If you are looking to test a mobile app and would like to test run it on an emulator, one of numerous options available is to use the Android SDK virtual mobile device emulator which runs on a Windows machine. The emulator lets you run a prototype, develop and test Android applications without using an actual physical mobile phone.
Follow the steps outlined below to successfully run an Android mobile emulator
- Go to http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html → click on Download the SDK (ADT Bundle for Windows)
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- Accept the terms and conditions → select either 32-bit or 64-bit version depending on your hardware type → click on Download the SDK
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- Save the file
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- Unpack the ZIP file (named adt-bundle-<os_platform>.zip) → save it to an appropriate location like “C:\Projects\” directory
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- Open the folder C:\Project\adt-bundle-<os_platform> directory → launch SDK Manager.exe → From the Android SDK Manager screen, ensure the following packages are installed:
- SDK Tools
- SDK Platform-tools
- SDK Platform
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- Install any other additional packages selected including ‘Samples for SDK‘
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- Accept license and click Install
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- Click on Tools > Manage AVDs…
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- On AVD Manager screen → click Device Definitions → scroll and select desired device → click Create AVD…
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- Change AVD Name and click OK
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- Click OK on summary screen
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- Select the new emulator and click on Start…
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- Accept default scale size and click Launch
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- Wait for the emulator to start as it does take a bit of time
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- The android familiar screen should appear now Image may be NSFW.
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