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Africa's Talking Sandbox on Windows Pc

Developed By: Africa's Talking Ltd

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 1.1.7
Size 10.9 MB
Release Date November 02, 24
Category Communication Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to use SIP service. [see more (8)]

What's New:
Bug fixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
All the features available on the live API are now available to test on the sandbox.
The app mimics how a user might interact with your hosted application on their real phone.

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About this app

On this page you can download Africa's Talking Sandbox and install on Windows PC. Africa's Talking Sandbox is free Communication app, developed by Africa's Talking Ltd. Latest version of Africa's Talking Sandbox is 1.1.7, was released on 2024-11-02 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of Africa's Talking Sandbox 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 Africa's Talking Sandbox on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Africa's Talking Sandbox on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

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

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All the features available on the live API are now available to test on the sandbox.
The app mimics how a user might interact with your hosted application on their real phone.

Learn the Africa’s Talking technology before you use it in a production environment. Build and test applications without spending money. Launch all interactions with your hosted application from the Android app.

**Features**

Add short codes, paybill channels, USSD codes and voice channels to your dashboard.

Expose your application to the world for testing.

Users on the simulator can access your application on your sandbox channel to test.

Use the Sandbox to develop mobile communication apps.

You can simulate SMS, USSD, Short Codes, Payments and Voice interactions.

See all the available APIs at https://developers.africastalking.com/

To get started:

1. Set up your localhost env.
2. Create a resource e.g. USSD code on sandbox (https://account.africastalking.com/apps/sandbox).
3. Use the sample code to interact with the Android Sandbox app.

Happy Coding!
Bug fixes
Allows an application to use SIP service.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.