An Android Virtual Device () is a configuration used by the mobile device emulator included with the Android . The Android emulator mimics all of the hardware and software features of a typical mobile device, with the exception of being able to place actual phone calls.

In this step you will learn how to create an Android Virtual Device () which will be used to test your iDigi Android applications.

• If you have a physical device and you want to use it instead of a virtual one, you can skip this step and continue with the next one,

• If you are using the Digi Android Application Development Kit, you will need to create a remote device configuration using the Device Manager of the IDE. Refer to chapter 1.3.3 Create a device configuration of the Digi Android Application Development Kit Getting Started Guide. After that, continue with the next step,

Open the Android Virtual Device Manager from the Eclipse's main toolbar or by going to Window > Manager.

In the Virtual Devices panel you will see a list of existing s. Click New... to create a new .

The Create New dialog appears.

Follow these steps to configure the new .

1. Within the Name field, give the new device a name.
2. Select the Android Level (Android version) option from the Target drop-down menu. We will use 10 for this example.
3. Specify a size for the Card. We will configure it with 512MB for this example. This memory will be taken from your hard disk, so be aware of this stipulation when configuring this setting.
4. Enable the Snapshot option. Enabling this setting will cause the emulator to save and restore the status of the , which usually avoids booting when launching the .
5. Select a display skin for the device. For this example we will use HVGA, as it has a reasonable aspect ratio and size to work with.
6. In the Hardware section:
   
   
   1. Click New... and choose the Card support option from the Property drop-down menu. Then click OK. This will include an emulated card in the device with the size you configured in step 3.

      

   2. It is recommended to increase the Device size to 512. Increasing the device's size will also increase the device's performance. However, this memory is taken from your , so be aware of this stipulation when modifying the device's RAM amount.
      
      
7. Click on Create AVD to create the virtual device.

   

If you want to test the Android Virtual Device you have created, select it from the list of devices in the Virtual Devices panel and click Start....

A new window will allow you to configure some additional options before launching the .

Click Launch to start the .