Android running really slow in debug mode

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Slow Android emulator

I am trying to run an android application in debug mode in eclipse and it is really slow. How can I improve the performance?

These threads: [(Thread 1](http://stackoverflow.com/q/2662650/645270) [Thread 2)](http://stackoverflow.com/q/1554099/645270) explains how to make the emulator faster. — keyser, May 24 '12 at 16:38
The question doesn't say anything about using an emulator. Debugging on a device can be slow too. — Kristopher Johnson, Apr 22 '14 at 14:53

Bananeweizen · Answer 1 · 2014-05-20T15:06:43.527

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Start your app without debugging and only if you have reached a point where it gets interesting for debugging, then connect your debugger using DDMS perspective -> device list -> debug process button.

Edited in 2014: Nowadays I would recommend trying the Genymotion Android virtualization. In contrast to the original Android emulator it does not emulate the core of the Android device, but instead runs it as x86 code in a virtualized system. That is typically faster. In addition it brings some features the original emulator simply does not have (like map based GPS position selection).

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answered May 24 '12 at 16:42

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when app started without debugging it shows debug process button disable in ddms. – Pranita Patil Feb 05 '14 at 06:43
@amy Surely not. You probably did not mark your app as debuggable at all. In the AndroidManifest.xml file, add android:debuggable="true". – Bananeweizen Feb 05 '14 at 09:50
I marked it. I got solution I need to select process for application also – Pranita Patil Feb 05 '14 at 10:13
Genymotion is brilliant! Thanks for the tip, not sure how I managed to get anything done without it until now! – Elad Avron May 21 '14 at 18:22

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '12 at 16:39

It usually happens in Emulator, especially when you are reading/writing files, making calls to web-server and/or the size of your .apk file increases (large apk size causes slow installation). The best solution is to use a real device which will speed-up the installation process and enhance the overall performance of your app

Android running really slow in debug mode

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