‫We'll come back In this video.
‫We're going to configure the emulator in Android studio.
‫An emulator is a virtual device that allows developers to test and run Android applications on their
‫computer.
‫It simulates the behavior of a physical Android device, enabling developers to preview and interact
‫with their apps without needing a physical device in order to configure it.
‫In Android studio, we click on more options Select Virtual Device Manager and I'll click on Create
‫Device.
‫This menu allows us to select a device from a various and variety of Android virtual devices.
‫You can select here the category phone if you want.
‫You can make a tablet emulator, Windows Desktop TV, Automotive and so on.
‫But in this course we're interested in phone, you can select from the wide range of these devices to
‫create the Android emulator.
‫For that, I'll show you how to configure, for example, Nexus £0.06.
‫Select it.
‫Next and select the latest API if it is not downloaded and not installed, please download it before
‫so you can click on it and download it.
‫Okay.
‫I'll select three Matthew, which is API 33, which is I downloaded.
‫Select next and here you can name the Avd, whatever you want.
‫Avd Android virtual device and click finish.
‫You can see that this device is ready now to run it.
‫You can click on this launch button.
‫The Android emulator provides a platform for testing applications on various virtual Android devices,
‫each with its own screen sizes, resolution, Android version and hardware configuration.
‫This is especially useful for developers who want to test their applications across different device
‫specifications and API levels to ensure compatibility and responsiveness.
‫And there we go.
‫This is our emulator.
‫You can see the settings or the options to the right.
‫You can turn it off or on the volume up, volume down, you can rotate left, rotate, right, you can
‫take a screenshot of the screen.
‫These are the back home and overview buttons in Android you can see.
‫That this is our clean.
‫Android virtual device.