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BlueStacks (also known as BlueStacks by now.gg, Inc.) is an American technology company recognized for its creation of the BlueStacks App Player and other cloud -based cross-platform products. The BlueStacks App Player enables the execution of Android applications on computers running Microsoft Windows or macOS.
Android phones, like this Nexus S running Replicant, allow installation of apps from the Play Store, F-Droid store or directly via APK files.. This is a list of notable applications (apps) that run on the Android platform which meet guidelines for free software and open-source software.
The Android Package with the file extension apk [1] is the file format used by the Android operating system, and a number of other Android-based operating systems for distribution and installation of mobile apps, mobile games and middleware. A file using this format can be built from source code written in either Java or Kotlin .
This is a list of Android distributions, Android -based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
Software packages on Android, which use the APK format, are generally distributed through proprietary application stores like Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore, Samsung Galaxy Store, Huawei AppGallery, Cafe Bazaar, GetJar, and Aptoide, or open source platforms like F-Droid.
GNU Affero General Public License, version 3.0 or later [4] Website. f-droid .org. F-Droid is an open-source app store and software repository for Android, serving a similar function to the Google Play store. The main repository, hosted by the project, contains only free and open source apps.
Paranoid Android. Paranoid Android is an open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform. The latest official version is Uvite, based on Android 14, released on 20 September 2023. In September 2015, PC Advisor called it the most famous ROM [clarification needed] along with CyanogenMod, [2 ...
TWRP (software) Team Win Recovery Project ( TWRP ), pronounced "twerp", [4] is an open-source software custom recovery image for Android -based devices. [5] [6] It provides a touchscreen -enabled interface that allows users to install third-party firmware and back up the current system, functions usually not supported by stock recovery images.