Emulater Outdated

[Ben J.]

The emulator appears to to be based off of Eclair. Can we get something more moder? Kit-cat or Lollipop based? Why has this not been updated. Also, the emulator frequently loses sync with the editor and I have to reset the connection and restart it continuously. Is that normal?

[Enis]

Ben...  If you're doing a lot of block changing and component management while connected, it'll probably disconnect.  The best way to work efficiently is to close the emulator when you're making lots of big, fast changes, then start it up again.  The emulator is from Google, and it's based upon the worst case scenario. 

Why don't you try the free emulators from Genymotion.  They're great, faster, and make development easier... plus, you can get various devices and OS versions.

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[Ben J.]

Android Froyo only has about 2% of all android users and Eclair is pretty much completely dead. Really no reason to continue supporting it. As long as it works with Gingerbread.

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How do I get those emulators to work with app inverter?

[Hal Abelson]

Thanks for suggesting this.    We'll try to update the emulator to Gingerbread.   Meantime, it's worth trying Genymotion as Enis suggests.
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[SteveJG]

The Google emulator that is installed with AI2 is not 'dated.'    It is the standard Google basic emulator.       http://developer.android.com/tools/devices/emulator.html

How to work with OTHER emulators should be part of the installation instructions for whatever emulator you choose.   You have to READ.

You were already given some advice by another poster... why not follow it and read the instructions?

Regards,

Steve