Setting up our Android Virtual Device for development

Android Emulator will enable us to test our Android application on a computer and we will not require an actual device to test.

1. Let's click on Tools | Android | Android Emulator Manager:

2. To make this process easier and simpler, we'll start with the existing mobile templates available for Android Emulator.
3. Go to the Device Definitions tab shown in the following screen. Once you reach the Device Definitions screen, scroll down until you see Nexus devices in the list:

4. Select the Nexus device of your choice and click on the Create AVD button on the right-hand side.

5. Next, you should get a window such as the following, where you can customize your Android Emulator to your requirements:

6. Fill in all the required details. You can refer to the preceding screenshot for help. Once you click OK, AVD Manager will create a new Android Emulator for you.
7. To verify that our emulator is created, let's go back to the Android Virtual Devices tab in the Android Virtual...