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What is Android mini_emulator image?

When building Android,

lunch

possible images are:

 ...
 5. aosp_x86-eng
 6. aosp_x86_64-eng
 ...
 16. mini_emulator_x86-userdebug
 17. mini_emulator_x86_64-userdebug
 ...

What is exactly mini_emulator? What is the difference between mini_emulator and aosp_x86?

Solution

  • You can find the configurations here:

    The names of these configurations mean:

    • aosp means a full-featured Android. Sometimes also refered to as Generic System Images.
    • mini means a reduced Android.
    • emulator means that this Android is meant to be run in the qemu-emulator.
    • x86 and x86_64 describe the architecture.
    • eng means

      Development configuration with additional debugging tools

    • userdebug means

      Like user but with root access and debug capability; preferred for debugging