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Deborah
Deborah

Reputation: 4575

android sdk - how to get native mail client in virtual device?

I just downloaded the Android SDK package and went through the process of creating and launching a virtual Android device (4.2.2). Now I am trying to find the native email client. There doesn't seem to be one installed, and if I try to use Contacts to "Sign into an account", the button clicks, but nothing happens.

Am I doing something wrong? How do I install or access the native Android email client?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1570

Answers (2)

k3v
k3v

Reputation: 1189

If you use an older version for the AVD (i.e., 4.0.3), that will have the native email client (with exchange support). For whatever reason, the native email/exchange client does not seem to be included in the 4.2 emulator images.

Upvotes: 2

Phil
Phil

Reputation: 36289

For lower versions of Android:

You need to modify some core components of an Emulator Image. Follow these instructions on setting up the Android Market on an Emulator. This will also add email functionality. Also keep in mind that the IMGs this solution provides could potentially be phishing for your email account and password, so I recommend creating a new gmail account to use just for testing the hacked emulator.

For higher versions of Android:

It sounds like you aren't able to do this easy solution: How to install email client on emulator

so I'd recommend you check out some other posts on adding the Google Play store, such as Google Play on Android 4.0 emulator

Upvotes: 0

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