and reading this thread, you can disable the memory-hogging uHD- programs by (1) quitting BlueStacks from the taskbar menu bar at the top of your screen - under the little BlueStacks icon; (2) opening Activity Monitor, then finding and "Quitting" the processes there; or maybe (3) during installation don't allow it to add it to the Dock - maybe that will stop the hitchhiking of this app. Note: Sophos labels the uHD programs as "trojans" for Windows machines (http://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/viruses-and-spyware/Troj~Agent-UHD.aspx).
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rjjcvb
21 November 2013
Just trash the following file:
/Applications/BlueStacks.app/Contents/Runtime/uHD-Agent.app
Problem solved.
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Cowicide
26 November 2013
rjjcvb, doesn't the app put if right back in there again after you run it again?
Tried again with 0.3.6 and it seems to be working quite well. It's still a confusing set up but I followed along slowly and now I'm running Android apps through Google Play on my Mac. Be aware it will install some launchagents on your Mac after you first launch BlueStacks called: logrotator, service, uninstallagent and updateragent.
I will come back with a full review after further testing for stability, etc.
Buggy Hell on ANY platform. Even on Windows 7 this app is a nightmare. I keep getting stuck where it simply demands that you go "next" after telling it you do NOT want to sync to your Android phone.
If FORCES you to put in an email again EVEN if you have previously already done so and it REFUSES to allow me to change the phone to to being off.
Extrememly frustrating. It seems the developers are the type of devs who don't actaully USE what they make. Quality Assurance is out the window.
BOO.
Does BlueStacks make Mac OS X as insecure and allow privacy violations as much as Android? more so?
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Version 0.2.5.107
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Derekcurrie
11 January 2013
The Android apps themselves, malware or not, don't have a clue about OS X and couldn't do anything to it.
HOWEVER, any Mac app could be a trojan.
Considering Robio's malware report below:
uHD-Agent is a WINDOWS-ONLY Trojan. So if uHD-Agent really is being installed, it's INERT on OS X, dead code. BFD if it's in your 'StartupItems' folder. Therefore: HUH?
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/viruses-and-spyware/Troj~Agent-UHD.aspx
Downloaded. Started up. But it never finished loading, even after 5m. And its various processes were sucking up huge amounts of CPU. I'll just keep using my Android for my Android apps. (Not sure what I was going to do with this anyway.)
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Version 0.2.5.107
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Robio
31 December 2012
UPDATE & ***WARNING***: This thing installs a TROJAN called uHD-Agent, which cannot be found in the Finder (even with hidden files turned on) to uninstall, and places it in your Startup Items. DO NOT DOWNLOAD!
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Yuzver'
09 January 2013
You are sure that it's trojan ?
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Derekcurrie
11 January 2013
Robio: I don't see the point of BlueStacks installing uHD-Agent on a Mac, seeing as uHD-Agent is a Windows-Only Trojan. It's inert on OS X, incapable of running. Even if it did magically run, it's looking for Windows and has not-a-clue about OS X.
PLEASE: Post your source for this malware report or detail how you discovered the uHD-Agent infection. This isn't making sense so far.
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I resorted to a Windows VM, to run bluestacks to emulate android. Nightmare. I've only had the new update a few days, but I noticed a difference right away. The install is relatively quick, but the app itself is fast, responsive and just flat out works. That seems to be rare these days. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making this available for mac.
This is just half-baked for Mac. On another note, I was unable to install the Windows version within Crossover unfortunately, so I had to use Parallels.