How to increase storage for Android Emulator? (INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE)

On Android Studio Open the AVD Manager. Click Edit Icon to edit the AVD. Click Show Advanced settings. Change the Internal Storage, Ram, SD Card size as necessary. Click Finish. Confirm the popup by clicking yes. Wipe Data on the AVD and confirm the popup by clicking yes. Important: After increasing the size, if it … Read more

Making the Android emulator run faster

Official web page ~50% faster Windows: Install “Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM)” => SDK-Manager/Extras Install “Intel x86 Atom System Images” => SDK-Manager/Android 2.3.3 Go to the Android SDK root folder and navigate to extras\intel\Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager. Execute file IntelHaxm.exe to install. (in Android Studio you can navigate to: Settings -> Android SDK -> SDK Tools -> Intel … Read more

Android emulator not able to access the internet

👉 1st try “Cold booting” the emulator as suggested here. 👉 If cold booting doesn’t work, try changing the DNS address of your network to 8.8.8.8 (Google’s DNS) or another of your preference: MacOSX: Open “System Preferences” Click on “Network” Select the network which your computer is connected and click on “Advanced” Select “DNS”, Select … Read more

Simulator or Emulator? What is the difference?

Emulation is the process of mimicking the outwardly observable behavior to match an existing target. The internal state of the emulation mechanism does not have to accurately reflect the internal state of the target which it is emulating. Simulation, on the other hand, involves modeling the underlying state of the target. The end result of … Read more