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Jamal Theodat
573 PointsWhat are the ideal computer specs to develop android apps?
Seems my current specs run the android studio & emulator too slow
Jamal Theodat
573 PointsLooks like i'm running i5 dual core 2.4ghz with 8gb ram. I'm going to check out genymotion, thanks for the reply
alex gwartney
8,849 Pointsyea then i think its just emulator that is running slow because it shouldn't take that much to run it. One thing to keep in mind though is make sure you don't have a bunch of xml views running at the same time because it will slow it way down with the previews.
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James Simshaw
28,738 PointsHello,
Your specs should be fine for Android Studio. You're likely just running into issues with the default emulator. Another option you have besides Genymotion is to utilize hardware acceleration for your emulators using Intel's HAXM. You have to make sure you enable virtualization in your BIOS before anything. If you're running Linux, then its as simple as setting up an x86 device in the emulator. If you're running Windows, Intel provides instructions on installing and setting up HAXM here. Without hardware acceleration, the default emulator really does leave a lot to be desired, but with it, it runs toe to toe and maybe better than Genymotion.
alex gwartney
8,849 Pointsalex gwartney
8,849 PointsWhat is your current specs that you are running on because i have a desktop that i run on a i7 quad core with 12 gigs of ram. I also use a basic lap top with like 8 gigs and amd quad core and don't have problems running android studio. But this could just be because i don't use a emulator and use my tablet instead . But have you tried out https://www.genymotion.com/#!/ its supposed run faster and it may help out a bit.