Android emulator doesn't use Windows host file?

Question

Chrome using the windows' HOST file:

Android emulator:

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"On Windows, the emulator obtains the addresses by calling the GetNetworkParams() API. Note that this usually means that the emulator ignores the content of your "hosts" file (/etc/hosts on Linux/OS X, %WINDOWS%/system32/HOSTS on Windows)."

how can I use static IPs in the emulator?

Answer 1

FWIW, it's not possible to change the phone's own /etc/hosts file within the emulator - it's on a read-only file system.

Personally, I'd run a local resolving server on your PC, point your Windows O/S at that, and then override the entries properly.

Unbound will do the job, and has a nice feature to allow you to insert "local data" into your DNS results.