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I usually use 3 emulator to test the apps (JB, KK and Lollipop). But now I am using my Surface Pro and I can't use a lot of emulator. Then I only use my real nexus 5 device but it is a problem because I am using code for v21 and v19, and I can't test v19.

Is it possible to install the app forcing the v19 in my Nexus 5 with Lollipop?

Bhargav Rao
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no. the nexus 5 with Lollipop is a Nexus 5 with Lollipop (API level 21).

your choices are:

  • struggle with the emulator on a slower computer
  • buy another device for testing
  • buy/use a faster computer
  • flash the factory image of KitKat on the nexus 5 from here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images (not great option in my opinion)
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  • Okay, thank you for the info. Google should implement the option to forcing to use the level api that we want... – JavierSegoviaCordoba Feb 17 '15 at 14:20
  • As Suhai mention on the other answer, for sure, Genymotion is somewhat a better emulator, but still, if you're on a slow computer it will be slow. – Budius Feb 17 '15 at 14:40
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The only solution would be that when creating a new emulator, you can select x86 in the ABI column which would use Intel HAXM to run the emulator faster.

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You can use GENY MOTION ,It is faster then your emulator and its free for personal use.

You can find it there https://www.genymotion.com

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