Android player

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Financial.

Android player

Software for Windows or Mac that runs an Android application. Apps can be downloaded from Google Play and executed just as if the Windows PC or Mac were an Android tablet. Also called an "Android emulator," the term "emulator" is a misnomer. Android applications are based on Java and use a native Java interpreter (see Dalvik) written for x86-based Windows and x86-based Mac computers. See Android, Java and emulator.

The Android Encyclopedia App in a Mac

The BlueStacks App Player is running the Android version of this encyclopedia in a Mac. BlueStacks created native Dalvik interpreters for Windows and Mac x86-based machines. See Dalvik.

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

When developing our Android player, we have thought inside the box - a box defined by our customers' requirements.

Dynamax Think Inside the Box with Their Android-Based Digital Signage Solution

Google and other Android player are well ahead of Apple in this race and it might be that finally, the iPhone maker will sprint out from the starting line.

10 Power Feature Upgrades Likely On-Board for iPhone 6 Release Date this 2014

"They already have announced an Android player which if you have an Android app you can resubmit it to QNX and it'd work."

Only Four Percent of Consumers Want a BlackBerry: Survey

* Able to connect and play with iOS and Android players

Ludo King Releases New Update for the Windows Mobile Version of Their App with All the Latest Features

In the US, developers made on average 45pc more on a player using iOS over Android, but in China, Android players were worth eight times more than iOS.

Mobile games revenue tumbles records

"Google is evolving the Android platform fast, which allows Android players to remain at the cutting edge of smartphone technology," said Roberta Cozza, research director at Gartner.