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Android

Posted by ayush mittal
ayush mittal
112 Points

fun facts

I am not able to launch Emulator, however I have followed all steps of setting it up from tutorial.

Generated code as follows :

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".FunFactsActivity">

 <TextView
    android:text="hello world"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</RelativeLayout>

Please suggest as I am not able to move ahead in tutorial as my emulator itself is not getting launched. However I have as shown by Mr.Ben in tutorial.

Regards Ayush

Zachary Ervin
Zachary Ervin
Courses Plus Student 3,691 Points

Using Android Studio, click the icon that says AVD Manager. When the AVD Manager launches, make sure you have some devices defined. Click play on one of the defined devices, and wait at least 2-3 minutes. You should see log messages in Android Studio when it launches the virtual devices.

Other helpful details? What type of computer are you using, and what processor? The avd can be really slow to launch. On slower systems, you might have "slightly" better performance from genymotion.

...I can't stress this enough though...use a real phone to test when possible. Even an inexpensive offbrand or prepaid device will perform better than the AVD. The AVD is great for testing against multiple APIs though.