How to "shake" in Bluestacks?

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One of my apps needs to use the motion sensor in my Android "cell phone".

Of course, I can't shake my computer by using BlueStacks.

I wonder how I can achieve the "shake" function in BlueStacks environment?

I tried left-right arrows, but it does not seem to work at all.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 25 '16 at 17:31

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Use BlueStacks 2, it's supported. I don't think it's possible to really shake in BS1, but with BS2, you have the button in the sidebar.

And you have also shortcuts

answered Mar 25 '16 at 17:31

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 01 '20 at 05:14

The shake feature in BlueStacks only shakes the device horizontally. To activate the debug menu in Expo, the device needs to be shaken vertically. BlueStacks only implementing horizontal shake was a poor decision.

A work-around for any device with adb debug attached is:

adb shell input keyevent 82

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 15 '14 at 15:16

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It's not supported yet. Just tilt with left-down and left-right keys. This was from 3 months ago: https://getsatisfaction.com/bstk/topics/shake_shake_shake_feature

answered Feb 15 '14 at 15:16

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tanx - but what's your mean? – Saeid Feb 15 '14 at 15:27
From what I've read on their forums, you can only simulate Tilt with BlueStacks, not the shaking feature. This will be implemented in future versions. – Filipe YaBa Polido Feb 15 '14 at 15:29
It is fully supported, in BlueStacks 2. There is a button that "shakes" the window and send the intent action. – Quidam Mar 25 '16 at 17:26

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 21 '14 at 10:31

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You can use genymotion, its better than bluestacks. It also supports Shake feature for WeChat.

answered May 21 '14 at 10:31

Sandeep Poonia

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right - but genymotion not support all of android apps.too, are in genymotion "free for personal use' version "Shake" Available? – Saeid May 21 '14 at 10:58
no emulator can support all apps. Yes its available in free version. – Sandeep Poonia May 22 '14 at 12:06
but from where? - can you help me? - i can't see Shake in genymotion menu. – Saeid May 22 '14 at 12:34
There is an option of Rotate Screen `(Ctrl+F11)`. I have used this only in WeChat. Image [Link](http://www.imagesup.net/?di=714008555056) – Sandeep Poonia May 23 '14 at 14:34
i thought that just make Rotate - your point is Rotation ? - the Rotation make Shake too!? – Saeid May 24 '14 at 11:34
i thought that just make Rotate - your point is Rotation ? - the Rotation make Shake too!? – Saeid May 24 '14 at 12:33
Yes it also acts as Shaking of your device. – Sandeep Poonia May 26 '14 at 06:16
tax - too , you can help me in this post? : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23720624/multiple-file-download-manager-in-listview-progress-pause-resume-android – Saeid May 26 '14 at 10:07

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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I would simply record the sensor readings from a real device shake and then make a library that dispatches a fake shake whenever I need one:

How can I unit test an Android Activity that acts on Accelerometer?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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answered Jun 02 '15 at 13:24

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