Question 1

What is an android emulator?

Accepted Answer

An Android emulator emulates an Android device, it mimics it down to a tee. By using an android emulator, one can test unknown and new applications.

Question 2

What are the different emulators available?

Accepted Answer

There are a number of android emulators available for Linux - android studio, anbox, android virutal device, shashlik, android_x86, and genymotion.

Question 3

Genymotion is giving me errors, what could be the problem?

Accepted Answer

Make sure that VT-x/AMD-V is enabled, else you will get an error!

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Genymotion: An Android Emulator for Linux