I am new to android development, I want to know how can we add Samsung galaxy devices/skin into my emulator?
I can able to add skins of Samsung galaxy but can't see in AVD manager.
I need help to understand this.
Steps to add new skin into your Android Emulator:
Need to download the skin of your desired device, Recommended URL https://developer.samsung.com/galaxy-emulator-skin/galaxy_note_series.html to download
Then unzip this downloaded file, Now copy and paste this to /Users/YourUserName/Library/Android/sdk/platforms/android-29/skins
Launch android studio and open AVD manager
Now we need to add a device definition for that recently added skin
In AVD manager click to this create virtual device option
Now you will see the an option for New Hardware Profile option at the bottom left of this popup.
Click to this New Hardware Profile, you will get a popup for Configure Hardware Profile. Add device and device type then scroll down and you will find an option for Default skin dropdown, Choose your newly added skin
Afterwards press this finish button at the right bottom and you are done with device definition configuration.
Now you can create your own virtual device with this newly added device definition.
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In Android Studio (Arctic Fox | 2020.3.1 Patch 1), the initial creation and subsequent launch of a new virtual device in the emulator completes without any issues and the device frame shows properly. However, when opting to edit the virtual device, an error pops up briefly at the bottom of the window saying, "The skin directory does not point to a valid skin," and the Enable Device Frame option becomes un-ticked. If you cancel out of the Android Device Configuration window, the skin will still load correctly. If you check the Enable Device Frame checkbox and select the Finish button, the emulator will load without a skin. Going back to the device's option page shows that the Enable Device Frame checkbox has once again become un-ticked. Is this a bug and/or is there a workaround to this? I want to boot from a particular snapshot each time the emulator loads, but cannot do that without accessing the option page (whereby the skin will disappear once I finalize my option selection.)
I had this problem, I discovered I didn't have the SDK version downloaded for the version I had selected in AVD.
To solve in Android Studio Select: Tools > SDK Manager
Then check you have downloaded the SDK for the android version you are trying to use in AVD
I had the same issue when creating a new AVD:
Click "Show Advanced Settings"
Set "Custom skin definition" to "No Skin"
Error is gone
I had the same issue.
Create a new device.
Compare the config.ini files between the two.
I found mine in C:\Users\USER\.android\avd\Pixel_4_API_30.avd\
Edit accordingly.
Restart.
In the lastest version of Android Studio (0.8.14) it has a great new wizard for creating/configuring an AVD. However, two key things have been removed:
Hardware Keyboard Present
and the ability to choose some pre-existing/default skins
Does anyone know if this is a bug or what to do instead? I'd like to be able to type using my keyboard into the emulator.
Selecting New Hardware Profile when creating or editing your AVD will bring up a dialog box which has a check box titled Has Hardware Keyboard.
With regard to skins if you go to the Default Skin directory search and go to {Your Android SDK Location}\tools\lib\emulator\skins then you should be able to see a dynamic skin option.
Presumably this is the folder where you should be able to add new device skins, although I'm not sure exactly where the greater range of default skins are.
I can't create a new AVD in Eclipse. I've tried doing it using the AVD Manager.exe (basically out of Eclipse) and as you can see I have CPU/ABI options yet no matter what I do the OK button is disabled
By default the "skin" option is left blank. In order to create an emulator, you'll need to choose one.
I found this answer: "Start ICS emulator without Menu button" but the "hardware" properties list doesn't exist in the latest AVD manager GUI (v21.1).
How to create an ICS emulator without menu button in the latest version (21.1) of AVD manager ?
In the new-version UI, you must go to the Device Definitions tab (inside the Android Virtual Device Manager window) to configure the virtual hardware. Once you've set up a device definition the way you like it, you can Create AVD... from that definition.
You need to create a new device under "device definitions", there you can set several settings. Then create an avd based on your custom device.
I am using android sdk 4.0.3 ,I have created an Emulator of it.
Now I have a problem that the emulator is showing the Disabled
DPAD Buttons .I have set up the Hardware keyboard present and display skin with buttons option in configuration.
So i just want to enable the Dpad Buttons on emulator
Every emulated device is based on a more or less real device, which you chose as '4.0" WVGA (480x800:hdpi)' this doesnt only concern the resolution of your emulated device bur also its hardware features. In the main screen of the avd-manager enter the tab that says device definitions. there you can edit your chosen device and you will find the dpad under input.
This sounds crazy, but it worked for me:
Launch a fresh emulator from the Android Virtual Device(AVD) Manager.
Note: "DO NOT START THE DEVICE".
Find the configuration file, something like: ~/.android/avd/XXXX.avd/config.ini
Notice that this directory has only one INI file.
Edit config.ini:
change hw.dPad=no to hw.dPad=yes
The AVD Manager will still show dPad=no when you click on Details. It appears to not catch on until the virtual device is started. (Clumsy? yes)
Start the device. It should show DPAD without the complaint about it not being there.
The DETAILS button in AVD Manager should also show hw.dPad=yes
I ran into this while trying to bring up the "Snake" demo. It failed to run, asking to press the UP key -- and the pad didn't respond! After getting DPAD set, the demo can be controlled through the pad.
This appears to be a bug in the AVD Manager. If you get dPad set to 'yes', it can be set to 'no' through the AVD Manager. But changing 'no' to 'yes' requires the above workaround.
The virtual device folder has a config file , just like my Mac OS X and a VM(A17) :
~/.android/avd/A17.avd/config.ini
change
hw.dPad=no
to
hw.dPad=yes
I found this solution in a different file. I am using SDK version revision 20.
Create a fresh AVD from you AVD manager.
There is no option in AVD manager to enable DPAD. I tried even by clicking Edit.
Go to C:\Users\%USERNAME%\.android\avd\YOUR_AVD_NAME folder
Open hardware-qemu.ini file. Here you will get all hw config details.
There you will find hw.dPad = no; Change it to hw.dPad = yes and save the file
Restart your AVD and Voila !!! DPAD is now enabled in Emulator.
Edit config.ini as
hw.dPad=no --> hw.dPad=yes
.
Clone Device Definitions with enable keyboard
Enable Input -> Keyboard.
For your previous AVD, So you wouldn't face this problem anymore in the future.
You have to uncheck the hardware keyboard present option. It would then be enabled. So the option would be
Display a skin with hardware controls - true
Hardware keyboard present - false