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Slow Android emulator

Is there a faster Android emulator than the one the comes with the SDK? One that can attach to the Eclipse debugger?

Can BlueStacks or YouWave be used for debugging?

Thanks in advance, Barry

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  • I don't think so, but you could take a look at [speeding up that one](https://www.google.ca/search?q=android+speed+up+emulator) instead. – Cat Dec 14 '12 at 20:44
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    Personally, the only two good alternatives I've found are 1) a faster CPU and lots of RAM, and 2) using an actual handset :) – paulsm4 Dec 14 '12 at 20:45
  • @paulsm4 +1 for real handsets. Even my Nexus One performs miles ahead of the emulator. – Cat Dec 14 '12 at 20:46
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    Try to use the Intel image for your AVD and turn Hardware Accelaration on. Or you use Android x86 for debugging. – Leandros Dec 14 '12 at 20:48
  • Nevertheless it's a duplicated question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2662650/making-the-android-emulator-run-faster http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11037908/how-to-make-android-emulator-boot-faster http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1554099/slow-android-emulator – Leandros Dec 14 '12 at 20:50
  • Not really a duplicate. I'm not looking to speed up the stock emulator (like the other questions). This is the only question that I can find that specifically asks for replacements. – Barry Fruitman Dec 14 '12 at 20:53
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    @Eric - on my laptop, it's more like "parsecs". Or maybe even "light years" ;) – paulsm4 Dec 14 '12 at 22:10

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You can use the Bluestacks player for debugging. You'll have to connect it like so:

adb connect 127.0.0.1

It's fast but it's only available for the Android version 2.3.7.

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