HelloAndroid emulator problem

Question

I''m trying android SDK for the first time. I'm starting with the HelloAndroid tutorial. followed exactly each step but the emulator launches without my app. eclipse console says:

[2010-02-23 11:47:55 - HelloAndroid]------------------------------
[2010-02-23 11:47:55 - HelloAndroid]Android Launch!
[2010-02-23 11:47:55 - HelloAndroid]adb is running normally.
[2010-02-23 11:47:55 - HelloAndroid]Performing com.example.helloandroid.HelloAndroid activity launch
[2010-02-23 11:47:55 - HelloAndroid]Automatic Target Mode: Preferred AVD 'my_avd' is not available. Launching new emulator.
[2010-02-23 11:47:55 - HelloAndroid]Launching a new emulator with Virtual Device 'my_avd' [2010-02-23 11:48:09 - HelloAndroid]New emulator found: emulator-5554
[2010-02-23 11:48:09 - HelloAndroid]Waiting for HOME ('android.process.acore') to be launched...

I see the emulator, the ''Android'' text on it but nothing else happens. can someone help please? thanks!

Answer 1

It's loading. You can check loading progress in logcat from DDMS or adb shell logcat.

It takes some time to load the emulator, but remember that you don't need to restart it when you update your code. You just hit Run as... in eclipse and it will take care of uploading and reinstalling into the emu.

Also remember that you can use your phone instead of the emulator. I usually use my phone when the pc I am working on is too slow.

Good luck with Android development!

Answer 2

And maybe it was just me, but it took me a while to figure out what "LogCat" was that I kept reading about.

If you're using Eclipse, do "Window/Show View/Other". Then type "LogCat" into the "Show View" box, and "Android->LogCat" will show up. Pick that option and you'll now have a LogCat tab that displays output info. You can control the level of information displayed with the "VDIWE" buttons in the top right corner.

Jay