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Android

Posted by K W
K W
3,736 Points

emulator won't launch, causes eclipse to crash. I have restarted many times tried adjusting the ram and gpu host option

using windows 8.1 downloaded the 64 bit version

4 Answers

Alex Perea
Alex Perea
1,960 Points

I totally agree with Rahsan, use genymotion, is easy to install and use, and is a lot faster than the eclipse built in emulator.

Check this link http://teamtreehouse.com/library/android-tools section: Getting Started with Genymotion where Ben explains step by step how to use it, i'ts really simple and useful.

James Browning
James Browning
4,434 Points
James Browning
James Browning
4,434 Points

Have you tried changing GPU Emulation to True in the emulator settings?

Rahsan Boykin
Rahsan Boykin
2,067 Points
Rahsan Boykin
Rahsan Boykin
2,067 Points

honestly....download genymotion....it will save you a lot of pain. There is a plugin for eclipse and the instructions are very easy.

K W
K W
3,736 Points
K W
K W
3,736 Points

thank you everybody for the help