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Xamarin Mobile Application Development for Android, Second Edition

You're reading from   Xamarin Mobile Application Development for Android, Second Edition Develop, test, and deliver fully-featured Android applications using Xamarin

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785280375
Length 296 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. The Anatomy of an Android App FREE CHAPTER 2. The Xamarin.Android Architecture 3. Creating the Points Of Interest App 4. Adding a List View 5. Adding a Details View 6. Making Your App Orientation-aware 7. Designing for Multiple Screen Sizes 8. Creating Data Storage Mechanisms 9. Making POIApp Location Aware 10. Adding the Camera App Integration 11. Publishing an App to the App Store Index

Creating Android Virtual Devices

The Android emulator, also known as Android Virtual Device (AVD), is used to test the Android application in the absence of a device. Emulators get installed as part of the Xamarin installation. You can create your own emulator or customize an existing one with the required device configurations for the device being emulated.

In order to create or modify an existing emulator, perform the following steps:

  1. From the main menu bar, navigate to Tools and open Google Emulator Manager. It will open the Android Virtual Device Manager window:
    Creating Android Virtual Devices
  2. To create a new emulator, click on the Create button, on the right-hand side panel. Provide the configurations, such as AVD Name, Device, Target, Memory Options, and so on.
  3. To edit an existing emulator, select the emulator you wish to edit and click on the Edit button:
    Creating Android Virtual Devices
  4. Note the Target setting; this specifies the version of the Android platform and the API level that will be used for the emulator.
  5. Select the device skin from the Device...
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