An Android emulator is mainly an Android Virtual Device (AVD) that is for a specific Android device. This emulator helps you to run and test your application by setting up AVD. It will test your application build for any device including PC, mobile, tablet, and TV.   

That being said, developing an application with an Android emulator is not required. Before utilizing an Android emulator, you should be aware of the following important details. 

• To build apps, an Android emulator is not required.

• The installation of the Android emulator happens automatically when RDA Studio is installed. 

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• During the product installation process, we advise you to install an Android emulator. 

• Because the Android emulator is the default target when creating an Android app, you can build and run apps on your development system with ease. 

• If you're creating your own Android emulator, make sure it's optimized for every device you intend to use with your apps. 

We have talked about this in our blog on> how to get Android 13 and set up Android 13 SDK RAD supports the below-given targets. 

• Android devices with ARM version 7 or higher.

• Android emulator with version 4.0 or lower.

Note that you can’t use an Android emulator on a Virtual Machine (VM). Android emulator might even run on a virtual machine but it will not run on an app. 

You can set up an Android emulator on any device including mobile, tablet larger devices, or TV. An Android emulator can be set up for building an application with React Native, Angular, Laravel, or any other software development framework. 

Set up Android Emulator for mobile

The following procedures can be used to set up an Android emulator on your smartphone:

• >Install Android Studio Chipmunk | 2021.2.1. 

• Launch Android Studio, select "Tools," and then "SDK Manager."  

• Click the "OK" button after selecting Android Emulator under the "SDK Tool" tab. If it doesn't, the emulator is already installed. This will assist you in installing the most recent version of the Android emulator. 

• To create a new AVD in Android Studio, click Tools, then AVD Manager, and follow the on-screen directions. 

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Make sure that you already have a supported Pixel device and installed 64-bit new version Android 13 emulator system image. If you lack any of them, first get a supported device and> set up Android 13.

• Now return to the AVD Manager virtual device list and then double-click on your Android 13 virtual device to launch it.   

Set up Android Emulator for tablet

Set up an AVD device for your tablet or other larger-screen devices, the following steps will help you do so. 

• Install> Android Studio Chipmunk | 2021.2.1 or higher.

• Go to Android Studio for emulator set up and click on Tool and then SDK Manager. 

• Select Android Emulator in the ‘SDK Tool’ tab and click on the ‘OK’ option. This will help you install the latest Android emulator and if it doesn’t, the emulator is installed already. 

• In Android Studio click on ‘Tools’ and then ‘Device Manager’ and then go to ‘Device Manager’ panel and tap on ‘Click device’. 

• Now choose the device definition that has a large screen, for example, ‘Pixel C’ for tablet in the ‘Tablet category.’ After selecting the device definition click ‘Next.’

• Search for the Android 13 system image Android API 33, and then tap on the ‘Download’ button to get it. Once the download is completed and choose the system image and click on the ‘Next’ button. 

• Finalize all other settings for your device and then tap on the ‘Next’ button.