With BlueStacks App Player for Windows (beta-1), we can deploy Android app from Eclipse to BlueStacks directly. It's much faster than the Emulator of Android SDK. ~ but nobody will and nobody can confirm the compatibility.
In my own trial, I haven't set anything, it install and run on BlueStacks automatically, no port setting, no extra APK (Launcher Pro or ADW) installed. (Here is a thread explain How to use BlueStack as Android development emulator. Actually I haven't do anything. I list here for your reference in case any problem.)
My platform:
- Host OS: Windows 8 Consumer Preview
- Eclipse Indigo Service Release 2
- ADT 18
- Android SDK Tools 19
- BlueStacks App Player for Windows (beta-1)
It's my exercise of OpenStreetMap run on BlueStacks App Player for Windows (beta-1).
You can see a emulator-5554 is listed in my devices list.
I also describe here how to enable the devices view in Eclipse:
- Click Window -> Show View -> Other...
- Expand Android and select Devices.
