Android Device Emulator in Visual Studio 2019 | Xamarin Android Getting Started The Android Emulator can be run in a variety of configurations to simulate different devices. Each configuration is called a virtual device. When you deploy and test your app on the emulator, you select a pre-configured or custom virtual device that simulates a physical Android device such as a Nexus or Pixel phone. How to prepare your computer for maximum Android Emulator performance by using either Hyper-V or HAXM virtualization technology. Because the Android Emulator can be prohibitively slow without hardware acceleration, we recommend that you enable hardware acceleration on your computer before you use the emulator.
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