Why does the emulator in Android Studio refuse to connect to the internet?

Question

For some time now, the emulator I'm currently using has refused to be connected to the net. Now, the PC is connected via WiFi and is browsing. Initially I thought that since my PC is connected then the emulator should be, but this is not happening.

I have also switched on the WiFi in the emulator but it is not seeing my hotspot. Don't know why though physical devices can see same hotspot.

Please How do I connect the emulator to the internet.

Android Studio version is 2.11

AVD Details

Name: Nexus_7_Inch

CPU/ABI: Google APIs Intel Atom (x86)

Path: C:\Users\RosyK\.android\avd\Nexus_7_Inch.avd

Target: google_apis [Google APIs] (API level 23)

Skin: nexus_7_2013

SD Card: 100M

hw.dPad: no

runtime.network.speed: full

hw.accelerometer: yes

hw.device.name: Nexus 7 2013

vm.heapSize: 64

hw.device.manufacturer: Google

hw.gps: yes

image.androidVersion.api: 23

hw.audioInput: yes

image.sysdir.1: system-images\android-23\google_apis\x86\

tag.id: google_apis

hw.camera.back: none

hw.mainKeys: no

AvdId: Nexus_7_Inch

hw.camera.front: none

hw.lcd.density: 320

runtime.scalefactor: auto

avd.ini.displayname: Nexus 7 Inch

hw.gpu.mode: auto

hw.device.hash2: MD5:47dc70fd92541dd16c19f9efa3e9db62

hw.ramSize: 1536

hw.trackBall: no

hw.battery: yes

hw.sdCard: yes

tag.display: Google APIs

runtime.network.latency: none

hw.keyboard: yes

hw.sensors.proximity: no

disk.dataPartition.size: 800M

hw.sensors.orientation: yes

avd.ini.encoding: UTF-8

hw.gpu.enabled: yes

was it working previously in the same AVD or it never worked ? — Shubhank, Jun 05 '16 at 16:23
Then you should post all AVD details like API - version and your system OS — Shubhank, Jun 05 '16 at 16:27
lot of solutions here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2039964/how-to-connect-android-emulator-to-the-internet — Shubhank, Jun 05 '16 at 16:38
@Shubhank this may be right but these are solutions for a 5 year old emulator... And another note - the new Android Studio 2.0 emulator doesn't support WiFi [Emulator](https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator.html). — user0815, Jun 05 '16 at 16:43
true but i would still post it here since if we get a definitive answer, we should move it to that thread since that will be the best place for everyone to get help in future. On other note, Android emulator do suck with internet connection. I fixed mine but i don't remember how lol. — Shubhank, Jun 05 '16 at 16:45
maybe you should use [GenyMotion](https://www.genymotion.com/) as an alternate ? — Shubhank, Jun 05 '16 at 17:13

Nenco · Answer 1 · 2016-06-05T16:27:17.013

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add this to your manifest

  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

edited Jun 05 '16 at 16:27

answered Jun 05 '16 at 16:21

Nenco

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Have done that sir, the app that I'm testing is connecting on a physical device. – Roseyk Jun 05 '16 at 16:23

Why does the emulator in Android Studio refuse to connect to the internet?

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