List of existing Android Virtual Devices empty

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List of existing Android Virtual Devices empty

I'm new to Android development and I'm currently going through some tutorials. When I setup a new Android Project in Eclipse, and select Windows -> Android SDK and AVD Manager, in Virtual Devices, the list of existing Android Virtual Devices is empty. Is it supposed to be?

From the pictures in the tutorial, it's pre-populated. Can I download these AVDs from somewhere, am I missing something here? Also, I'm developing this on my Macbook Pro.

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You need to create them. Simply click on the New button on the right of that screen. See this documentation for details.

JRL 2010-06-05 23:05:01

Thanks! :) :) :)

sunpech 2010-06-05 23:26:04

+3 A:

Is it supposed to be?

Yes.

From the pictures in the tutorial, it's pre-populated.

The second step of the Hello, World tutorial has you create an AVD.

Can I download these AVDs from somewhere, am I missing something here?

No, you create them on your machine using the SDK.

CommonsWare 2010-06-05 23:05:03

Thanks! Considering the amount of Android devices out there, I think it would be nice to have a way to import/export these AVDs.

sunpech 2010-06-05 23:24:39

The AVDs don't, by default, recreate the exact specs of any particular device. Plus if you want to import/export them (and don't want to just create them via the AVD Manager), just copy the contents of the appropriate ~/.android/avd/ directory.

Christopher 2010-06-06 11:07:03

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