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Android

Posted by Tal Zipori
Tal Zipori
3,586 Points

Android Studio 1.1.0 default emulator is running very slow.

Hey, I'm using the latest version of Android Studio. Had installed the latest version of HAX by intel. But emulator is still running very slow.

I have 8G RAM computer and allowed the emulator to use up to 2G but still no better result.

error message that i think that has something to do with that problem: Skipped 605 frames! The application may be doing too much work on its main thread. (I have only edit text button on the activity).

Thanks, Tal.

Alejandro Crespo
Alejandro Crespo
6,628 Points

Yeah, the Android Studio emulator runs very slow, it's a common problem. Why don't you try downloading Genymotion? It runs a lot faster, starts on command, and doesn't have any silly shenanigans. Pretty sure there is a step by step on how to install it in the Android Development Tools Course by Ben in the Android Track.