BlueStacks takes its AI assistant global — GameLoop stays quiet
BlueAI opened to all users on 17 July and lets you plug in your own API key. Over the same period GameLoop has shipped no update that can be verified.
The most interesting thing to happen on the emulator side this summer did not come from GameLoop.
BlueStacks rolled out its AI assistant, BlueAI, worldwide on 17 July 2026. Signed-in users get free credits, but the assistant's distinguishing feature is that you can connect your own API key — OpenAI, Anthropic and other providers are supported.
That makes it the first widespread example of a bring-your-own-model assistant built into an emulator. In a market where emulators have differentiated on little more than frame rate and keymapping for years, it is a genuine attempt at something else.
Where the rivals stand
| Emulator | Last known version | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BlueStacks | 5 (major version unchanged) · BlueAI 17 Jul | July 2026 |
| LDPlayer | 9.5.27.0 / 14.0 Beta | 14 July 2026 |
| MSI App Player | 10.42.75.6311 | 12 June 2026 |
| MuMu Player | 5.27.2.3530 | 28 May 2026 |
| GameLoop | 5.1.152.90 (64-bit) | 24 October 2025 |
The table tells the story on its own: all four rivals have a verifiable build from this year. GameLoop does not.
The "TenStore Android Connect" claim
Another claim has been circulating for a while: a next-generation, GameLoop-branded engine called "TenStore Android Connect", built on Android 13 and using Vulkan. The story goes that the old AOW is Android 7-based, and that the new engine is a rebrand of a Tencent emulator long available in China.
We could not verify this. We found no primary announcement from Tencent or GameLoop. Until that changes we are marking the Android 13 and Vulkan claims as rumour. By the same standard, which Android version GameLoop's current AOW engine emulates has never been stated officially either — Android 7 is the common answer, but we cannot attribute it to an official source.
Why it matters
Being the officially recognised emulator on the PUBG Mobile side is a serious advantage for GameLoop, and it does not depend on a release cadence. But the longer the silence on the product side runs, the more the answer to "why GameLoop" narrows to that single line item.
At a moment when the rivals are competing on features, nine months without a verifiable client update is not a fault in itself, but it is a trend worth tracking. That is why we keep the version log.