However, there are plenty of devices out there at that resolution (or lower), and it makes for a reasonable starting emulator.

For example, a 1280x768 or 1280x720 phone would be considered by many people to be fairly low-resolution. Since emulator speeds are tied somewhat to the resolution of their (virtual) screens, you generally aim for a device profile that is on the low end but is not completely ridiculous. The “New Hardware Profile” button allows you to define new profiles, if there is no existing profile that meets your needs. The first page of the wizard allows you to choose a device profile to use as a starting point for your AVD. To create an AVD, click the “Create Virtual Device” button, which brings up a “Virtual Device Configuration” wizard:Īndroid Studio Virtual Device Configuration Wizard, First Page To open the AVD Manager in Android Studio, choose Tools > AVD Manager from the main menu.Īndroid Studio AVD Manager, With Pre-Installed AVD The AVD Manager is where you create these AVDs. Each configuration you want is stored in an “Android virtual device”, or AVD. The Android emulator can emulate one or several Android devices.

If you have an Android device, you may prefer to start testing your app on it, and come back to set up the emulator at a later point. Your first decision to make is whether or not you want to bother setting up an emulator image right now.

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