Utility Features

Some Android games run only on exclusive phones because of which you may not be able to download them from Google Play Store. Certain games perform better on particular devices due to certain technical requirements. With BlueStacks, you experience the thrill of playing such ‘device exclusive games or games that perform better on a device, by manually or automatically switching the current device profile on our platform.

• How to change device profile

  • Open settings (click on the icon on the bottom of the sidebar or CTRL+Shift+I)

  • Click on Device

  • Change Device Profile

An unexpected moment in a game just adds to the overall gameplay experience. And whenever such a funny or fantastic moment arrives, it is worth taking a screenshot and sharing it with your friends. With BlueStacks’ in-built screenshot utility, it is easier to do so. All you need to do is press CTRL+Shift+S or click on the camera icon on the toolbar.

• How to take a screenshot

  • Press CTRL+Shift+S or click on the camera icon on the left side of the toolbar

  • If it's your first time taking a screenshot, you will have to choose where you want to use the default one, Use Current, or Choose Custom. Use Current to save it in the C://Users/---/Picture/BlueStacks folder

  • If you select the Choose Custom option, select the folder/location where you want to store the screenshots and click on OK

• How to Access the Screenshots?

  Once the screenshot has been saved, you can access it through the Media Manager on BlueStacks or from the Windows/Custom folder you selected.
  To view all the screenshots of your gameplay, follow these steps.

  • Go to My Games and select System Apps

  • Open Media Manager

  • Go to Gallery and select the DCIM folder

  • You can view and delete the screenshots here

Keep BlueStacks above all other applications running on your PC. This way you can play your favorite games on BlueStacks and multitask without needing to minimize any window. What’s more, when you pin the BlueStacks window to the top, you can react much faster to crucial events. No need to switch between windows anymore. Save your village like a hero.

• How to use Pin to Top

  • Launch BlueStacks and click on the Hamburger menu

  • Enable the 'Pin to top' feature from the drop-down menu

Capture and share precious gaming moments, memes, videos, gaming strategy clips, and more with your in-game community with just a simple drag and drop. With BlueStacks, you can interact and share media with your teammates in the chat.

• How to use drag & drop

  • Launch the app where you want to share the media files

  • Open in-app chat

  • Open the Windows location where the media file is saved

  • Drag the file to be shared and drop it in the app's chat

  • Once the file is imported, you can go ahead and share

In case there is a game in some other language that you’d like to play but are unable to download due to Geo-restrictions, we recommend that you try and install its .APK* file. Before you do that, check if the .APK is available and download it from a trusted source because malware can be distributed through .APK files. Once done, install the game on BlueStacks by using the same .APK bundle/file.

• How to install an app using APK

  • Download the APK file & launch BlueStacks

  • Click on the Install APK button from the Side toolbar

  • A Windows explorer pop-up will appear, navigate to the APK file

  • Select the file and click on Open

  • Once installed, the app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen

  Alternatively, you can drag and drop the downloaded APK file to install it on BlueStacks