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Click on the CPU, Memory, Network, or Energy graphs to show moreĬlick the button to end the profiling session.Ĭontent and code samples on this page are subject to the licenses described in the Content License. When you interact with the map, touch events and CPU usage appear in Session by selecting an emulator from the dropdown, and then selectĬom. (.). In the menu of the standalone profiler, click theīutton and all of your connected devices andĪs an example, open Google Maps in the emulator.
To close Android Studio after the emulator has started. If you start the emulator from Android Studio, be sure Start the emulator from the command line. To run the emulator from the command line, see Start the Android emulator or connect an Android device and wait for the home
The Android StudioĪfter the splash screen disappears, a profiler window opens:
Not all profiling data is visible by default. For example, to access tools to inspect the heapĪnd track memory allocations, click the Memory graph. To access theĭetailed profiling tools, click the graph that corresponds to the performanceĭata that you want to inspect. This shared timeline view only shows the timeline graphs. Input, including keyboard activity, volume control changes, and screenĥ The shared timeline view, which includes graphsįor CPU, memory, network, and energy usage. Timeline to view, or use the Attach to live button to jump to the real-timeĤ The event timeline shows events related to user just works philosophy now extends to open source video game emulation on the Mac. Android Profiler shared timeline viewġ Android Profiler shows the process and deviceĢ In the Sessions pane, choose which session toģ Use the zoom buttons to control how much of the Its an Android emulator, after all, so its basically setting up a. When you launch aĭebuggable app, that process is selected by default.Īndroid Profiler continues to collect profiling data until you disconnect theįigure 1. Processes, even though they might not be debuggable. The Android Emulator or a rooted device, the Android Profiler lists all running If you'veĬonnected a device over USB but don't see it listed, ensure that you have Target dialog, select the device on which to profile your app. Still in the android tool, click on Virtual Devices on the left, and then click New.To open the Profiler window, choose View > Tool Windows > Profiler orĬlick Profile in the toolbar. Select Available Packages, pick some platform versions and install.
To install platforms run the android command located in the tools folder of the SDK (use Terminal.app on a Mac, or the Command Prompt on Windows, Linux folks you know what to do :). Step 3 - Install Android PlatformsĪt this point, I tried running the emulator command, but the SDK doesn't contain any Android Platforms, the Android platform is essentially Android OS, you need to install at least one version (eg 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, etc) to run the emulator. Since we are using the command line you might find it useful to add the android-sdk- platform/tools folder to your system path so you can run the android commands from any folder. I placed the android-sdk-mac_86 folder in my /Applications/ folder, but you can put it wherever you want. Step 1 - Download the Android SDKĭownload the Android SDK, and unzip it somewhere. Also, I'm using a Mac, but I think the steps should be pretty close if you are running Windows or Linux.
I should mention that there is also an Eclipse Plugin for Android Development as well that you can use instead. So I thought I would give a quick and easy guide for folks to follow, that might be interested in getting started with Android Development and running the Android Emulator.
I am in the process of building some mobile apps for one of my clients, and while I'm pretty familiar with running the iPhone simulator and building iPhone apps, I'm pretty new to the Android development tools at this point.