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SaturnsEye
SaturnsEye

Reputation: 6509

Is there a quicker way to test android apps?

I'm new to creating Android apps so this is a pain for me as I'm constantly playing with the code. I'm using the eclipse ADT bundle to create a simple app but checking it takes forever as I have to wait for the emulator to load up every time, just to find out a button doesn't work...

Surely there is a quicker way to test my app instead of running that slow emulator every time?

Is there some sort of live view so I can test as I code on the go?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 120

Answers (5)

Harsha
Harsha

Reputation: 398

use Intel x86 system image and make sure you installed HAXM accelerator in sdk manager (it's on bottom of the extras). This is rellay fast way to test android apps. HAX can install through Intel developer site.

Upvotes: 0

Mahdi-bagvand
Mahdi-bagvand

Reputation: 1407

Try using Genymotion. You can download a version for Windows/Mac OS X/Linux after registering. A plugin for Eclipse is also avaliable:

The installation of the plugin can be done by launching Eclipse and going to "Help / Install New Software" menu, then just add a new Update Site with the following URL: http://plugins.genymotion.com/eclipse. Follow the steps indicated by Eclipse.

This emulator is fast and responsive.

GenyMotion allow you to control various sensors of your device including the battery level, signal strength and GPS.

UPDATE: The latest version now also contains camera tools.

Upvotes: 0

EpicPandaForce
EpicPandaForce

Reputation: 81568

Real device is the quickest, but GenyMotion http://www.genymotion.com/ is really really good. Much quicker than the in-built emulator. I don't know what these guys do, but it's working really well. And it's free for personal use.

Upvotes: 0

Luciano Rodríguez
Luciano Rodríguez

Reputation: 2309

You should plugin android devices to your computer. Once ADT finds them, it's easy to test your apps on the go =)

Upvotes: 0

Mark Hähnel
Mark Hähnel

Reputation: 175

You can keep the emulator open, so the app gets updated when you debug it.

The recommended way is to use an android smartphone to debug on.

Upvotes: 3

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