Android emulator with play store access

I have been trying to get an android emulator to work that has play store access, but to no avail.

Blue stacks WAS working on this exact hardware a few days ago, then it went into it's typical "Initializing" loop.
I contacted Blue stacks support and all they said was wait for a new version, helpful.

I've tried andyroid, but it also just hangs on "starting..."

Why are my emulators getting stuck on starting?

I've also tried genymobile, I was able to install the playstore and ARM support, but the apps fail to load, and instead go to a black screen when trying to use them.

Are there any other android emulation solutions other than blue stacks, andyroid, and genymobile that might work? Is there a way to get them to stop hanging on load?

Thanks

andrew129260 said:

How to install and run Android VM on VMware Player - Linux FAQ

Android x86 in VMware Player - no network

Much better option. Better than an emulator it's to run the REAL Android OS as a virtual machine.
I've tried mine in VirtualBox and works great too.

Not an emulator but if you only want to run android apps I know Chrome OS can run them natively since last month and of course it has access to Google Play Store.
There are builds of Chromium OS (the open source project Chrome OS is based on) that you can run virtualized, but I'm couldn't find for certain if it includes this feature too. ( How To Run Chrome OS in VirtualBox and Try Out Chrome OS Before Buying a Chromebook )
Anyway, it might be another direction you look at for your problem.

RoasterMen said:

The problem is. Will the games work with it?

Not entirely sure. It would depend on each game ultimately, but most programs do work, and since it's the real OS and not only an emulator, behavior should be more close to a real tablet.

RoasterMen said:

I've seen no point with using VirtualBox either because Android will still detect the CPU in your desktop.

What would be the problem with that? It's the idea of virtual machines, to run other OSs directly on the host CPU totally unmodified.

It is absolutely essential that I have play store access. Is this possible with that VMplayer approach?