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This guide explains how to prepare the Android Emulator for testing your app.
Overview
Use Nox to run Android apps on Mac Xamarin Android Player for MAC Xamarin is one of the preferred Android emulator software for Mac. There are step by step instructions throughout the setup process of this software. So that you find it comfortable working with. Your loved Android apps would run on a Mac using this program.
- Jun 22, 2018 In this article. The topics in this section explain how to install and configure Xamarin.Android to work with Visual Studio on Windows and macOS, how to use the Android SDK Manager to download and install Android SDK tools and components that are required for building and testing your app, how to configure the Android emulator for debugging, and how to connect a physical Android device to your.
- Aug 27, 2018 If the emulator is not already running, you can start it from the command line (rather than from within Visual Studio for Mac) to view its output. Typically, Android emulator AVD images are stored at the following location: /.android/avd. You can launch the emulator with an AVD image from this location by passing in the folder name of the AVD.
Xamarin Android Player
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.
Xamarin Android Emulator Troubleshooting
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.
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.
Xamarin Android Hyper V
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.
Xamarin Android Emulator Mac Mojave
Note
Xamarin Mac Android Emulator
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.