Setting up an Emulator with Google Play Servicesįirst you need to download the right SDK packages using the Android SDK Manager. Watch a video of me using this post to set up an emulator: The default Google Android Emulator images don’t include Google Play Services, but it is available and you can include it when you create an AVD (Android Virtual Device, aka emulator). In order to test your app in an emulator, you will need to have Google Play Services installed.
If you are creating a location-aware app, Google recommends that you use the this API rather than the older android.location API. The Fused Location Provider is one of the APIs provided by Google Play Services. I found that testing apps that use the Android Fused Location Provide r on an emulatorĬan be a bit tricky! (But, as a software developer, doesn’t every new thing you try turn out to be tricky?) You need Google Play Services to Access Location Data Testing Location-Aware Android Apps on an EmulatorĪt 5:33 pm 1 comment Tricky Android Emulator Setup
