Snapchat is a powerful social media that does not have a desktop-class application. The social media team decided to keep the application on Android and iOS running devices only. Unfortunately, Snapchat does not offer an official desktop-class program to sign-in and use its features. However, there is a popular solution available in the web market that allows you to install Android applications on Windows PC.
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1#) Snapchat for Windows
Android Emulators designed to install and use Android apps on Windows operating system. The simulators or emulators exist in the Windows environment for almost two decades now, and Android simulators changed the shape of the industry forever. The emulator requires minimum hardware requirements to run Android applications in the Windows PC.
2#) Android Emulator System Requirements:
1. Processor:
Minimum Dual-core processor and Quad-core + multiple threads do come in handy.
2. RAM:
4GB is the minimum requirement and 8GB is recommended for gaming. 2GB of RAM is occupied by Android Emulator.
3. Virtualization:
Intel implemented the virtualization technology from Core2Duo processors and later series. Most of the AMD mid-range and high-end processors support Hyper-V technology. AMD also implemented the technology in Ryzen CPUs and APUs.
You can check out Intel and AMD official tools and guide to confirm, whether your processor supports virtualization or is it missing.
4. Graphics Card:
256MB video memory. The desktop requires 256MB integrated graphics memory is enough and dedicated GPU does help in rendering games, and other applications.
5. OS:
Windows XP or above.
Now, you learned the minimum hardware requirement of the desktop, and you will be able to run an Android emulator in Windows PC. Make sure to update drivers and focus on updating graphics drivers because that’s a driving factor in emulator failure to load.
3#) How to use Snapchat on Windows using MEmu Emulator?
Snapchat does not utilize GPU or internal graphics card and is more CPU intensive task instead. MEmu Android Player is a powerful Android emulator and is perfect for Snapchatapplication.I understand that most of the readers are comfortable using Snapchat in the Bluestacks emulator that itechcliq.com covered in the tutorial.
4#) Download MEmu
Step 1: Click on the “Play Store” app from the Home dashboard.
Step 2: Click on “Sign-in” located at the bottom right of the screen.
Step 3: Enter the email address and password to login Google account.
Step 4: After Google account login, you will be redirected to the Play Store dashboard, and click on the search button, and lookup for “Snapchat” and then hit enter to proceed.
Step 5: Click on “Install” to proceed. In a few moments, Snapchat will be installed on your Android phone.
Step 6: Launch the app from the dashboard and sign up or login to the account.
Snapchat does not have the technology to differ the device, which allows you to create a new account or signin to an existing account. The MEmu Android Player runs the social media application smoothly without shutters or lags.
5#) Conclusion
There are many android emulators available in the web market and only a few of them offer advanced features. MEmu Android Player is a powerful emulator designed for CPU intensive tasks and is suitable for Snapchat.