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Oldroid on Windows Pc

Developed By: visual-experience

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 6 votes

Last Updated: December 26, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 0.9
Size 1.6 MB
Release Date May 29, 13
Category Personalization Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call. [see more (19)]

Description from Developer:
Oldroid adapts the smartphone for elderly persons. It replaces the Homescreen and allows only basic features of the phone. From the Oldroid Webpage (www.oldroid.net) you can make c... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Oldroid and install on Windows PC. Oldroid is free Personalization app, developed by visual-experience. Latest version of Oldroid is 0.9, was released on 2013-05-29 (updated on 2023-12-26). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Oldroid is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 6 users, 4 users had rated it 5*, 2 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Oldroid on Windows?

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

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

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 0.9.

Download Oldroid 0.9 on Windows PC – 1.6 MB

Oldroid adapts the smartphone for elderly persons. It replaces the Homescreen and allows only basic features of the phone. From the Oldroid Webpage (www.oldroid.net) you can make changes to the settings and edit/add contacts. The changes will immediately be synced with the phone. This allows you to remotely administrate the phone of a elderly person.

The idea is that you (the Administrator) install this application on your grannies phone. Afterwards you can administrate it from the web.

Currently it is in Beta Version and only a few applications are pre-installed. We will upgrade it after the Beta Testing Phase to include more apps.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows applications to set the wallpaper.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to expand or collapse the status bar.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.
Allows an application to collect battery statistics
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.
Allows an application to write (but not read] the user's call log data.