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Gears 20180602

1.7 MB / 10K+ Downloads / Rating 3.6 - 359 reviews


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Gears, developed and published by Jeff Boody, has released its latest version, 20180602, on 2018-06-03. This app falls under the Libraries & Demo category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 10000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 3.6, based on 359 reviews.

Gears APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 4.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.jeffboody.GearsES2eclair

Updated: 7 years ago

Developer Name: Jeff Boody

Category: Libraries & Demo

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Gears on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

3.6
Total 359 reviews

Reviews

2 ★, on 2020-08-28
As expected, just like opengl demo on unix, but why is data connection required?

5 ★, on 2019-06-22
One of the oldest OpenGl tests that was made for android - nice to still see it here

1 ★, on 2020-04-12
I wanted to use this as live wp. Will reinstall if there's a way to do that.

1 ★, on 2020-03-31
I thought you could add gears but you cannot this is a stupid game everyone write this one star muhahahaha

1 ★, on 2020-02-20
Does absolutely nothing

5 ★, on 2019-10-07
Best open gl app

Previous Versions

Gears 20180602
2018-06-03 / 1.7 MB / Android 4.0+

Gears 7
2023-11-30 / 100 KB / Android 2.1+

About this app

Gears for Android is a heavily modified port of the famous "gears" demo to Android.

The Gears demo is an open source project intended to help developers learn how to create OpenGL ES programs on Android. The Gears demo was originally written by Brian Paul as part of the Mesa3D project. My implementation includes variations for Java/OpenGL ES 1.x, Java/C/OpenGL ES 1.x and Java/C/OpenGL ES 2.0. I have also added several features not found in the original implementation including touch screen support, VBOs and an on-screen FPS counter.

The FPS (frames-per-second) counter is often used as a benchmark metric for graphics programs. On Android the frame rate is limited by v-sync (typically 60 FPS) which is the fastest rate that a display can refresh the screen. Since Gears is capable of rendering much faster than v-sync on most devices it provides limited benchmarking value.

New features

6/2/2018
• Update for Android Developer Studio
• Improve about page

2/27/2015
• Fixed IllegalArgumentException for multitouch

9/2/2014
• Fixed Java signing issue

8/23/2014
• Fixed memory corruption

11/13/2013
• Added quaternions for natural rotations and rolling
• Miscelaneous cleanup
• Added ports for SDL and LOAX environments