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Stephanie Dejoode
I'm having a problem with my Android Studio. This is the first time that I installed Android Studio. The problem is that when I install any device it comes up with a grey background around the device or the emulator, I don't know if it has any thing to do with the latest Android Studio version, cause I have updated it, and the toolbar is at the top of the emulator instead of being at the top right of the device.
If you run it before opening any project then you will get a separate window emulator as it looks earlier. It will behave like a separate application. If you close the Android studio also it will remain open. You can close it manually.
To enable a frame around the Android emulator to make it look like a real device, do the following: Open the Virtual Device Manager in Android Studio -> choose your device and click "Edit this AVD" -> Show Advanced Settings -> Scroll down to Device Frame and choose a skin for your device -> Finish.
UPDATE April 25th, 2017:My Android Studio installed a new update (I cannot specify what got updated) and now the emulator suddenly runs fast again (the same AVDs, I haven't created new ones)But this same behavior has happened before. I am sure that in a few days/weeks it will suddenly run extremely slow again, and it will be this way for a few days/weeks, after another update will run smooth again. This has been happening for me during months.I will post here when that happens.
UPDATE April 30th, 2017:My Android Studio installed a new update (Google Repository) and now the emulator suddenly is going extremely slow (the same AVDs, I haven't created new ones). I am sure that in a few days/weeks it will suddenly run fast again.
Finally I've found a solution (at least to me). I've followed this steps (I don't know if all of them are necessary):1) Manually updated HAXM to last version from Intel website2) As my laptop has 2 integrated GPU's (Intel and Nvidia, where Intel is the default and weaker one), in Nvidia GeForce control panel, I've forced both emulator.exe and qemu-system-i386.exe to use Nvidia card instead Intel.3) I've created new AVD's with x86 image and setup the GPU to use "Hardware - GLES 2.0" profile.
In my case the problem was (and still is) the emulated graphics settings (see AVD / Virtual Device Configuration), probably indicating a problem with video card and/or video driver. I had very random speed using Automatic or Hardware - GLES 2.0 - sometimes it's silky smooth, sometimes it's unacceptable. (On a side note: I find these issues only on Android 6.0+ emulator, for example Android 4.1 is always very fast).
After experiencing the exact same issue and reading the other comments in this thread it dawned on me that attempting to run twin monitors and an emulator on a laptop with an Intel HD Graphics 4000 chipset might be too much for the chip.
I've used the solution of Márcio Oliveira, but in only one step: on my laptop with 2 integrated GPUs from Nvidia Control Panel -> Managed 3D Settings I forced the qemu-system-i386 application (located in \AppData\Local\Android\sdk\emulator\qemu\windows-x86_64) to run on the Nvidia processor, this resolved my problem.
To use an Android Emulator you must use an API 24+ system image. The System WebView does not automatically update on emulators. Physical devices should work as low as API 21 as long as their System WebView is updated.
Either a physical Android device or a downloaded emulator system image is required to use the run command. See the documentation here for creating emulator devices and downloading system images in Android Studio.
The Android Virtual Device (AVD) is an emulator configuration that lets you model an actual device by defining hardware and software options to be emulated by the Android Emulator. It comes as an optional download when you install Android Studio.
The Android emulator is an Android Virtual Device (AVD), which represents a specific Android device. We can use the Android emulator as a target device to execute and test our Android application on our PC. The Android emulator provides almost all the functionality of a real device. We can get the incoming phone calls and text messages. It also gives the location of the device and simulates different network speeds. Android emulator simulates rotation and other hardware sensors. It accesses the Google Play store, and much more
Testing Android applications on emulator are sometimes faster and easier than doing on a real device. For example, we can transfer data faster to the emulator than to a real device connected through USB.
The Android emulator is installed while installing the Android Studio. However some components of emulator may or may not be installed while installing Android Studio. To install the emulator component, select the Android Emulator component in the SDK Tools tab of the SDK Manager.
Navigate to Configure -> AVD Manager in the Android Studio. Click on the Create Virtual Device option and select the relevant device emulator and the OS version to be installed on that emulator. Tweak the settings as required before clicking Finish. The virtual emulator will be created and can be used anytime by clicking on the play icon in the AVD Manager Window.
What do you like best about the product?I really like this product. Emulation of android has good performance and quality. It runs fast, lightweight and easy to use, easy to setup.
It also provide free use for single developer.
I can test my app on many devices and don't need to buy real devices to see how my app runs.
They also provide plugin to work with many IDE like Android Studio, Eclipse...
Thank gennymotion.What do you dislike about the product?some games and app cannot run on genny motion because of arm. It is not fault of gennymotion, but if it could be better is more welcome.What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?I develops many android apps, and this product help me test on many difference environments of real devices.
I save many money because don't need to buy real devices to test.Recommendations to others considering the product:Use gennymotion for save time & money to debugging, testing your apps.
What do you like best about the product?Fast and reliable Android virtual devices.
Learning how to develop native android applications with the virtual device Android Studio provides can be a hassle, it hangs, may not load your changes properly often and so on.
Genymotion brings lots of utilities virtualization related that will help you through your debugging and testing process.What do you dislike about the product?If you're working with a sort of old computer, it won't work at its best, it will freeze a lot and most of the time, will make your work harder. It should either not allow you to run it if you don't fill certain computer specifications or have a low-end mode.What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?Developing and testing native android applications.
The main benefit is having a faster deployment time and a real, pure android running the app.
What do you like best about the product?Rebooting the device is quite fast and hence much less painful. Testing in general is much easier as it's comparatively faster than other emulators. Setting up part is also quite easy and one time thing to do. One can run multiple different devices virtually without actually testing them on physical devices.What do you dislike about the product?There are other emulators provided by google which are free of cost. Though it's a nice tool to have but still some might not prefer spending extra money for speed.Recommendations to others considering the product:If price is not the concern then this tool is a must have as it makes debugging process quite easy considering it's speed.
What do you like best about the product?When you're working with Android Development you need to test your applications fast, hassle-free and within some parameters you might need. Genymotion will help you make that really easy to try, debug and present your applications without any kind of issue when setting up your desired virtual android.What do you dislike about the product?The price can mean some real expenses if You're beginning into Android Development, luckily they offer a free version you can use to test and debug your applications without any kind of limitation.Recommendations to others considering the product:Genymotion + Android Studio for Android development is the final IDE. I've been using it for months and haven't looked into the defaults virtualization environment of the IDE.
What do you like best about the product?Emulator is much faster than the stock emulator provided from Android Studios.
Easy to setup virtual devices and use.
Polished, straightforward, and updated UI. What do you dislike about the product?Needs Virtual Box software to start the virtual devices.
Using Geny Motion to sync with Android Studios or other IDEs may be a little bit confusing. What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?For Android app development, I had used Geny Motion in place of the stock Android Studios emulator for the virtual devices for testing my apps. Recommendations to others considering the product:Prepare to spend some initial time for the setup process. Once that is complete, it's smooth sailing from there.
What do you like best about the product?I use Mac for development and use split screen with Android Studio and Genymotion emulator, its very nice fast, reliable, good features, drag and drop What do you dislike about the product?sometime when i put my device to sleep and comeback after a while, the emulator is running fine, but the pipe to adb is broken, i think this is the main issue for me, so i had to restart the emulator again to make it workWhat problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?The time when Genymotion presented there was no other good option, the native or the official emulator for Android development sucks and slow, and Genymotion was the best replacement for it.
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