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I would like to use the Android Emulator to work on some APKs. In order to start the Android Emulator, based on the instructions here: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds.html

So, I need to start the AVD Manager from Android Studio, then create a device and start the emulator.

Now, the issue is, when I open Android Studio, it asks me to create a new Project or open an existing one before continuing. This takes a long time. Isn't there a way to just start the AVD Manager without opening the Android Studio GUI?

Probably, there is a way to start AVD Manager from command line?

Thanks.

Neon Flash
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  • Please check my answer here on stackoverflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42718973/run-avd-emulator-without-android-studio/54994569#54994569 – I B Mar 05 '19 at 02:36

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You can navigate to the directory where you have installed SDK and launch "AVD Manager.exe"

0xabc
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In Ubuntu 19.10!

With the environment variables already configured ($ANDROID_HOME), you should be able to list the AVDs, but if you are unable to start the AVD, do the following:

# Check the AVD target name

emulator -list-avds

# But to start do:

$ANDROID_HOME/emulator/emulator @avd_name

or

/home/$USER/Android/Sdk/emulator/emulator @avd_name

Cesar Devesa
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