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Questions tagged [avd-manager]

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Launch AVD manager from command line

I'm on Windows 10. Android studio version 2.3.3 How can I launch the AVD Manager with-out opening the Android Studio and creating a project ? I remember it was possible for earlier version of Android Studio. I found the avdmanager.bat file in…
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How to change location of AVD (Android Virtual Devices) files to external SSD?

I have limited SSD on my Mac. I have an external SSD. I would like to store multiple virtual devices, far beyond the capacity of the Mac internal storage. How to configure location of AVD? Attempt 1 I tried using:…
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"cannot add library libvulkan.so" when trying to start emulator

This is my first time attempting anything Android. I have installed Android Studio 2021.3.1 Patch 1 on Ubuntu 22.04 and created an Empty Compose Activity as a test. The Device Manager looks like this But when I try to run it I get The emulator…
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Can I get more RAM in emulator while still having a Google Play image?

I know how to make a new system image, by cloning an existing one... But, I can't alter the amount of RAM in a Google Play-enabled image, without the clone being non-Google Play. Is there a way to give more RAM to the image while keeping it Google…
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AVD doesn't work after installing Android Studio

I installed Android Studio, but when I try to run, the emulator is not working. When I googled, I find some instructions in which the Open SDK Manager and Download Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM installer) if you haven't. Now go to your SDK…
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How to make Android always use external SD card instead of internal storage?

I created an AVD using bin/avdmanager create avd -d "Nexus 5" -c 2G -n nexus_5 -k "system-images;android-29;google_apis;x86_64" The -c 2G is supposed to create a 2GB sdcard. When I boot the emulator, however, /sdcard seems to point to internal…
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Use video for camera emulator in Android Studio for debugging camera / image recognition based App

I need to debug some image recognition app and therefore need a specific camera input to see if the app is working. Is there a way to use a custom recorded video, for example using the Android Virtual Device manager and it's emulated camera?
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Android Studio: Can't add sdcard to AVD using external file

I've just recently moved to a new laptop (Migrated from Windows 7 to 10) and I'm now setting up my development environment for android. As such, I've created a new AVD using Android Studio. However I can't add an SD card using external file, as the…
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Can't start Android 8.0 Oreo on emulator: "Decryption unsuccessful"

I recently downloaded system images for API Level 26 (Android 8.0), on my SDK emulator but unfortunately I can't boot the virtual device all the way to home screen. I'm stuck on the following screens: One which request a description password; (and…
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System images do not show up in SDK Manager

When I try to create a new AVD, I get the error that there is no system image available. A quick search on the internet tells me that I should download it via the SDK manager, but no system images are showing up in the list. As well, I get an error…
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Share virtual machine between Genymotion and Android AVD Manager?

I've installed Genymotion and configure it to use the SDK folder from Android SDK. (In preferences, ADB -> Use custom Android SDK tools, and select /Users/XXX/Library/Android/sdk) But when I open both Genymotion and Android AVD manager, it can't see…
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How can I launch AVD Manager without opening or creating a project in Android Studio?

Sometimes I just want to open the AVD Manager GUI that is reachable from Android Studio's Tools menu, but without having to start Android Studio and creating or opening a project. How can I do this?
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"Cold boot: snapshot doesn't exist" when running the Android SDK Emulator for the first time

I am just new to Android Studio and I tried to run the emulator from the SDK for the first time. When I click on the Run button, the emulator opens with an error: Cold boot: snapshot doesn't exist. How to solve this problem?
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AVD with custom userdata.img doesn't boot

I have been trying to emulate a real android device using AVD by replacing the sdcard (sdcard.img) and userdata (userdata.img) pulled from my device. Xiaomi Redmi 1S Android 4.4.2 Only replacing the sdcard causes no problems. However, after…
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Android AVD throws errors, such as "Failed to sync vcpu reg"

How do I fix “Failed to sync vcpu reg” error? does not help. I tried all the solutions I could for Mac on the post but none worked. I started a new project and tried to run the emulator, but I get these errors: HAXM is working and emulator runs in…
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