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Eric Wolkoff
4,475 Pointscant get android emulator started.
In the middle of my lesson in stage 2 of Android apps. I had to go back because I had accidentally erased some important data in my code.When I started all over the emulator which had been somewhat working(extremely slow)So I re-downloaded everything and started again. This time when starting up the emulator the information being taught was outdated. Therefore I was unsure on how to program the emulator. So at this point I believe my code is correct but its impossible to check. HELP!!! Can I get things going without having to start all over again?This is the third attempt second day I've asked for help. First time I went to customer service and they were no help. I asked for a telephone number for support. there is none. which is crazy if your teaching outdated info you should at least have a support line. Anyway Im extremely frustated that another day is going by and Im not getting the help I need.
2 Answers
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherAs I mentioned in your other post, I'm recording a fix for this specific issue tomorrow and it should be ready on the site shortly after. It's a constant struggle for us to stay up to date with tools like this that are constantly changing. We have to balance it with creating new content as well.
Anyhow, there are a couple of things you can do for this issue. The emulator itself is fine no matter how you configure it, so don't be worried that the versions are different.
1) Set up a new emulator. You can select pretty much whatever you want for a lot of these options, but I've linked to a sample below. In fact, I encourage you to play around with the settings. You can always delete them and recreate them.
2) A better solution is to use a 3rd party emulator called Genymotion. It works much better than the default one, but because it's a 3rd party, we don't include it in the first project. I did however record a workshop about it and turn it into a course, so check it out here: http://teamtreehouse.com/library/android-tools#getting-started-with-genymotion
I'd recommend installing Genymotion (it's super easy) and using that instead of the default emulator. I think you'll be pleased with the speed increase.
Eric Wolkoff
4,475 PointsYou are a gentleman and a scholar...sorry for all the craziness..its just extremely frustating that they had to get you involved to do what you just did. anyway agian I love your course and you are an awesome teacher. Thank you for all your hard work!! All the best!
James Barnett
39,199 PointsOut of curiosity whom do you think that works at Treehouse should be answering this question?
Who besides a teacher has the relevant Android experience to know how to debug this issue? Should the same person debug xcode? What about getting Ruby, PHP & Sass set up should that be a different person?