Now run android apps on your PC using Google ARC

Now you can run and enjoy most of the Android apps without buying a new android phone.

Google has launched new ARC Welder software that allows users to run Android mobile apps through the Chrome browser on any operating system: Windows, Mac OS, Linux, or of course Chrome OS.

To bring your favorite Android apps to a PC or Mac, simply install the Chrome browser and a chrome app program called ARC Welder. Once opened, the latter program requests access to an APK file that corresponds to the app you wish to run.

Initially accessible only to developers, ARC Welder is now available to the general public through the Chrome Web Store. Still in the beta phase, the program is not entirely stable yet and can only run one app at a time. So far, Google has only made a few Android apps compatible with the program.

In the long run, however, Google’s goal is to make all of its Android apps available across multiple platforms (smartphones, tablets and desktop/laptop computers), a little like Microsoft’s idea with its forthcoming OS, Windows 10, and its dedicated multi-platform app store.

Learn about ARC Welder.

1. Try out ARC Welder to run Android apps on a PC or Mac.

2.  Launch the program.
Its location will vary, depending on your operating system. Windows users can find it in the Start Menu.

  

3.  Choose a directory.
ARC Welder needs a place to store files, so choose an empty folder somewhere.

4. Open your APK.
It will be in whichever directory you saved it.

 

5. Launch your app.
Select your settings and see if the app will launch. If it does, you can use it as though it were on an Android mobile device.