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Android Creating and Running a Virtual Device

asher Fischaum
asher Fischaum
2,756 Points
Posted by asher Fischaum
asher Fischaum
2,756 Points

I keep receiving a fail to load message when I create an android virtual device, what should I do? http://tinypic.com/vi

I am just starting on the Android track and wanted to get Android studio, a big component of which is the emulators, set up. However when I try set up the virtual devices I get shown the same message, which then also does not allow me to test the project on a device. Could someone please suggest what is should do?

Sage Elliott
Sage Elliott
30,003 Points
Sage Elliott
Sage Elliott
30,003 Points

I think the link is cut off in the title. Could you post the full link or embed the picture so I can see the error message?

Akim Ellah
Akim Ellah
1,164 Points
Akim Ellah
Akim Ellah
1,164 Points

I experienced a similar issue. It mentioned that API and Target were N/A. I too would appreciate a solution to this.

1 Answer

Sage Elliott
Sage Elliott
30,003 Points
Sage Elliott
Sage Elliott
30,003 Points

Hello, Asher! I remember sometimes having this issue as well. I did some Android awhile ago so things may have changed. For me I think I eventually got it working by just retrying and restarting my computer, but the emulator always seemed to take awhile or had issues. I have an android phone so I was able to just start using that for development instead. If you own one I recommend it as it's much faster.

You can check out Genymotion which is a much better emulator. When I used it they had a free version/trial period.

If you haven't already watched it you can fine treehouse workshop Getting Started with Android that may contain some good tips.