adb push ~/system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk platform-tools]$. adb shell chmod 777 /system/app/Īnd finally, we can push these APKs to our platform-tools]$.
Once started we need to remount the AVD’s partition and modify the permissions of “/system/app/” as this is where our packages will be installed platform-tools]$. This may take several minutes the first time as the AVD is created. emulator -avd Test -partition-size 512 -no-boot-anim
This is to ensure that our AVD has enough capacity to install the Google Play Store and its tools]$. Note that we’ve specified a partition size of 512MB. Let’s launch the newly created AVD using the following command. However, before we do, we need to make some minor modifications to our AVD. In order to install Google Play, we’ll need to push the following 3 APKs to our AVD (located in.
A full listing of packages can be found here. For earlier versions of Android, please see the RootzWiki here. Please note that this package will only work for Android 4.3.
You can find that package at the Goo.im page. Using Android 4.3 (API 18) we must use the “20130813” package. Next we need to pull down the appropriate Google Apps package. Here we’ll need to create a new AVD which utilizes the Android 4.3 platform and has snapshots enabled so that any changes we make are tools]$.
Once installed, close the SDK manager and launch the AVD manager. If not, check the top level element, “Android 4.3 (API 18)”, click “Install 6 Packages”, and accept the license agreement. We’ll first need to ensure that Android 4.3 (API 18) is tools]$. With that, let’s begin by launching the SDK manager. Although Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) is out at the time of writing, the appropriate Google Apps package is not yet publicly available. This document outlines the steps required using the latest version of the Android SDK (Revision 22.3) and is focused on Android 4.3 (API 18). However, today I needed to create a new AVD for a project I’m working on and after searching for a few minutes, I realized that most of these posts are outdated and contain broken links to the appropriate Google apps.
There are several other posts out there which describe how to install the Google Play packages under the Android Emulator. You can find that post, here.īefore I begin, I just want to mention that what I’m about to describe is by no means new. This emulator lets you enjoy a long catalog of Android videogames directly from your PC with outstanding video quality and audio.Updated (2-11-15): I’ve written a new post which describes installing Google Play on Android 5.x. KoPlayer is a spectacular Android emulator that offers you an overwhelming amount of high-quality features. In other words, you can make your virtual Android screen smaller or bigger at any given moment. Other interesting features include being able to comfortably capture images or videos as well as setting your screen’s resolution. You can play Angry Birds or Clash of Clans with your mouse and Asphalt: Nitro or Dead Trigger with your gamepad. In a matter of seconds you can configure your keyboard, mouse and even the ‘gamepad’. This emulator is specially designed to play videogames so it lets you easily and intuitively configure your controls.
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