I've also used that before getting a smartphone. Works quite well. I've even got it to play Telltale's GoT
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Antivirus programs often have false alerts and you shouldn't always trust what they say.
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try winauth and see if it's not flagged by that antivirus.
also, remember to write the recovery code when you activate 2-step verification. it's very important.
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An authenticator like the ones posted can work. But if he isn't able to get an emulator to work with his AV software he might not be able to set up any of those programs correctly.
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Ah i see, but you are saying that even if he gets a virus alert he shouldnt worry right?
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If you are doing things right, and it's a trusted program (like the 3 listed above) you can whitelist it. If he downloaded a trojan or something instead of the actual program, I really can't help there.
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DroidX.
You can also hold few other accounts on it.
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Stop trying to emulate an android device and just get proper PC authenticator - WinAuth.
SDA sucks badly and emulating original Steam authenticator is pure nonsense.
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Steam Desktop Authenticator - for guard codes and trade
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i use this just make sure you back it up after you activate it because you may need the one file if you change comps or your hdd fails.
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Android emulator (or similar to emulator):
Android x86: http://www.android-x86.org
Remix OS: http://www.jide.com/remixos
BlueStacks: http://www.bluestacks.com
If you want just to confirm trades though consider software dedicated to it:
Steam Desktop Authenticator: https://github.com/Jessecar96/SteamDesktopAuthenticator
WinAuth: http://winauth.com
For longer list of applications for those use cases, consider checking Alternativeto.net, for example:
https://alternativeto.net/software/android-x86/
https://alternativeto.net/software/steam-desktop-authenticator/
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He went with WinAuth, thanks for all those links:)
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Now that's a support from entire chain of command xD
Edit:
I forgot about GenyMotion: https://www.genymotion.com
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Don't get bluestacks. It requires a lot of trashing about to remove all the forced app-installs, ads, and that garbage.
Nox. Nox is the very best android emulator on PC by far. No ads, no bullshit, and it works beautifully. Used it for ages to play Fire Emblem: Heroes on PC.
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Seems crappy. Just tried it and got my first blue screen for years. Twice.
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Never had a blue screen with any emulator ever but I've read that Nox can conflict with Hyper-V. Try disabling that in Windows Components if you don't use it and it happens to be on. That is all I can offer without a detailed description.
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Bluestacks and Andy are both horrible, but my laptop apparently can't handle Nox or Memu.
To really aggravate the issue, my Win10 PC (deciding to be as dramatic as possible) crashes the entire computer when loading up any emulator I've tried on it. Hyper-V isn't enabled, so any ideas on what else could be causing that?
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Hmm, tough one. Does Eventview say anything more specific? If it's an English Windows 10 you can simply press the Windows key and type in Eventview and it'll pop up as a control panel option.
Then go to Custom Views > Administrative Events. You'll get a list of all critical errors on a PC, such as a loss of power. If there's nothing there you can check Windows > Applications but I doubt you'll find much there as it's errors specific to a program.
It doesn't give you a BSOD right? Because if it does we can inspect the Blue Screen .dmp log files using BlueScreenView.
But if you were looking for a short answer then no I'm afraid. I've used Nox without any issues myself. Windows 10 x64.
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Well if you still look for Android emulator ... try using Nox .
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Hey guys, a friend of mine doesnt use a smartphone and he has to wait always for the trade holds.
Are there any emulators he coud use so he could avoid this problem? If yes which one could you suggerst because he tried one yesterday and he antivirus got crazy. Thanks a ton for your help i hope you will have a nice day:)
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