Unable to run android instant app in emulator

Question

I have created an Instant app using Android Studio 3.0. When I try to run the instant app in the emulator I get the following error

I use the recommended Nexus 5X image running Android 6.0 (API level 23), x86, with Google APIs. I also have the Android Instant app SDK installed.

Following are my SDK versions,

SDK Tools - 25.2.5
SDK Platform tools - 26
SDK Build tools - 26

And, this is my build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 26
    buildToolsVersion "26.0.0"


defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.example.myfirstinstantapp"
    minSdkVersion 23
    targetSdkVersion 26
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"


}
buildTypes {
    release {
        minifyEnabled false
        proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
    }
}
}

dependencies {
    implementation project(':feature')
    implementation project(':base')
}

are you using emulator with Google APIs enabled? @ChandrasekarG — Chirag Talsaniya, Jul 21 '17 at 09:48
@ChiragTalsaniya Yes, I've used the emulator with Google APIs enabled. Have added the build.gradle in the question. — ChandrasekarG, Jul 21 '17 at 10:09
This is the gradle file of your installed app. The instant app gradle file will have `apply plugin: 'com.android.instantapp'` — philo, Jul 21 '17 at 19:17
Can you double check if your “Android 6.0 (API level 23), Google APIs x86” image is up-to-date in SDK manager? — TWL, Jul 24 '17 at 22:40

Daniel Weaver · Answer 1 · 2017-07-24T21:09:31.617

Update: Creating an API 26 (aka O) emulator allowed me to successfully install the Instant App, while otherwise following the guide. Hat-tip to donly from https://github.com/googlesamples/android-instant-apps/issues/21

This appears to be a Google bug; see Sample instant app requires newer SDK

fwiw, these attempted workarounds failed:

Uninstalling Google Play Services for Instant Apps, as suggested on that thread
downgrading to Android Studio 3.0 Canary 5
using a real device (Galaxy S6/Android 7.0)

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 14 '17 at 13:26

Are not you using these settings?

Nexus 5X image running Android 6.0 (API level 23), x86_64, with Google APIs

There is a note in the documentation that says:

You cannot use x86_64 architectures of the operating system for testing instant apps on an emulator.

Check again if the settings were not used x86_64 instead of x86.

Unable to run android instant app in emulator

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