It looks like Android apps could be coming to Apple MacBooks and Macs that run on the new M1 chip, with the BlueStacks application introducing support for ARM-based PCs. The majority of the macs out there are Intel and while M1 can or will run dragon Anywhere, it will not work without specific ios support on an Intel Chip Unfortunately, very difficult to reach anyone at nuance to discuss.ever. FYI, for now, I am running BlueStacks ( Now updated for Big Sur) on my MacBook Air (2017) with Dragon Anywhere. Jul 19, 2021 About Apple M1 Chip. Apple M1 chip is a successor of iPad’s A14Z chip and the first designed specifically for the Mac. It is built on ARM architecture and includes a system on a chip (SoC) that combines numerous powerful technologies into a single silicon, featuring a unified memory architecture for dramatically improved performance and efficiency. Bluestacks is based on VirtualBox which requires x86 processor architecture. The M1 chip uses ARM architecture so it is not possible for x86 virtualisation software to run on that chip. And no, Rosetta will not help you here. It may allow you to run the setup manager, but any virtual machine created with vbox will not run. MacBook Pro M1 with MACOS 12 Beta 3, running Parallels 16.5.1, with Windows 10 ARM insider preview installed I can download and install bluestacks 5.
Purpose
This article will acquaint you with the prerequisites for installing BlueStacks on macOS.
What do the system specifications mean?
This information will allow you to install BlueStacks then you can play all your favorite Android games and explore Android on macOS.
NOTE: BlueStacks is not supported on Mac computers older than 2014 and Mac computers with the M1 chip.
Bluestacks Apple Silicon M1
Minimum configuration | Recommended configuration | |
| Operating system | macOS 10.12 (Sierra) or above | macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or above. |
| OS . structure | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel or AMD dual-core processor | Intel or AMD multi-core processor |
Virtualization (VT-x/AMD-V) | Should be activated | Should be activated |
| Graphics | Intel HD 5200 or higher | Intel / Nvidia / ATI, Integrated |
| Memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB or more |
| Storage hard drive capacity | 8 GB of available disk space | SSD with 32 GB of available disk space |
| Graphics Drivers | Updated graphics driver with OpenGL 2.1 | Updated graphics driver with OpenGL 2.1 or later |
| Administrator | You must be an Administrator on your PC | You must be an Administrator on your PC |
| Power Efficiency | High performance | High performance |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 | 1920 x 1200 or higher |