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APOD on Windows Pc

Developed By: Concentric Sky, Inc.

License: Free

Rating: 4,1/5 - 88 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0.3
Size 9.7 MB
Release Date April 16, 15
Category Books & Reference Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (5)]

What's New:
Updated About information. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Developed in partnership with NASA, Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) brings the vastness of space right into your hand. Browse through decades of high resolution NASA space phot... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download APOD and install on Windows PC. APOD is free Books & Reference app, developed by Concentric Sky, Inc.. Latest version of APOD is 1.0.3, was released on 2015-04-16 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of APOD is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 88 users, 10 users had rated it 5*, 55 users had rated it 1*.

How to install APOD on Windows?

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

In this post, I am going to show you how to install APOD 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 APOD 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 "APOD" 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 APOD 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 "APOD" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.3.

Download APOD 1.0.3 on Windows PC – 9.7 MB

Developed in partnership with NASA, Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) brings the vastness of space right into your hand. Browse through decades of high resolution NASA space photos hand selected by NASA astronomers. Jump to photos by date, save them to your photo roll, set as your device wallpaper, or share them with friends. Select your favorites for easy viewing anytime. And, see previews and descriptions for video APODs. Want that latest Hubble photo as a background? Then APOD is for you.

Features:

A new astronomy photo every day, with an explanation written by a professional astronomer.

View a gallery of previous APOD images (more than 7000 since 1995), and jump quickly to any date.

Display video APODs with preview images in the gallery, just like photo APODs.

Select an APOD from the gallery to see it in full-screen mode, then swipe quickly between APODs -- no need to return to the gallery.

Double-tap to zoom in on a photo, or single-tap to hide the title and status bar.

Save APOD photos to your photo roll.

Set an APOD photo as your device wallpaper.

Share APODs with your friends.

Add APODs to your list of favorites for easy access.

Configure to automatically download new APODs once a day, and to be notified when a new APOD is available.
Updated About information.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to set the wallpaper.
Allows an application to read from external storage.