Comparison of Android Emulator tools

Comparison of Android Emulator tools

The following table compares the tasks you can perform using the emulator UI,AVD Manager, commonly used command-linestartup options, and the Emulator Console. In the AVD Manager, you can set hardwareprofile and AVDproperties.

The table compares features that are similar, but not necessarily with identical functionality,between different emulator tools.

Although not listed in the table, the adb utility also supports commands for interactingwith virtual devices,as described in Android Debug Bridge.For example, you can install an app on a virtual device by usingAndroid Studio,the emulator UI, oradb.You can copy a file to a virtual device using the emulator UI oradb, and copy a file from avirtual device using adb.

Remember that to use certain features of the emulator with your apps, you needto enable them through various <uses-feature>elements and manifestpermission constants, just as you would if you ran them on a hardwaredevice.

Table 4. Comparison of Android Emulator tools

User interface control	Hardware profile property	AVD property	Command-line startup option	Console command
Device hardware
	Device type: Phone/Tablet, Wear OS, Android TV
Back, Home, Overview, Menu	Input: Has Hardware Buttons (Back/Home/Menu)
Settings: Send keyboard shortcuts to	Input: Has Hardware Keyboard	Keyboard Input
Directional Pad	Navigation Style: None, D-pad, Trackball, Wheel
Zoom Mode
Battery				`power` command
Phone				`gsm` and `sms send` commands
Rotate	Supported Device States	Startup: Orientation		`rotate` command
	Camera	Camera (can choose webcam)	`-camera-back-camera-front-webcam-list`
Take Screenshot Settings: Screenshot save location
OrientationLocationVirtual sensors	Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, GPS, Proximity Sensor			`geo` command
Fingerprint				`finger` command
Volume			`-noaudio` `-no-audio`
				`event` command
Disk Images and Memory
		Memory and Storage: SD Card	`-sdcard`
		Memory and Storage: Internal Storage
	RAM	Memory and Storage: RAM	`-memory`
		Memory and Storage: VM Heap		`vm` command
	In the Your Virtual Devices page of the AVD Manager,right-click an AVD and select WipeData.	`-wipe-data`
Network
				`network status` command
			`-dns-server`
			`-http-proxy`
		Network: Latency	`-netdelay`	`network delay` command
			`-netfast`
Cellular: Network Type		Network: Speed	`-netspeed`	`network speed` command
Voice status Data status				`gsm` command
Signal strength
Settings: Use detected ADB location			`-port` `-ports`
				`redir` command
			`-tcpdump`	`network capture start` and `network capture stop`commands
System
	In the System Image page of the AVD Manager, select a system image capable of VM acceleration.	`-accel` `-accel-check` `-no-accel`
	Multi-Core CPU
			`-engine`
	Emulated Performance: Graphics —hardware, software, or auto		`-gpu`
			`-nojni` `-no-jni`
			`-selinux {disabled\|permissive}`
			`-timezone`
			`-version`
UI
Settings: Emulator window theme
Resize	Screen Size and Screen Resolution			`window` command
	Round
			`-no-boot-anim`
	Default Skin	Device Frame and Custom Skin Definition
			`-screen {touch\|multi-touch\|no-touch}`
Debug
			`-debug tags-debug-tag-debug-no-tag`
			`-logcat`
			`-show-kernel`
			`-verbose`

Emulator feature comparison

Comparison of Android Emulator tools