how to install an apk file in macbook pro using bluestack software?

The quick and easy method is to :

1: install dropbox in your bluestacks.

2: drop your apk file into your dropbox from mac/pc/phone.

3: access your apk file from your dropbox in bluesstacks and install.

Done. ^^ Enjoy.

Probably your "~/Library/BlueStacks\ App\ Player/Runtime/uHD-Adb install" address was not quite appropriate because i went into the folder and noticed that "Runtime" is a shortcut link to the actual bluestacks app itself.

Try this instead: /Applications/BlueStacks.app/Contents/Runtime/uHD-Adb install /path-to-your-apk

I tried installing simpsons tapped out and it worked.

Your terminal should print something like this if it worked:

6446 KB/s (40245348 bytes in 6.096s)

pkg: /data/local/tmp/Tapped out 4.2.4 hacked.apk

Success

You are a genious.

Thanks.

You dont need dropbox....all you need to do is right click on the app file and chose bluestacks to instal with....

i tried your way but it comes with "error: device not found" what should i do ?

and i downloaded this bluestacks app but i can not use it because it says network experiencing some problem bla bla. everytime can you help me ?

Wow that actually worked.

Thank you so much!

Hi.

try using ./uHD-Adb install <filename>

I've installed bluestacks on the macbook air, but do not understand how to get the apt file in it. Have leo installed dropbox, but how can I get the file in dropbox?Please help. Greetings, Wilbert

As shayd3 said, try this in terminal:

/Applications/BlueStacks.app/Contents/Runtime/uHD-Adb install /path-to-your-apk

From Shayd3:

Probably your "~/Library/BlueStacks\ App\ Player/Runtime/uHD-Adb install" address was not quite appropriate because i went into the folder and noticed that "Runtime" is a shortcut link to the actual bluestacks app itself.

Try this instead: /Applications/BlueStacks.app/Contents/Runtime/uHD-Adb install /path-to-your-apk

I tried installing simpsons tapped out and it worked.

Your terminal should print something like this if it worked:

6446 KB/s (40245348 bytes in 6.096s)

pkg: /data/local/tmp/Tapped out 4.2.4 hacked.apk

Success

try

/Applications/BlueStacks.app/Contents/Runtime/uHD-Adb kill-server

and then run command again

/Applications/BlueStacks.app/Contents/Runtime/uHD-Adb install /path-to-your-apk

I get it done with this command

/Applications/BlueStacks.app/Contents/MacOS/adb install /path/to/app.apk

Hello,

Thanks it worked well

Oliver

A snarky moment: Is it perhaps beyond the Herculean abilities of Mac's soi-disant software writers to streamline this process ?