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Posted by Sanchit Tripathi
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Sanchit Tripathi
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 2,665 Points

My emulator takes too long to open. Is there a way to speed this up?

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3 Answers

Jacob Bergdahl
Jacob Bergdahl
29,118 Points
Jacob Bergdahl
Jacob Bergdahl
29,118 Points

Unfortunately, there's little you can do about the default slow emulator. Most Android developers start the emulator as soon as they open up Android Studio, and let it run in the background while they work on the code. Remember that you don't have to close and re-open it every time you run your app. There is a faster emulator though! Check out the course Android Tools here on Treehouse, in which Ben introduces Genymotion. It's a free emulator that's faster than the default emulator.

Sanchit Tripathi
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Sanchit Tripathi
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 2,665 Points

It asks for apks... How do I run my apps as and when I make changes?

Niyamat Almass
Niyamat Almass
8,176 Points
Niyamat Almass
Niyamat Almass
8,176 Points

I know android emulator is slow but if you are using the latest version of android studio then your android emulator is much faster.

You can create a perfect and faster emulator with Ben Deitch in this workshop http://teamtreehouse.com/library/getting-started-with-the-android-emulator

In this workshop Ben Deitch will show how to create faster emulator using haxm and more!

Niyamat Almass
Niyamat Almass
8,176 Points
Niyamat Almass
Niyamat Almass
8,176 Points

I know android emulator is slow but if you are using the latest version of android studio then your android emulator is much faster.

You can create a perfect and faster emulator with Ben Deitch in this workshop http://teamtreehouse.com/library/getting-started-with-the-android-emulator

In this workshop Ben Deitch will how to create faster emulator using haxm and more!