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Configure an Android Virtual Device to use graphics acceleration

created by , 13. 08. 2012

In order to make the Android emulator run faster and be more responsive, you can configure it to take advantage of hardware acceleration, using a combination of configuration options, specific Android system images and hardware drivers.

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  • 1

    Make sure you have the required SDK components installed

    • Android SDK Tools, Revision 17 or higher
    • Android SDK Platform API 15, Revision 3 or higher
  • 2

    Start the AVD Manager and create a new AVD with the Target value ofAndroid 4.0.3 (API Level 15), revision 3 or higher.

  • 3

    If you want to have graphics acceleration enabled by default for this AVD, in theHardware section, click New, select GPU emulationand set the value to Yes.

    Note: You can also enable graphics acceleration when you start an emulator using command line options as describe in the next section.

  • 4

    Name the AVD instance and select any other configuration options.

    Caution: Do not select the Snapshot: Enabledoption. Snapshots are not supported for emulators with graphics acceleration enabled.

  • 5

    Click Create AVD to save the emulator configuration.

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