Unable to create Android Virtual Device
lazarus / 43-Android

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maurobio · 2023-05-11 22:14

Dear ALL,

I have successfully installed LAMW for Windows (according to the
instructions from https://github.com/jmpessoa/lazandroidmodulewizard)
and I can now compile and run Android apps without much trouble.

However, I can only install and run apps directly in the cell phone;
if I attempt to compile and run the app without connecting the cell
phone, a dialog box shows up asking for the Android Virtual Device for
which, however, a image is not installed. Running the Android SDK
Manager shows that in fact there are no image installed (it seems that
the instructions from
https://github.com/jmpessoa/lazandroidmodulewizard overlooked that
step).

My question, then, is: what image should I install? In my system I
have the Android 10 (API 29) and Android 11 (API 30) installed, but no
image for any of them (see attached image). Should I install all
images listed for each API, or just one of them?

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.

With warmest regards,

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loaded · 2023-05-12 05:41

I think the easiest and fastest method for this job is to use Android
Studio Emulators. In addition ;
Can use LAMW Android Studio Emulators.
You can do this in two ways;
-Run the Emulator from within Android Studio, then compile your
projects in LAMW, Your Projects will Work in the Emulator.
-Run the emulator manually as I mentioned in the link below, then your
projects will run in the emulator.
https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,56851.msg422560.h
tml#msg422560

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Mongkey · 2023-05-13 08:50

With android studio you'll get:
Easy native android control with pascal
Easy ridding for android versioning -> permission
Easy theming

Android version change, would not affect much of your code