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Android

Posted by Peter Smart
Peter Smart
616 Points

Android emulator

Once running, the Android emulator is helluva slow. Any tips on configuring it for ageing hardware?

1 Answer

Shantanu Raj
Shantanu Raj
14,900 Points
Shantanu Raj
Shantanu Raj
14,900 Points

You can use the Intel X86 emulator included in the SDK; or you can try the Genymotion emulator, which plugs into VirtualBox. Ben has a new track explaining the setup.

Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

Yep, definitely try Genymotion! It is almost always much faster. The Intel hardware-accelerated emulator is a good choice, too, but I really like Genymotion.

Peter Smart
Peter Smart
616 Points

Thanks. That seems to be ticking along much better now. Still using it as an excuse to get a new PC though :o