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akash5678
akash5678

Reputation: 51

Is it good and possible to always test an android app on real device rather than using android emulator

I am trying to learn android on a dell device having 4gb ram and intel pentium chipset. I am trying to run hello world app on a emulator but it actually take much time(more than 5 minutes) to start the process and at the end give error message "Error while waiting for device: Timed out after 300seconds waiting for emulator to come online". As far as testing on device is considered i find it fast and easy. So my question is that possible to always test an app on real device and skipping the testing on an emulator. Also suggest me some tips to make my android studio run faster. .

Upvotes: 0

Views: 261

Answers (3)

Kumar M
Kumar M

Reputation: 1014

It will be good if we are testing the application in real device rather than emulator if you have the device. But we can't buy different density, different dimension, different android version devices for testing so for that purpose we need to use emulator.

To improve the speed of android emulator install HAXM in your system, it will speed up the emulators.

Upvotes: 0

theTypan
theTypan

Reputation: 5877

Its always better to test on a real device. Its very fast especially when debugging. If your emulator is taking long to load imagine a situation where you are trying to debug and want to check the app's behaviour after each change in code. Just install the usb drivers and sdk tool that your device's api version is running on

Upvotes: 1

Fidel Montesino
Fidel Montesino

Reputation: 337

Sure it is!

First of all, enable the developer mode in your device (if it's not enabled already). Info for doing this here.

Then just plug your device via USB and it will appear when you run your project in Android Studio.

NOTE: The first time you attempt to run the project, your phone will ask for permissions, make sure you allow it!

Upvotes: 1

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