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Android Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014) Getting Started with Android Initial Layout

emulator not loading

my emulator is taking forever to load - any suggestions ?

5 Answers

what version of android you use?

now it loaded but the output is not as expected it is supposed to show - " the answer is yes " but it doesnt

Try and look at the console or log cat view to see what errors it shows while loading the application in the emulator.
Alternatively you could create a new emulator and try using that. It worked for me.

Carmen Johnson
PLUS
Carmen Johnson
Courses Plus Student 700 Points

Sometimes it takes a long time for the emulator to load. If you see no activity in your log cat then close out the emulator and restart it. If that does not work then close your project and restart Eclipse.

Ben Jakuben
STAFF
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

To simply get a faster emulator, I'd recommend checking out Genymotion, which I recently released a stage about. It's a third-party emulator that usually works much better than the default one.