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How to increase the speed of Android emulator?

My System Configurations are Core i3 CPU and RAM size is 4GB, Windows 7 Ultimate.

After Waiting for HOME ('android.process.acore') to be launched...

It stays there forever

What can be done to increase the speed of Android emulator ?

Solution

  • You can try the following:

    • Check whether your processor supports Intel HAXM. This will make the emulator run like a real device.
    • Try GenyMotion.
    • Try BlueStacks.
    • Alternatively, consider developing on Linux. The Linux kernel contains a module called kvm that is the equivalent of the Intel HAXM driver on Windows. The emulator is blazing fast on Linux with supported processors.

    References:

    1. Why is the Android emulator so slow?.

    2. Speed up your Android Emulator!.

    3. 8 Tips to Speed Up Your Android ARM Emulator.

    4. How to speed up the Android Emulator by up to 400%.