The Android SDK includes the Android device emulator. We can also drag an APKs file to install on an emulator, and then run them. While the emulator is running, we can run the Android Studio project and select the emulator as the target device. Launch the Emulator without first running an app
In the toolbar, choose the AVD, which we want to run our app from the target device from the drop-down menu.ģ.
This leads to open a Verify Configuration page.ġ.5 Change AVD properties if needed, and then click Finish.Ģ. The System Image page appears.ġ.4 Select the system image for the particular API level and click Next.
If we don?t see the hardware profile we want, then we can create or import a hardware profile. Then Select Hardware page appears.ġ.3 Select a hardware profile and then click Next. To create a new AVD:-ġ.1 Open the AVD Manager by clicking Tools > AVD Manager.ġ.2 Click on Create Virtual Device, at the bottom of the AVD Manager dialog. In Android Studio, we need to create an Android Virtual Device (AVD) that the emulator can use to install and run your app. To start the Android Emulator and run an application in our project:ġ. We can run an Android app form the Android Studio project, or we can run an app which is installed on the Android Emulator as we run any app on a device. To install the emulator component, select the Android Emulator component in the SDK Tools tab of the SDK Manager. However some components of emulator may or may not be installed while installing Android Studio. The Android emulator is installed while installing the Android Studio.