<s>
BlueStacks	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
BlueStacks	O
by	O
now.gg,	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
technology	O
company	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
BlueStacks	O
App	O
Player	O
and	O
other	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlueStacks	O
App	O
Player	O
allows	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
to	O
run	O
on	O
computers	O
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
or	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
at	O
the	O
Citrix	B-Application
Synergy	O
conference	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citrix	B-Application
CEO	O
Mark	O
Templeton	O
demonstrated	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
BlueStacks	O
onstage	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
companies	O
had	O
formed	O
a	O
partnership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueStacks	O
 '	O
main	O
source	O
of	O
revenue	O
is	O
from	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
emulator	B-Application
known	O
as	O
App	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
's	O
basic	O
features	O
are	O
free	B-License
to	I-License
download	I-License
and	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
claims	O
the	O
App	O
Player	O
can	O
run	O
1.5	O
million	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
an	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
App	O
Player	O
software	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
BlueStacks	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
App	O
Player	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
2.0	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
BlueStacks	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
released	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
BlueStacks	O
2.0	O
which	O
lets	O
users	O
run	O
multiple	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueStacks	O
2.0	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.9	I-Operating_System
Mavericks	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
,	O
till	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
BlueStacks	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
BlueStacks	O
+	O
N	O
Beta	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
7	I-Application
(	O
Android	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
)	O
and	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
Android	B-Application
gaming	O
platform	O
to	O
have	O
Android	B-Application
7	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
emulators	B-Application
ran	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
(	O
KitKat	B-Application
)	O
,	O
including	O
prior	O
BlueStacks	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
beta	O
version	O
was	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
upgraded	O
"	O
HyperG	O
"	O
graphics	O
engine	O
allowing	O
BlueStacks	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
full	O
array	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
7	I-Application
APIs	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueStacks	O
4	O
also	O
includes	O
dynamic	O
resource	O
management	O
which	O
only	O
initializes	O
the	O
required	O
Android	B-Application
libraries	O
,	O
thus	O
freeing	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
BlueStacks	O
4	O
supports	O
both	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.2	I-Application
Nougat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
BlueStacks	O
released	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
version	O
of	O
BlueStacks	O
4	O
via	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.2	I-Application
which	O
allows	O
for	O
improved	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
efficient	O
memory	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prerequisites	O
for	O
running	O
this	O
build	O
include	O
running	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
8	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
with	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
enabled	O
,	O
and	O
Hyper-V	O
disabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
64-bit	B-Device
release	O
allows	O
the	O
installation	O
and	O
usage	O
of	O
ARM64-v8a	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
BlueStacks	O
released	O
BlueStacks	O
5	O
,	O
still	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.2	I-Application
but	O
also	O
Android	B-Application
9	I-Application
(	O
Android	B-Application
Pie	I-Application
)	O
or	O
Android	B-Application
11	O
(	O
in	O
beta	O
for	O
the	O
moment	O
)	O
,	O
if	O
chosen	O
by	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
BlueStacks	O
launched	O
BlueStacks	O
X	O
,	O
a	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluestacks	O
X	O
uses	O
throttling	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
speed	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
internet	O
connection	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Hybrid	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
minimum	O
requirements	O
for	O
BlueStacks	O
App	O
Player	O
5	O
for	O
Windows	O
are	O
:	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
or	O
higher	O
,	O
4	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
5	O
GB	O
of	O
disk	O
space	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
or	O
AMD	B-Device
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
minimum	O
requirements	O
for	O
BlueStacks	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
are	O
:	O
64-bit	B-Device
macOS	B-Operating_System
Sierra	I-Operating_System
or	O
higher	O
,	O
4	O
GB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
8	O
GB	O
disk	O
space	O
,	O
Intel	B-Application
HD	I-Application
5200	O
or	O
higher	O
graphics	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
or	O
AMD	B-Device
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueStacks	O
does	O
not	O
yet	O
not	O
support	O
computers	O
with	O
Apple	B-Device
M1	I-Device
chips	O
,	O
macOS	B-Device
Monterey	I-Device
,	O
or	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Ventura	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
