Speed up Android Emulator - Method II

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please first refer to the Intel list about VT to make sure your CPU supports Intel VT.

HAXM Speeds Up the Slow Android Emulator

HAXM stands for - "Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager"

Currently it supports only Intel® VT (Intel Virtualization Technology).

The Android emulator is based on QEMU. The interface between QEMU and the HAXM driver on the host system is designed to be vendor-agnostic.

Steps for Configuring Your Android Development Environment for HAXM

1. Update Eclipse: Make sure your Eclipse installation and the ADT plug-in are fully up-to-date.
2. Update your Android Tools: After each Eclipse plug-in update, it is important to update your Android SDK Tools. To do this, launch the Android SDK Manager and update all the Android SDK components. To take advantage of HAXM, you must be on at least release version 17.

• Download the x86 Atom System Images and the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager Driver. Follow the image below:

• Install the HAXM Driver by running "IntelHaxm.exe". It will be located in one of following locations:
  • C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\extras\intel\Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager
  • C:\Users\<user>\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64\sdk\extras\intel\Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager
  If the installer fails with the message that Intel VT must be turned on, you need to enable this in the BIOS. See the description for how to do this in Enabling Intel VT (Virtualization Technology) .

• Create a new x86 AVD: Follow the image below:

• Or as for new SDK,