android emulator forever launching

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i want to set up an android emulator, i downloaded android 4.4 (kitkat), tools, and all the extra's

the emulator is loading forever, its already loading for 2 hours, the android startup boot logo is not laggy, so the emulator is not slow.

I rebooted multiple times, and tried different devices

my emulator: device: 10.1" WGXA (tablet) (1280 x 800: mdpi) Target: android 4.4 - API level 19 CPU: ARM (armeabi-v7a) <--- cant change this Memory Options: RAM:768 VM Heap: 32 Internal storage: 4096 Emulation Options: use host GPU

Computer specs: 4.2GHz 8-core cpu 4GB ram and lot more

if i look in task manager it is using 15%cpu, 470MB RAM and 0MB disk speed

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 06 '13 at 21:19

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when you're using the Windows OS, you have to set the RAM to 512Mb in order to get the AVD to run properly. Hope this helps as 2 hours is an awful long time for the emulator to load.

edited Nov 06 '13 at 21:19

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answered Nov 06 '13 at 21:17

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Need to increase VM heap size to 512. It's different from RAM. – Der_Meister Apr 18 '18 at 10:10

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 07 '13 at 01:33

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Had the same problem, try starting the AVD on its own and wipe user data before trying your app.

answered Nov 07 '13 at 01:33

Robert

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I tried starting the AVD on its own , this didnt helps ! What do u mean by **wipe** ? – Vivek Warde Jan 04 '14 at 13:57
If you launch `android avd`, select a device and click `Start`, it should show a settings screen before start with a checkbox that says `Wipe user data`. For me this solved the problem. – JacobF Mar 31 '15 at 09:53

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 07 '13 at 00:13

you are running these settings 10.1" WGXA (tablet) (1280 x 800: mdpi) CPU: ARM (armeabi-v7a) use host GPU

you must have a SUPER COMPUTER.... try a lower resulion start with 800x400, if you have an INTEL pc, download the "INTEL" engine from the SDK-MANAGER.API19 then use "use the GPU" setting and choose the "engine: intel" setting when creating an emulator

if you have a non-intel, then im sorry, stick with 800x400 resolution

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 17 '15 at 04:35

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Open android sdk manager

Extras-> install Android Support library

answered Jan 17 '15 at 04:35

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

I had a problem on Windows 8 64-bit, with fresh installation of Eclipse and Android SDK - Virtual device was starting "forever". I found this thread http://gotoanswer.stanford.edu/?q=android+emulator+forever+launching and link to
Can having spaces in the android sdk path cause problems in eclipse?

Solution: I moved Android SDK from

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk

to

c:\android-sdk

Changed location in Eclipse, and this fixed a problem for me. Now AVD launches normally. I have not found any other comments on the reason or explanation.

I hope it will help someone else.

android emulator forever launching

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