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Porters Companion on Windows Pc

Developed By: user154

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: December 30, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0
Size 2.6 MB
Release Date January 06, 24
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to read from external storage. [see more (1)]

What's New:
Initial Release [see more]

Description from Developer:
Porting ROMs for devices whose kernel source is not readily available can be tricky, and very frustrating at times!

This tool aims to make things a little easier.

Every guide on... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Porters Companion and install on Windows PC. Porters Companion is free Tools app, developed by user154. Latest version of Porters Companion is 1.0, was released on 2024-01-06 (updated on 2023-12-30). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Porters Companion 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 Porters Companion on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Porters Companion on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

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

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Porters Companion 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 "Porters Companion" 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 Porters Companion 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 "Porters Companion" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.

Download Porters Companion 1.0 on Windows PC – 2.6 MB

Porting ROMs for devices whose kernel source is not readily available can be tricky, and very frustrating at times!

This tool aims to make things a little easier.

Every guide on creating a ROM port suggests that you only change one lib at a time, however I have found this approach can sometimes leave you with bugs that cannot be fixed.

Sometimes to fix bugs it is necessary to change not just one single lib but also the dependencies of this lib.

This is where Porters Companion can help!

Porters Companion provides 2 simple functions:

The first is an ELF dependency viewer.
While this is primarily designed to show the dependencies of a .so library, it could be used to view the dependencies of any ELF file.

The second is a simple Magisk module creator.
This can be used to create simple system file replacement modules, allowing you to test lib changes on the go. Eliminating the need to rebuild your whole ROM just to test a few simple lib changes.
Initial Release
Allows an application to read from external storage.