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Getting Started with Android Development

A concise guide to configuring Genymotion or Intel HAXM emulators and launching Android apps from Android Studio.

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Download the ADT or SDK.

Download Intel’s Atom image and HAXM, or use Genymotion. I recommend Genymotion: it requires an account, but it is convenient to use.

Download the Ubuntu installer from the official website. It is a .bin file; grant it execute permission with chmod +x, then run it. Install the Genymotion plugin in Android Studio and restart the IDE. A red Genymotion icon will appear at the far right of the menu bar. Click it and select the installation path. Enter your Genymotion credentials when prompted, start the application, and download the device you want to use as an AVD.

To run an application in Genymotion, start the corresponding virtual device first. Click Run, then select the running Genymotion device in the device dialog.

Originally published on SegmentFault.

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