How to simulate sleep mode on Android emulator

Try the following on emulator

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Go to Developer options
  3. Un-check Stay awake (3rd option from the top)

The emulator will go to sleep after 1 min (default setting) if not changed.

Press the power button enter image description here to wake up the emulator.

Developer options is not enabled by default, to enable it, do the following:

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Click About emulated device
  3. Click Build number 7 times, you should be notified that Developer options is now enabled
  4. Go back and you should see Developer options

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