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Android Creating and Running a Virtual Device

Cyrus Wu
Cyrus Wu
3,778 Points
Posted by Cyrus Wu
Cyrus Wu
3,778 Points

Any decent performing alternative emulators for AMD/Ryzen processors?

HAXM is Intel exclusive so need an alternative. I guess I could just stick to using my actual phone.

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The best performing Android emulator for AMD processors is the Genymotion emulator. Genymotion is mainly a paid emulator, but does offer a free version for personal non-commercial use.

So it's fine to use while learning Android, but if you plan to program a paid or ad-supported app then you'll have to pay for it. You can download the free version from this page.

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

Genymotion is fantastic. I'd definitely recommend using that if HAXM isn't an option, and also as a way to test on emulators skinned for different manufacturers.

luke moloney
luke moloney
2,347 Points
luke moloney
luke moloney
2,347 Points

Thanks for this tip andren, I ended up using the genymotion emulator