To create an Android emulator (made available by Google as part of the Android SDK), we recommend using at least the following: Minimum Requirements for an Android Emulator You can also use Mobile Preview to do initial debugging of an Android app.If you have an Android device, use your Android device instead.We do not recommend that you attempt to use an Android emulator: You can use an Android emulator as a target platform to run and test your Android applications on your PC.Ĭaution: Android emulators are extremely slow and do not support the same feature set as real devices. An Android emulator is an Android Virtual Device (AVD) that represents a specific Android device.