Nox App Player

Pros

• Simple installation. Deep configuration or changes not needed.
• Plays most apps, including many popular games unless the game company is anti-emulator.
• Supported and sponsored by some major apps.

Cons

• Installs some apps such as games without permission, just like Bluestacks.
• High resource use, but lots of configuration for multi-core processor systems.

What is Nox Player?

Nox Player is a mobile device emulator. An emulator is a program or code that pretends to be another system, and in this case, you can run a program that pretends to be an Android device.

People use Nox Player in order to run apps on their Windows, Linux, or Apple computers. You can also run Nox on another device for security purposes.

Why use an emulator instead of a real, physical device?

Compatibility

Like many other programs, apps sometimes update and leave old devices in the dust. If your phone is too old for an app you want to use, you can install Nox to use it.

Unfortunately, some apps either aren't compatible with emulators or are specifically anti-emulator. This is especially the case when game companies want to prevent desktop users from having an advantage over mobile users.

Emulators can also be used to circumvent security and remain anonymous. If the app developer doesn't want you to be sneaky, they won't let you use the emulator easily.

Mobile Gaming on Desktop

Since games were mentioned earlier, that's a great reason to use Nox. If you're tired of looking at a tiny screen, can't stand neck pain while playing mobile games, or simply want to use a keyboard and mouse with easy, Nox does that.

Not all mobile games are basic, simple apps that aren't worth serious gameplay sessions. More complex mobile games are coming out, and many desktop-only games are releasing full-feature mobile versions.

As mentioned earlier, some game companies specifically don't allow emulators because it could give you an advantage over people who play primarily on mobile devices.

Security

Two big reasons that computers get viruses are curiosity and complacency. Some people want to know what a file does even if it looks safe, and other people don't care enough to be safe.

Using Nox, you can install a risky, unsafe, or suspicious app in a closed environment. If it's a bad app, it will only infect Nox. You can safely destroy your Nox installation and start over.

There are ways to write a virus to infect beyond Nox, and if you're not careful, you could copy infected Nox files to other parts of the computer. Before installing random apps to Nox, look up a guide for Nox sandboxing.

A sandbox in computing is a safe computer environment to experiment with files. You need to setup your Nox sandbox properly to be safe.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Simple installation. Deep configuration or changes not needed.
• Plays most apps, including many popular games unless the game company is anti-emulator.
• Supported and sponsored by some major apps.

Cons

• Installs some apps such as games without permission, just like Bluestacks.
• High resource use, but lots of configuration for multi-core processor systems.