How to create Android Virtual Device / Create Emulator in Eclispe

This post help you to create a new Android Virtual Device in your Eclipse .

Steps to create Android Virtual Device :

Step 1 :

       In eclipse Window -> Android Virtual Device Manager.

(or)  On click of the Android Virtual Device Manager icon in the eclipse tool bar.

Step 2 :

       It will open Android Virtual Device Manager Window. It will display all the virtual device you already have in your system. In the below screen shot i have some of virtual device to test my application.

Step 3 :

       Click on the New button to create new Virtual Device. It will open Create new Android Virtual Device(AVD) window.

Step 4 :

• AVD Name - Your Android Virtual Device Name.
• Device -  Select your Target Device.
• Target - Select your Target Device Android Version.
• CPU/ABI - Select Intel Atom(x86) or ARM.
• Internal Storage - Give internal storage space for AVD.
• SD Card  - Give SD Card storage space.

Step 5 :

       Click OK button create Android Virtual Device. We created virtual device/emulator for testing our android application. Please refer below image.

Step 6 :

       Now you learned how to create Android Virtual Device / Emulator in eclipse.