How do I use BlueStacks as an Android emulator for eclipse?

[robinbobin]

Life’s to too short to be wasted using Eclipse Android emulator :D so I found it’s more efficient to use BlueStacks as an alternative (which is very fast)
First you will have to install BlueStacks ( Link : BlueStacks )
To use Bluestacks as an emulator you’ll have to do the following steps:
1- you’ll have to open BlueStacks (NOTE : Open BlueStacks “before” Eclipse)
2- open Eclipse
3- open device manger : Window -> show view -> android -> device
4- if everything works fine, you will find BlueStacks as localhost
When you run your application, Eclipse will run it on BlueStacks

Connect your bluestack as below :

1. Open cmd
   
2. go to android sdk path
   
3. Example : E:/Android/Android/sdk/
   
4. open platform-tools folder as : E:/Android/Android/sdk/platform-tools
   
5. connect your blustack with command as:
   adb connect localhost OR adb connect localhost:5555

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-use-BlueStacks-as-an-Android-emulator-for-eclipse