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ecoSwitch on Windows Pc

Developed By: FoodSwitch

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 23, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	2.6
Size	48.9 MB
Release Date	September 19, 24
Category	Food & Drink Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (4)]
Description from Developer: Did you know that the world's food system is responsible for around 30% to 40% of greenhouse gas emmission (GHGe). You can make better choices for our planet with ecoSwitch.... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download ecoSwitch and install on Windows PC. ecoSwitch is free Food & Drink app, developed by FoodSwitch. Latest version of ecoSwitch is 2.6, was released on 2024-09-19 (updated on 2024-04-23). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of ecoSwitch is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install ecoSwitch on Windows?

Instruction on how to install ecoSwitch on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install ecoSwitch on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install ecoSwitch using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "ecoSwitch" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install ecoSwitch on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "ecoSwitch" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.6 , 2.3.

Download ecoSwitch 2.6 on Windows PC – 48.9 MB

Download ecoSwitch 2.3 on Windows PC – 25.3 MB

Did you know that the world's food system is responsible for around 30% to 40% of greenhouse gas emmission (GHGe).

You can make better choices for our planet with ecoSwitch. Simply scan a barcode to get a food's Planetary Health Rating, sustainability and health information and better alternatives.

ecoSwitch uses science-based algorithms developed by The George Institute for Global Health - an internationally respected medical research institute.

ecoSwitch is based on the same platform as our award-winning FoodSwitch app, with over 100,000 Australian packaged food items in its database, and is accredited by ORCHA with a review Score of 74% in 2020 making FoodSwitch app the most trusted source for health app advice

ecoSwitch will help you find better foods for our planet when grocery shopping

MAKING BETTER FOOD CHOICES FOR OUR PLANET IS FAST AND EASY

• Barcode Scanner --- Simply scan barcodes to view planetary health ratings and sustainablity information of packaged food products.

• Planetary Health Rating --- View how foods you scan contribute to greenhouse gas emissions with our simple star rating. The more stars a product has, the less harmful it is to our planet.

• Better Food Choices --- See recommendations for foods with lower carbon impact based on what you scan.

• Sustainablity Information --- Tap on an items to see more data such as sustainablity claims, country of origin information, and level of processing based on the NOVA classification.

• Health Star Rating mode --- View how healthy your scanned product is based on Health Star Ratings. The higher the star rating, the healthier the food is.

• Traffic Light Labels mode --- View key components of a food based on color-coded ratings. Red is high, Green is low and Amber is medium.

MORE FEATURES

• 'Help us out' by capturing photos of items not currently in our product database.

Check out this video. Professor Bruce Neal - Executive Director at The George Institute for Global Health talks about the FoodSwitch program and its vision to improve health

https://www.georgeinstitute.org/videos/launch-food-the-foodswitch-program

ecoSwitch is owned and operated by The George Institute for Global Health.

For more information about ecoSwitch and FAQs, please visit

http://www.georgeinstitute.org/projects/foodswitch.

Allows applications to access information about networks.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to open network sockets.