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polybox on Windows Pc

Developed By: ETH Zurich

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 4.3.1
Size 13.4 MB
Release Date November 02, 24
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (11)]

What's New:
- Security - Improve biometric authentication security- Bugfix - Bugs related to Details view- Enhancement - "Apply to all" when many name conflicts... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Note: To use this app an ETH account is required!

polybox offers all ETH members "ETH on-campus storage". The following simple formula describes the use case very well:
... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download polybox and install on Windows PC. polybox is free Education app, developed by ETH Zurich. Latest version of polybox is 4.3.1, was released on 2024-11-02 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of polybox 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 polybox on Windows?

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

In this post, I am going to show you how to install polybox 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!

Step By Step Guide To Install polybox using BlueStacks

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Once installed, click "polybox" 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 polybox on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

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

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 4.3.1 , 4.2.1.

Download polybox 4.3.1 on Windows PC – 13.4 MB

Download polybox 4.2.1 on Windows PC – 13.5 MB

Note: To use this app an ETH account is required!

polybox offers all ETH members "ETH on-campus storage". The following simple formula describes the use case very well:
"polybox - Use it as a logical memory stick - store your data on the ETH campus"

ITS System Services (ID SD) as the internal service provider, will provide "polybox.ethz.ch" service with 50 GB of storage on the ETH storage facilities. The service is available to all ETH members and is free of charge.

polybox meets the following requirements:
- polybox data is stored on ETH storage facilities
- ETH members avoid the use of ETH-external (uncontrollable) storage media
- mobile (iPhone + Android) and Sync clients are available
- Security - Improve biometric authentication security
- Bugfix - Bugs related to Details view
- Enhancement - "Apply to all" when many name conflicts arise
- Enhancement - Auto-refresh when a file is uploaded
- Enhancement - Prevent that two media files are playing at the same time
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to read the sync stats.
Allows applications to read the sync settings.
Allows applications to write the sync settings.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an app to use fingerprint hardware.
Allows an application to read from external storage.