Can't launch AVD on macOS 10.13

Question

I created some AVDs in Android studio 3.0, but I can't launch them. I used the following command to launch them:

./emulator @Nexus_5X_API_17

logs:

emulator: WARNING: encryption is off
Hax is enabled
Hax ram_size 0x60000000
Failed to open vm 3
Failed to create HAX VM
No accelerator found.
failed to initialize HAX: Invalid argument

And when I reinstalled "Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator(HAXM installer)", the logs:

HAXM silent installation only supports macOS from 10.8 to 10.12 !

I don't know if it is related with this.

After that, I tried to install virtualBox to install genymotion, but I found when I clicks the virturalBox.dmg, the installer crashed.

Could you help me? thanks.

this worked for me https://stackoverflow.com/a/67288845/8899344 — TarekB, Apr 28 '21 at 16:58

score 49 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 06 '17 at 07:51

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Use the new Hypervisor.Framework support instead of HAXM on macOS, as described in the comments of the issue filed for this:

Try running the emulator on Canary channel 26.1.x (API 25/26 recommended) with Hypervisor.Framework; put the text "HVF = on" in ~/.android/advancedFeatures.ini (create this file if it doesn't exist already).

answered Jul 06 '17 at 07:51

Joppe Geluykens

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unfortunately this didn't help me – Ewoks Jul 13 '17 at 07:44
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Although this is the accepted answer, there is now an easier solution, which is to just install HAXM version 6.2.1 (see the answer by @freeman-wang). – Jordan Oct 04 '17 at 03:25
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Worked for me but I had to restart my mac after this settings. – user4500 Oct 07 '17 at 12:12
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WHat is a hypervisor.framework? does anyone have any better instructions then the above. I'm not really understanding the solution. – huey77 Oct 16 '17 at 21:34
There are 20 links on that google site. You should copy the relevant link here to make your answer worthwhile. – Siddharth Nov 08 '17 at 18:03
This worked for me, I only had to restart Android Studio after updating the ini file. – sesm Nov 10 '17 at 16:45
This worked for me too, just need to restart macOS after this – onmyway133 Nov 13 '17 at 08:27

Freeman.Wang · Answer 2 · 2020-09-08T08:57:28.143

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You can download and install the latest version haxm https://github.com/intel/haxm/releases/latest

edited Sep 08 '20 at 08:57

answered Jul 26 '17 at 11:04

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Worked for me, though I needed a restart afterwards. – John Shammas Sep 18 '17 at 15:52
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I followed the instructions on your link to install HAXM version 6.2.1 and this fixed the issue for me (but like @JohnShammas, I also had to restart my computer after the installation). – Jordan Oct 04 '17 at 03:24
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HAXM will not install for MacOS 10.13 – Ken Roy Oct 05 '17 at 17:09
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I have this issue in High Sierra but it is fixed in the latest version, currently 6.2.1 solved the issue to me. Make sure you got the right version running: kextstat | grep intel In my case it was fixed after the reboot.Good luck! – Wils Oct 30 '17 at 17:11
On macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 and Android Studio 3.0.1 - updating to HAXM 6.2.1 then a system restart fixed it for me. – h-bomb Dec 21 '17 at 06:59

score 22 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 07 '17 at 21:41

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Following steps worked for me:

Uninstall HAXM from android studio SDK manager (Tools->Android->SDK Manager->SDK Tools then uninstall 'Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM)' by unchecking it.
Download the HAXM version 6.2.1 zip file from Intel site https://software.intel.com/en-us/android/articles/intel-hardware-accelerated-execution-manager-end-user-license-agreement-macosx
Install the .dmg file
Restart your computer
Open your AVD having x86_64 image and it should work.

answered Nov 07 '17 at 21:41

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HAXM silent installation only supports macOS from 10.8 to 10.12 ! – gderaco Nov 10 '17 at 09:52
Macbook restart was required for me. – KlimczakM Nov 14 '17 at 06:51
@gderaco Run the dmg install, not the silent install. Worked for me. – Nir Levy Nov 30 '17 at 09:30

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 29 '17 at 05:06

Go to your SDK installation directory, and manually run the HAXM installer. See step 4 on the page: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration.html#vm-mac

Technically HAXM is only officially supported up until MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) . Since MacOS 10.13 is still in beta, there may be a bug or incompatible API. If the wizard does no work, please file a bug here for the Android Emulator dev team to investigate further: https://source.android.com/source/report-bugs

this actually helped... it was installed but for some reason not started so emulator was auto closed just after start without any further info — Ewoks, Jul 13 '17 at 08:08

score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 23 '17 at 15:45

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Go to Tools->Android->SDK Manager, then in the SDK tools search for Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM installer) and update to the latest version, restart and thats all!

answered Nov 23 '17 at 15:45

Juan Carlos Quispe

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This works. Simplest. Restart mac, not just android studio. – JiteshW Dec 06 '17 at 14:18
@JiteshW Restart mac, not just android studio! Thanks. – Lazy Ninja Nov 21 '18 at 06:34

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 01 '17 at 08:04

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On install/reinstall of HAXM you get:

HAXM silent installation only supports macOS from 10.8 to 10.12 !

From https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/62395878#comment44

in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General, there was a message “System software from developer xxx was blocked from loading.” with an Allow button. Clicking the allow button enabled HAXM again

answered Nov 01 '17 at 08:04

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Also described here: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS40017658-CH1-TNTAG3 – Brian Dunn Nov 21 '17 at 23:51

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Dec 30 '17 at 20:40

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I just redownloaded the simulator and it worked.

answered Dec 30 '17 at 20:40

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Can't launch AVD on macOS 10.13

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Following steps worked for me:

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