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I do not have any Android device however I want to try some Android applications on my Windows PC. What options do I have?

I already installed Android-x86 Project on Virtual PC however when I tried download application from Android market I've got following message:

There are no Android phones associated with this account. 
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  • did you create a google account for your virtual android device? May 4, 2011 at 15:11
  • @Kyle: I am not sure what you mean. I have extra google account for this task however it's not associated with my virtual android device. I don't know how to do that. May 4, 2011 at 15:15
  • Okay these steps may differ but goto settings>accounts and sync> add account May 4, 2011 at 15:17
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    Your title needs rephrased. You're asking how to download android apps from the marketplace with a pc, correct?
    – Blomkvist
    May 4, 2011 at 15:41
  • @Kyle: In my version that menu contains only some exchane stuff. May 4, 2011 at 16:57

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You cannot download apps from the Android Market website. You can only select apps to be installed on a device that has recently used the Market app, using the same Google account that you are logged into the website with.

I recomend using the Android emulator rather than the Android-x86 project. Regardless, neither has the Market, but apps can be installed from other sources. This answer on Android Enthusiasts links to some information on that, and the Android x86 project also has info on installing apps.

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BlueStacks App Player is the best tool I've found for running Android apps on a PC (as opposed to emulating an Android device, for example because you are writing an app and want to see what it would look like on a phone). It's free and has very good compatibility.

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If you want to run android apps while running windows, you should use Bluestacks or Nox. I prefer Bluestacks.

If you want to run a full android software on your PC, I would recommend Android-x86 or Remix OS.

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