With the recent changes happening to some of the popular emulators, most have found issues with properly utilizing and taking advantage of the "𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧".
There are several ways to properly take advantage of this promotion. The first and most obvious is to simply login to hearthstone on a 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 𝐒𝟔 or S7 phone (𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 𝟖 has yet to be proven but let me know if you found success).
The other process, which is what you'll be mainly here for is to use an Emulator. There are serveral emulators that can take you through this process. However the Nox emulator has been the simplest emulator to use from personal experience, this is also the recommended emulator from the Hearthstone personality known as Kripparrian.
This guide will be focused on using the "Nox" Emulator which i also recommend you use as from my own recent experience it took me only a few button presses.
2. Install and Run Nox App Player for the first time, i recommend you don't change any default options during the installation process.
3. During your first launch you may be prompted to login into Google, however if you haven't simply head to the main menu, click "Google Play Store" and you should be prompted to login to Google.
4. (𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏) Before we download Hearthstone, head back into the Main Menu and click the small gear - ⚙️ icon in the top right. Now click Property, under default model select the phone brand, now look for and change it to " Samsung SM-G9200". Restart Nox App Player.
5. Download Hearthstone from the Google Play Store, after Hearthstone has been installed launch hearthstone and wait for any updates to finish.
6. Login to your Hearthstone account and once your taken to the Main Menu of Hearthstone you should be prompted with your 3 free packs + Galaxy Cardback!
This process has been proven to work as of 5/10/2017 today on my recently made alt account on the NA server however this process should work across all servers.
𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 - 1. Nox App Player as almost all emulators do, can be very demanding on your computers resources, depending on your hardware.
2. This process can only be done once so if you have already done this using some other means, the steps provided on this thread will be pointless to you.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦:
"𝐍𝐨𝐱 𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐱" - Simply restart Nox App Player until the apps show up, this is one of the most common errors.
"𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫" - This is a rare and very annoying error which can be a hassle to fix but here is how to do so below.
1. Go to the Nox App Player settings menu, NOT the settings menu in the top right corner the one in the Nox App Player Main Menu.
2. Under "Accounts" click google, find and click your gmail and click the 3 square dots in the top right. Now select Remove Account.
3. Now head back into the Settings Main Menu and click "Storage". Now click Apps and drag to the right until your under the "All" tab, find "Google Play Store", "Google Services Framework and "Google Play Services" now click Clear Data/Clear Cache on all three.
4. Now simply try clicking on the Google Play Store and you should be prompted to login to Google.
5. If this process does not fix your Problem, click Start, type in %Appdata% and open the folder, now click Local and delete the "Nox" Folder. Now uninstall Nox App Player and reinstall. Retrace all of the steps above the picture.
"𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧" - Click the gear settings icon, click Advanced and change the graphics rendering mode to it's opposite setting.
"𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐱" - This is usually because your Hardware is not up to the task of running the Emulator, trying changing your settings to a lower value in the Settings Gear Icon under the Advanced tab.
𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒 - Try heading into a game using the Nox Emulator and concede, you should be prompted with the "Play a Game on an Android device" free pack reward.
Worked perfectly fine, got 3 packs and the card back, but couldn't get 1 pack from playing a game on an Android Phone (I already had 1 pack from playing a game on an Android Tablet)
Does the 1 pack from Android Phone can still be obtained?
The Android Phone was obtainable as recently as last week when I started playing hearthstone for the first time, but I dont know if this emulator covers it. I wound up using a different emulator for my Android Tablet and I have a physical Android Phone.
Does anyone have an equivalent emulator for the Iphone pack ? I've got access to an Ipad that isn't mine, but not an IPhone. Tried a few iOS emulators but couldn't find anything that I could get working with App Store access.
Just tried it, got 4 free packs. 450 dust (three epics in it)
So thanks for the tip!
Thanks to your comment that was puzzling me ( How did he got 4 packs while I only got 3? ) I reopened the emulator, and played a match on it to earned an extra one, so I guess I should also thank you :)
Yeah, the iOS emulators out there are controlled and released by apple so there's no app store on anything, you have to by an iPhone or iPod touch in order to get the iPhone pack.
I finally got it to work on a different Mac, but now I don't see the option to change the phone, only the resolution and toggling between generic tablet/phone. Does this just not work on the Mac version of the emulator?
Just and update. Was unable to get this to work on my MacBook Pro (Nox crashed whenever I clicked on the settings gear) or my iMac (there was no "Properties" tab to change to a specific phone model. I finally got it to work using a Dell laptop. So it appears you cannot do this with the Mac version of Nox.
Hope that helps someone and thanks to the OP for the guide!
With the recent changes happening to some of the popular emulators, most have found issues with properly utilizing and taking advantage of the "𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧".
http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/19819223/galaxy-gifts-for-the-samsung™-galaxy-s6-7-16-2015
There are several ways to properly take advantage of this promotion. The first and most obvious is to simply login to hearthstone on a 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 𝐒𝟔 or S7 phone (𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 𝟖 has yet to be proven but let me know if you found success).
The other process, which is what you'll be mainly here for is to use an Emulator. There are serveral emulators that can take you through this process. However the Nox emulator has been the simplest emulator to use from personal experience, this is also the recommended emulator from the Hearthstone personality known as Kripparrian.
However Hearthpwn themselves has a process for this promotion already on their website for "Genymotion". http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/946-obtaining-the-galaxy-gifts-card-back-3-free-packs.
This guide will be focused on using the "Nox" Emulator which i also recommend you use as from my own recent experience it took me only a few button presses.
1. Download Nox App Player from their website. https://www.bignox.com/
(If you want to give Kripp free monies, ew btw, you can use his refferal link here - https://www.bignox.com/?utm_source=twitch&utm_medium=kripp&utm_campaign=widget01).
2. Install and Run Nox App Player for the first time, i recommend you don't change any default options during the installation process.
3. During your first launch you may be prompted to login into Google, however if you haven't simply head to the main menu, click "Google Play Store" and you should be prompted to login to Google.
4. (𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏) Before we download Hearthstone, head back into the Main Menu and click the small gear - ⚙️ icon in the top right. Now click Property, under default model select the phone brand, now look for and change it to " Samsung SM-G9200". Restart Nox App Player.
5. Download Hearthstone from the Google Play Store, after Hearthstone has been installed launch hearthstone and wait for any updates to finish.
6. Login to your Hearthstone account and once your taken to the Main Menu of Hearthstone you should be prompted with your 3 free packs + Galaxy Cardback!
This process has been proven to work as of 5/10/2017 today on my recently made alt account on the NA server however this process should work across all servers.
𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 - 1. Nox App Player as almost all emulators do, can be very demanding on your computers resources, depending on your hardware.
2. This process can only be done once so if you have already done this using some other means, the steps provided on this thread will be pointless to you.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦:
"𝐍𝐨𝐱 𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐱" - Simply restart Nox App Player until the apps show up, this is one of the most common errors.
"𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫" - This is a rare and very annoying error which can be a hassle to fix but here is how to do so below.
1. Go to the Nox App Player settings menu, NOT the settings menu in the top right corner the one in the Nox App Player Main Menu.
2. Under "Accounts" click google, find and click your gmail and click the 3 square dots in the top right. Now select Remove Account.
3. Now head back into the Settings Main Menu and click "Storage". Now click Apps and drag to the right until your under the "All" tab, find "Google Play Store", "Google Services Framework and "Google Play Services" now click Clear Data/Clear Cache on all three.
4. Now simply try clicking on the Google Play Store and you should be prompted to login to Google.
5. If this process does not fix your Problem, click Start, type in %Appdata% and open the folder, now click Local and delete the "Nox" Folder. Now uninstall Nox App Player and reinstall. Retrace all of the steps above the picture.
"𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧" - Click the gear settings icon, click Advanced and change the graphics rendering mode to it's opposite setting.
"𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐱" - This is usually because your Hardware is not up to the task of running the Emulator, trying changing your settings to a lower value in the Settings Gear Icon under the Advanced tab.
𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒 - Try heading into a game using the Nox Emulator and concede, you should be prompted with the "Play a Game on an Android device" free pack reward.
This is a follow-up on one of my older posts on another account, which has recently been considered outdated - http://www.hearthpwn.com/forums/hearthstone-general/general-discussion/184192-how-to-get-3-free-packs-galaxy-card-back
Which is why I'm here today and hopefully you have found success ;).
𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐑𝐞-𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐎𝐧, 𝐓𝐡𝐞, 𝐖𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU9XUSrWEbY
Just tried it, got 4 free packs. 450 dust (three epics in it)
So thanks for the tip!
Worked perfectly fine, got 3 packs and the card back, but couldn't get 1 pack from playing a game on an Android Phone (I already had 1 pack from playing a game on an Android Tablet)
Does the 1 pack from Android Phone can still be obtained?
The Android Phone was obtainable as recently as last week when I started playing hearthstone for the first time, but I dont know if this emulator covers it. I wound up using a different emulator for my Android Tablet and I have a physical Android Phone.
Does anyone have an equivalent emulator for the Iphone pack ? I've got access to an Ipad that isn't mine, but not an IPhone. Tried a few iOS emulators but couldn't find anything that I could get working with App Store access.
The property section in the settings doesn't even show up for me
Worked perfectly for me. Thank you, _Spiderbro!
Thanks _Spiderbro, it worked perfectly, and I manage to get it for my brother's account as well - easiest & cheapest dust ever :)
Commenting for you to get a little more exposure, and hopefully get this deal accessible to others
"What have you got there,
PinocchioMalygos?"Thanks dude, really appreciate the guide.
"What have you got there,
PinocchioMalygos?"The app crashes when I hit the gear to change the emulator properties. Any advice?
LEEEEEEEEEROY JENKINS!
Tested,Worked and Verified today (date 09.07.2017) on Europe Server.
Double post, deleted.
Yeah, the iOS emulators out there are controlled and released by apple so there's no app store on anything, you have to by an iPhone or iPod touch in order to get the iPhone pack.
I get the Google Play Services app has stopped working, and the gapp error constantly. This stops me from logging into GooglePlay.
Any ideas?
I finally got it to work on a different Mac, but now I don't see the option to change the phone, only the resolution and toggling between generic tablet/phone. Does this just not work on the Mac version of the emulator?
Just and update. Was unable to get this to work on my MacBook Pro (Nox crashed whenever I clicked on the settings gear) or my iMac (there was no "Properties" tab to change to a specific phone model. I finally got it to work using a Dell laptop. So it appears you cannot do this with the Mac version of Nox.
Hope that helps someone and thanks to the OP for the guide!
Worked like a charm,couldnt make it with other emulators.Thanks op for the guide,have my upvote
Got Mines!
Thanks for the awesome guide.