All about the NoxPlayer emulator: from the interface to setting up a proxy server

Who among us does not enjoy online games from time to time? For some, it is just a few minutes to escape from everyday life, routine work, for others - a separate large-scale world with its own goals, daily tasks, achievements and losses. And surely many gamers have already had the desire to launch their favorite game not on a smartphone or tablet, but on a laptop or personal computer with a large screen. Is it possible to implement something like this?

One of the fairly classic solutions to this problem would be to install Android in VirtualBox. But those who have already encountered something like this have probably seen that it is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. The fact is that the setup process itself is quite problematic and, as practice shows, largely depends on luck. In addition, gaming comfort, even with the correct implementation of the work, still leaves much to be desired. But, fortunately, this is far from the only solution available to modern gamers.

Many users have responded positively to such an option as the NoxPlayer emulator, presented in Windows version. With its help, you will get access to the amazing world of mobile Android exclusives on your own laptops, personal computers running Windows and MacOS operating systems. You will be able to complete even complex missions with maximum convenience, because now you will have the opportunity to interact with gamepads, joysticks, use OpenGL and DirectX graphics engines. And you can also ensure maximum quality of the gaming process and stable performance by automatically adjusting to any computer.

The only thing that users highlight is the difficulties with the initial acquaintance with NoxPlayer. It provides a fairly voluminous interface, an abundance of functions that are not so easy to navigate right away. Today's review will be devoted to how to minimize such problems and launch the emulator into use as quickly and without errors as possible. In particular, to get to know in detail what NoxPlayer is, on which devices it can be used. We will highlight its distinctive features, advantages and disadvantages. We will consider in detail the interface, as well as all the tabs and functions that you need to know in order to effectively use this emulator. We will also pay attention to the issue of setting up mobile proxies in NoxPlayer to effectively bypass various blockages, restrictions, and ensure functional and convenient work on the network.

What is NoxPlayer?

Before moving on to a direct acquaintance with the NoxPlayer interface and settings, let's talk about what this emulator is and what tasks it is intended to solve. So, we are talking about a software solution that imitates the Android operating system, allowing you to run various mobile games and applications on laptops, personal computers running Windows or macOS operating systems. This is a kind of virtual mobile environment within which you can run testing of various programs, play games using a keyboard and mouse. This solution will be especially interesting for those releases that require maximum accuracy and speed of reaction.

NoxPlayer — This is a kind of more modern and easy-to-use alternative to such popular emulators as Bluestacks and LDPlayer. Its practical application is quite diverse. Alternatively, gamers rely on it due to its fairly simple and convenient launch of mobile games on personal computers. But developers use it to test new applications before launching them on the market in various versions of the Android operating system, as well as in various hardware configurations. It is convenient that they do not need to use a large number of physical devices: all work will be performed on one computer.

Another fairly common area of NoxPlayer use is to ensure interaction with applications that work only in a certain geolocation. That is, those that cannot be connected to without using additional tools, such as proxy servers. That is, in this case, you can provide yourself with flexible, convenient access to content, including gaming content, which is currently blocked in your country. A secure connection, protection from unauthorized access, and high levels of confidentiality are also guaranteed, which will be especially relevant when working with particularly sensitive information. By the way, thanks to the additional proxy connection to NoxPlayer, it will be possible to launch testing of new applications in different geolocations, tracking their work, assessing demand on the market.

Distinctive features of NoxPlayer

Practical use of NoxPlayer has shown how good compatibility this emulator has when working with various versions of Android, maintains its stability and functionality with various operating systems, including macOS, and also offers users enviable performance indicators in comparison with other similar emulators.

Among the distinctive features of NoxPlayer, which are worth mentioning separately, we highlight:

1. High speed of operation. This emulator was created to ensure the highest possible performance even in those conditions when it comes to using resource-intensive games and applications. This is ensured by more efficient use of computer resources. This means that games and programs respond to user actions as quickly as possible, are smooth, and do not freeze or lag. Manufacturers have managed to implement this by setting the parameters of RAM and processor.
2. Increased compatibility with various applications, which is ensured by the ability to set the rendering mode. Users will also be able to activate the OpenGL+ option, which will allow them to get a higher-quality and clearer image display at the output.
3. Support for all current versions of the Android operating system. This means that this emulator can be used together with Android 5, 7, 8, 9. You also have the opportunity to test the 12th beta version of this OS. This means that you can run even the latest games and applications, test them in all sorts of environments, without resorting to the need for additional use of real devices. Thanks to update support, you can launch new software products that will appear in the Google Play Store.
4. The technical requirements for devices where NoxPlayer can be used are quite broad. In particular, this emulator is suitable for all platforms from Windows 7 and above, as well as Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks and above. At the same time, the required version is 3.8.0.5 (for Windows) and 1.1.1.0 (for macOS). The system requirements here are minimal: 1 GB of video memory, a 2 GHz processor, 3 GB on the hard drive.
5. The ability to run NoxPlayer on devices with macOS. This emulator will be one of the few that provides not only stable, functional operation on devices running Windows, but also on macOS. Therefore, many Mac owners who would like to conveniently use various Android applications opt for it. That is, it does not matter from which device you are working. The same set of applications can be used on each of them, even if we are talking about different operating systems. This is what makes this emulator truly universal and easy to use.

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that there is a Russian-language interface. Despite the fact that some users find it somewhat clumsy, but nevertheless, it is quite easy and simple to navigate it.

Advantages and disadvantages of NoxPlayer

NoxPlayer is a really popular and easy-to-use solution that allows you to play even resource-intensive Android games without problems, and ensure smooth graphics. Moreover, you can simultaneously run several such emulators, configure simultaneous work with different applications or games. To get more options for customization and subsequent management, you can manually activate or, conversely, deactivate root rights on Android.

Other advantages of the NoxPlayer emulator include:

• personalization of control of the mouse, keyboard, gamepad and other parameters;
• a well-thought-out, convenient and intuitive navigation interface, which allows even novice users to easily navigate all the nuances;
• support for absolutely any type and variety of games designed for Android devices;
• ensuring an ideal gaming process: no freezes, crashes, slowdowns;
• the ability to simultaneously launch several games or applications, which will be extremely convenient during testing of different products;
• the presence of comprehensive support in the process of setting up parameters and controls;
• recording support macros.

But still, as in the case of any other services, software products here there are a number of shortcomings. And you need to know about them in advance, and also take them into account before starting work. In particular, you should be prepared for the fact that NoxPlayer will consume a fairly impressive share of system resources. But this is the only way to ensure the use of powerful games on a personal computer. Users also note the periodic occurrence of errors, as well as the associated need to restart, which can cause a number of inconveniences during the gameplay.

How to start the emulator: the main nuances

In order to start Nox Player as correctly as possible, you need to navigate this software product and understand where and what useful elements and settings you can find. But still, the start in any case will be the installation of this emulator. This process is quite standard and will not cause anyone even the slightest difficulties. In particular, all you need to do to implement this idea is to download the installer and run it. Then wait a few minutes until the running strip is completely painted over, that is, it reaches 100%. We would also like to draw your attention to the fact that the developers offer detailed instructions regarding settings and controls in games. It would be a good idea to study them to avoid the most common errors and questions. This can be done while waiting for the program to finish downloading.

As soon as the emulator is installed on your computer, you will immediately find yourself in the easily recognizable interface of the Android 4.4 operating system. Yes, there will still be some improvements, minor changes in the interface, but the appearance will still be familiar, and you will be able to start working with it literally on an intuitive level. The developers did not choose Android 4.4 in vain. Although this version of the operating system is not very relevant today, nevertheless, it is supported by absolutely all modern games and applications, including those that are just appearing on the market. That is, there will definitely be no problems in working with this. This was the main bet.

The main thing now is not to try to helplessly poke the mouse. Of course, in the first seconds you may be confused, since you see a familiar touch interface in front of you, but you will definitely not be able to interact with it using your finger. Now you need to learn how to give commands using a mouse, keyboard, gamepad. We also want to draw your attention to the fact that the Nox Player developers offer their users quite a lot of additional features. All this is hidden in two main menus - the top and side ones.

Thus, the top panel will be directly related to the emulator itself. Here you can close it, minimize it, expand it to full screen, pin it above all other windows, go to the settings. In the latter case, we want to draw your attention to the fact that this way you get to the settings not of the operating system itself, but of this application. Also in the top menu you will find the main characteristics of the desktop system and you will be able to go to the section with the most popular questions and answers, that is, to the FAQ page on the network or study the system messages.

If you look at the sidebar, you will find a huge number of different scenarios responsible for interaction directly with the operating system. Alternatively, here you will find something that will help you take a screenshot, simulate shaking your smartphone, assign keys that are suitable for you for subsequent control of the gameplay, and also evaluate a set of other functions and options. In fact, there are quite a lot of settings here. This means that each of you can use the options and elements that will be most convenient for you in subsequent work.

We also want to draw your attention to the fact that along with the superficial settings that are performed through the Nox Player interface, you can also go to deeper options, get acquainted with their diversity and adopt the necessary solution. Alternatively, you can get root rights, assign the model, manufacturer and even IMEI of the smartphone or tablet whose operation you plan to emulate.

You can also determine the hardware component on which the operating system runs. Please note that the developer has provided quite strict restrictions here: the maximum that you can specify is 9999 MB of RAM, as well as an 8-core processor. Let us repeat that to work with fairly powerful modern games, you will need fairly powerful computers. This means that there is no point in setting the minimum or even average settings.

Now let's move on to a more detailed acquaintance with the Nox Player interface, which will allow you to get acquainted with all the main tabs and menus in detail, as well as start working with this emulator as quickly as possible.

Getting acquainted with the Nox Player interface

We have already mentioned that the interface of the Nox Player emulator is quite simple and intuitive. With its help, you can get the fastest possible access to all the basic functions and settings of this software product. We would like to draw your attention to the fact that the developers offer the opportunity to choose the most suitable interface display option for yourself. This can be a smartphone or a tablet. There is also a user mode, within which you can choose the optimal screen resolution for yourself. Nox Player also has a wide variety of language versions. Choose the one that will be the most convenient for you.

But still, in order to learn how to use it as quickly as possible, it is important to be well oriented in the main tabs and what tasks you can solve with the help of certain tools. And here, first of all, I would like to draw your attention to the main tabs of Nox Player, tell you about the features that they contain:

1. Application Center. You can find this tab in the top panel of the emulator. Its main purpose is to provide convenient installation of various applications, as well as games from the Google Play Store. Please note: only those users who are registered in this store can use this option. Before downloading, the system will ask you to log in. Due to the fact that even the latest versions of the Android operating system are supported here, you will not be limited in the choice of applications and games to download. But it is still important to take into account the technical characteristics of your computer or laptop, because the performance of the games will directly depend on this, and in many ways even the possibility of using them in practice.
2. Help and support. The developers have made sure that users of this emulator are not left without competent help. In particular, there is a huge variety of special resources that can be used directly through the Nox Player interface. Here you can get prompt and competent answers to the most common questions, study the user manuals, as well as a selection of recommendations for troubleshooting technical problems. So, to get access to all the documentation and directly to technical support working online, you need to click on the icon with the question mark. It is also located in the top panel. This click will be enough for the program to redirect you to the official website of the developer.
3. Information and customization. This tab is designed for detailed study of general information about the system, as well as activation of certain functions. Here you will find several tabs. The first of them is — “System characteristics”. It provides information about the main user device. Through the FPS tab, you can activate the display of the frame counter. This will be very convenient when testing software products, applications, and also to ensure smoothness during the game. Another element here is “Immersion mode”. With its help, you can transfer the emulator interface to exactly the same appearance as on your smartphone or tablet. In this case, all the buttons that are present in the desktop display of NoxPlayer will disappear from the screen. Also in the presented menu you will find tools for checking for updates, thanks to which you can control the release of the latest versions of the emulator and install it yourself. It is also possible to pin the emulator on top of all windows that will open on your device, as well as study information about the application itself, the user agreement.

Another important tab in the NoxPlayer interface is the settings. So that you can easily implement all the necessary activities before launching the emulator, let's consider all the available tools in more detail.

The "Settings" menu in Nox Player

The "Settings" menu in the Nox Player emulator is a kind of control center for all operating parameters. In particular, through it you can adjust the allocation of resources of your laptop or computer, adjust the screen resolution, and configure the network sound. This tab also provides several options, namely:

• Performance. Here you will find all the necessary settings that need to be made when connecting rendering, setting the resolution. If necessary, you can also reset absolutely all settings here, clear the cache from all Google services.
• Device. This tab offers a set of tools with which you select a suitable smartphone model, as well as the system that you plan to emulate. Here you can also specify your phone number, set a custom IMEI.
• Games. In this settings section, you can activate and deactivate the high FPS mode, set custom values, enable mouse acceleration, connect a device for sound output, such as a speaker. You will also have the opportunity to use options that improve image quality.
• Display. This tab contains everything that will allow you to customize the screen. For example, this could be the size of the window position, adding and activating virtual buttons that will correspond to the model of the emulated device that you specified earlier. You can also set the most convenient cursor for yourself, the order of placing icons, icons on the toolbar.
• General. In this tab, you will find all the information that will help you set personal startup parameters, activate root rights on virtual user devices. You can also use it to configure the receipt of notifications, change the interface language.
• Backup. If such a need arises, then in this tab you will find tools that will help you run a backup. Thanks to this, you can avoid losing important information if some kind of failure occurs.
• Topic. Here you will find a fairly wide selection of ready-made system themes, but if you really want, you can also upload your own here.
• Shortcuts. This is the last tab in the "Settings" menu, designed to specify the key combinations that will be used in the gameplay by a particular user. Here you can choose absolutely any variations that will be convenient for you. That is, here we perform the work that will simplify the management of NoxPlayer and the gameplay itself.

Now you understand what this emulator is and know in which tabs to look for certain tools, perform settings.

Why does NoxPlayer need mobile proxies and how to set them up

At the beginning of our review, we talked about the fact that NoxPlayer assumes the possibility of additional use of proxy servers. This will be useful if you want to access content that is blocked in your country by law. Also, using a proxy is the best option to ensure stable operation with a large number of game accounts. That is, if you use multi-account, then you should definitely use this emulator.

But we would like to draw your attention to the fact that the proxy settings will be performed using additional applications directly inside NoxPlayer. Thus, you will be able to ensure secure operation only when working with the emulator, while the browser itself and all other programs on your laptop or personal computer will not be affected at all.

To connect a proxy, you can basically use absolutely any application. Today, there are a lot of such options, but the very principle of setting up and subsequent work will be basically identical. Now we will show you how to connect a proxy to NoxPlayer using SocksDroid. This is a special application designed to work with Android devices and provides a simple, quick setup of an intermediary server, including the necessary authorization parameters. The first thing you need to do is download SocksDroid from the Google Play Store to the emulator. Further actions are performed in the following sequence:

1. Run the SocksDroid application, and then go to its main menu.
2. Now we systematically fill in all the free windows that are present here. In particular, initially in the “Server Address” column we indicate the IP address or domain name of your server. The line below “Server Port” is intended to indicate the port through which the proxy will connect. If you are using a private intermediary server, then you must move the switch near the “Authentication” block from the inactive state to the active one, and then - specify the login and personal password in the appropriate fields.
3. To finally activate the connection via a proxy server, you need to move the slider located in the upper right corner to the active position. If you subsequently need to temporarily disable the proxy here, leaving the secure connection, you can simply move the slider to the inactive position. That is, by switching the slider, you can both turn on the server and turn it off without having to delete and re-enter the technical parameters.

This completes all the settings and your work with NoxPlayer will now go directly through the proxy. This means that you will be able to bypass any GEO restrictions, maintain high confidentiality and anonymity of work on the network, and provide protection from unauthorized access. You will also be able to organize simultaneous work with a large number of game accounts and more. That is, your capabilities when working with the emulator will be significantly expanded.

Summing up

In today's review, we looked at the NoxPlayer emulator in detail, its features, advantages, and disadvantages. We looked at the interface in detail, all those tabs through which you can make all the necessary settings as simply and quickly as possible. But we also immediately recommend connecting a proxy server to the emulator, because this way your work and the gameplay itself will be as flexible, efficient, and convenient as possible. But here it is very important to choose the right intermediary server. In particular, we recommend paying attention to mobile proxies from the MobileProxy.Space service. They are based on the technical capabilities of cellular network operators, are dynamic, and are not identified by the system. You can use them not only when working with NoxPlayer, but also in principle when organizing safe and confidential work on the Internet in general.

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