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This guide explains how to prepare the Android Emulator for testing your app.

Android Emulator Apple M1

Overview

Android Emulator Apple M1 Free

Android emulator on Mac M1 You’re now watching this thread and will receive emails when there’s activity. Click again to stop watching or visit your profile/homepage to manage your watched threads. Any you know what, unlike Android Studio (which is still Intel based compiled), the M1 Emulator is Apple M1 Device compatible!! No wonder it works so fast! Known Limitation (to me).

Android Studio Apple M1 Emulator

The Android Emulator can be run in a variety of configurationsto simulate different devices. Each configuration is called a virtualdevice. When you deploy and test your app on the emulator, you selecta pre-configured or custom virtual device that simulates a physicalAndroid device such as a Nexus or Pixel phone.

The sections listed below describe how to accelerate the Androidemulator for maximum performance, how to use the Android Device Managerto create and customize virtual devices, and how to customize theprofile properties of a virtual device. In addition, a troubleshootingsection explains common emulator problems and workarounds.

Sections

Hardware Acceleration for Emulator Performance

How to prepare your computer for maximum Android Emulator performanceby using either Hyper-V or HAXM virtualization technology. Because theAndroid Emulator can be prohibitively slow without hardwareacceleration, we recommend that you enable hardware acceleration onyour computer before you use the emulator.

Managing Virtual Devices with the Android Device Manager

How to use the Android Device Manager to create and customize virtualdevices.

Editing Android Virtual Device Properties

How to use the Android Device Manager to edit the profile properties of avirtual device.

Android Emulator Troubleshooting

In this article, the most common warning messages and issues that occurwhile running the Android Emulator are described, along withworkarounds and tips.

Android Emulator For Apple M1

Note

If you are using a Mac with an Apple chip, such as the M1, you will need to install the Android Emulator for M1 preview from GitHub.

Android Studio M1

After you have configured the Android Emulator, seeDebugging on the Android Emulatorfor information about how to launch the emulator and use it for testingand debugging your app.

Note

Android Emulator For M1

As of Android SDK Tools version 26.0.1 and later, Google has removed support for existing AVD/SDK managers in favor of their new CLI (Command Line Interface) tools. Because of this deprecation change, Xamarin SDK/Device Managers are now used instead of Google SDK/Device Managers for Android Tools 26.0.1 and later. For more information about the Xamarin SDK Manager, see Setting up the Android SDK for Xamarin.Android.