You log in with a Google account to access the Google Play Store just like a real Android device, and you’ll have access to any Android apps you have purchased or downloaded on Android devices in the past. Instead of tapping icons and buttons, you use your trackpad or mouse to click them. Once you have successfully installed BlueStacks on your Mac, you can use it in much the same way you would an actual Android device. When it finishes, BlueStacks will be ready to use. The Restart button will appear in the same place you saw the Allow button earlier. If you see a 'BlueStacks interrupted restart' message, click Cancel, then open Security & Privacy again and click Restart on the General tab. If you have macOS 11 Big Sur and don’t see this message, you will need to restart manually. You won’t need to restart at this point if you have macOS 10.15 Catalina or earlier. You may need to click the lock icon in the lower right part of the window first, depending on your macOS settings. On the General tab of the Security & Privacy window, look for “System software from developer “Oracle America, Inc.” was blocked from loading” and click Allow.

You can also proceed by clicking Apple > Preferences > Security & Privacy. If you are presented with a System Extension Blocked popup, click Open Security & Privacy. If prompted, enter your macOS username and password and click Install Helper. If prompted for permission to open the installer, click Open. When the download finishes, open the BlueStacks installer.ĭouble click the BlueStacks installer icon.

If you don’t have the latest version of macOS and either can't or don’t want to update, make sure that your version has the latest updates installed to have the best chance of BlueStacks working.ĭownload BlueStacks. Here's how to get and install BlueStacks on your Mac: Some instructions only pertain to macOS 11 Big Sur, as it is more difficult to get BlueStacks up and running on Big Sur than earlier versions of macOS. These instructions apply to macOS 10.12 and above, but BlueStacks recommends 10.13 or newer for the best experience. This article explains how to install, set up, and use the BlueStacks Android emulator on macOS.

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