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Android Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014) Getting Started with Android Android Setup and the Crystal Ball Project

alan koh
alan koh
294 Points
Posted by alan koh
alan koh
294 Points

Android Device Manager

The Android Virtual Device takes about 30min to loads and it is very laggy in its response. Please advise if there is any tweaks i can do to improve it. Thanks.

2 Answers

Gunjeet Hattar
Gunjeet Hattar
14,483 Points
Gunjeet Hattar
Gunjeet Hattar
14,483 Points

Just a few tweaks

1) Make sure you select close to 1024 MB of RAM instead of 2048 MB which it gives by default

2) Also select the Use Host GPU option.

Hope this helps.

BTW what is you current computer configuration?

Pasha Binyatov
Pasha Binyatov
1,491 Points
Pasha Binyatov
Pasha Binyatov
1,491 Points
  1. Try to use intelx86 image not arm.
  2. Always make sure that you have enough memory(RAM) available to allocate for virtual device, try 1024mb or 512mb instead.
  3. Using Snapshots can speed up booting process.

!!!

  • If you have problems with emulator try to use Android x86 emulator(http://www.android-x86.org/), which is much faster than google android emulator.
  • If the computer that you are developing on is too slow it is better to use phone in debugging mode to run your applications.