# Mobile Emulators - Android or iOS **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner\ **Created:** [May 2, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/mobile-emulators-android-or-ios/1258720 "2021-05-02T17:00:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ukhollywood29l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecd19e/32.png) [@ukhollywood29l](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ukhollywood29l)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/mobile-emulators-android-or-ios/1258720/1 "2021-05-02T17:00:08Z")
Hi Thunkers Can anyone recommend an good mobile emulator? Noticed @darren uses what looks like an emulator in his videos. I know there are companies like browser stack but this seems a little over kill for the development phase. So here’s hoping @darren or anyone in the community might have some suggestions… Either browser based or on Mac! Thanks, Thunkers ---
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/mobile-emulators-android-or-ios/1258720/2 "2021-05-02T17:10:03Z")
use bluestacks i use it for long time ---
**Author:** ![eko.devs.apploroceo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eko.devs.apploroceo/32/93147_2.png) [@eko.devs.apploroceo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eko.devs.apploroceo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/mobile-emulators-android-or-ios/1258720/3 "2021-05-02T18:03:55Z")
there are isues with bluestacks like text sizing… darren shares his screen and better use the physical device most trusted for wrking… u wont face issues later ---
**Author:** ![ukhollywood29l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecd19e/32.png) [@ukhollywood29l](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ukhollywood29l)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/mobile-emulators-android-or-ios/1258720/4 "2021-05-03T07:15:21Z")
Thanks both! @eko.devs.apploroceo I’m testing on my device at the moment but haven’t tried mirroring. But then I’m limited to only testing on a single platform or single device. Your point about devices is a fair one, although I used to use [https://www.browserstack.com/](https://www.browserstack.com/) in a past life and it actually uses physical devices. So I thought there might be alternatives that I just didn’t know about since I’m a newbie to this space. ---
**Author:** ![darren](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/darren/32/69854_2.png) [@darren](https://community.thunkable.com/u/darren)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/mobile-emulators-android-or-ios/1258720/5 "2021-05-04T15:30:44Z")
I don’t use an emulator. I mirror my Android to my PC with [GitHub - Genymobile/scrcpy: Display and control your Android device](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9dpWnaMYoC4/maxresdefault.jpg "How to Mirror your Android Screen to PC with FREE Software (2020)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dpWnaMYoC4) ---
**Author:** ![snyper-boi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/snyper-boi/32/103961_2.png) [@snyper-boi](https://community.thunkable.com/u/snyper-boi)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/mobile-emulators-android-or-ios/1258720/6 "2021-05-04T16:13:42Z")
Darren, thank you very much, this helps me too! Btw big fan of your videos! ---
**Author:** ![ukhollywood29l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecd19e/32.png) [@ukhollywood29l](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ukhollywood29l)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/mobile-emulators-android-or-ios/1258720/7 "2021-05-04T21:53:06Z")
Cheers @darren likewise a big fan! Reference you videos constantly in my building! Keep up the good work! ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/mobile-emulators-android-or-ios/1258720/8 "2024-11-08T13:22:43Z")