Android SDK Emulator:
The Google Android SDK Emulator can be run in a Variety of Configurations to Simulate different devices. Each one of these configurations is created as a Virtual device. in this tutorial, we will learn how to configure Android SDK Emulator and how to launch it from Visual Studio.
What is HAXM:
The Android SDK Emulator is Prohibitively Slow Without Hardware Accelerations. So Intel's Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager "HAXM" is the Recommended way to drastically Improve the Performance of the Android SDK Emulator.
HAXM is a hardware-assisted virtualization Engine that uses Intel Virtualization Technology to speed up Android app Emulation on a host machine. In Combination with Android x86 emulator images provided by Intel and the Official Android SDK Manager, HAXM allows for faster Android Emulation on Virtualization Technology Enabled systems. If we are Developing on a Machine with an Intel CPU that has Virtual Technology capabilities, we can take advantages of HAXM to greatly speed up the Android SDK Emulator.
The Android SDK Emulator Automatically makes use of HAXM when it is Available. When we select a x86-based Virtual device, that virtual Device will use HAXM for hardware acceleration. Before we use the Android SDK Emulator for the first time, let’s verify that HAXM is installed to the Android SDK Emulator.
Verifying HAXM Installation:
We can check if HAXM is installed in Our Machine by just Starting Android Emulator. To start Android Emulator,follow the given Steps:
It will take a short time to Launch the Emulator and will Look like this given screenshot.
Installing HAXM Manually:
If You got Performance Warning Dialog similar to the given Picture (1) Then HAXM is not yet installed or configured properly on your computer. Or At the time of Launching the Emulator, watch for the Starting Android Emulator dialog window while the emulator starts up. IF HAXM is not installed, You will see the message like The Given Picture (2).
If you face any error like above picture, then You need to install HAXM manually. HAXM install packages for both Windows and Mac OS are available on Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager page. Use the following steps to download and install HAXM Manually:
We Can Download the latest HAXM from the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager, where its available for both Windows and MacOS. The advantage of Downloading the HAXM installed directly from the Intel Website is that, we can be assured of using the latest version. After downloading, run Interhaxm-android.exe file to start the HAXM Installer. Accept the default Values in the installed dialogs and it will install in your computer.
HAXM Not Working?
HAXM Can conflict with other technologies that use virtualization, such as Hyper-V. If we are using Window with Hyper-V Enabled. then we need to disable it to use HAXM. follow the given steps to Disable Hyper-V.
