Android : How to Create Android Emulator for Nexus10?

Asked 27/11, 2012 at 9:56 Answered 13/9, 2013 at 7:16

Solved android android-emulator emulation

I am trying to create the android emulator for Nexus 10 using latest ADT(21) and SDK tools. I have the following configuration for the Nexus 10 AVD:

Screen Size - 10 inches 
Resolution - 2560 X 1600 
Screen Size - xlarge Screen Density - Xhdpi 
Screen ratio - long
RAM - 1024

Let me know if this configuration is wrong. After creating the above Configuration I was able to create the AVD but couldn't load it. It only shows a black screen. What could be the problem here?

I am Using Ubuntu 11.10.

Fabi answered 27/11, 2012 at 9:56 Comment(2)

Settings are correct as it is xlarge-xhdpi. I guess the problem comes from somewhere else. Does your emulator work for another AVD? – Unguarded 27/11, 2012 at 10:55

@Unguarded :Thnks for your support.My emulator runs well in all other Configuration except above configuration. – Fabi 27/11, 2012 at 11:13

I had the same issue. You can do one thing,

1) When you create AVD, make sure Use Host GPU option is checked.

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It worked for me, in my Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2, and eclipse juno.

EDIT : Sorry folks for the confusion. There is no Google Nexus 10 skin (at the time of writing this). What you see in the image is a Nexus 10 equalant I created using Device Definition (AVD manager 2nd tab) feature of eclipse. It is just I named it as Nexus 10 and it is not default google emulator.

Weksler answered 4/1, 2013 at 8:20 Comment(4)

How did you get Nexus 10 skin. I couldn't find one in Android Platforms. Can you please advice. Thanks in advance – Guncotton 17/1, 2013 at 10:2

Shouldn't the screen density be xxhdpi? – Bowker 15/3, 2013 at 11:50

This also works using "Intel Atom (x86)" for the CPU/ABI if you're using the Intel HAXM accelerator, contradicting some of the other posts saying ARM(armeabi) is required – Aixenprovence 18/11, 2013 at 21:24

This works but I can't take screenshots from the emulator... Must be related to this https://mcmap.net/q/109402/-android-emulator-shows-nothing-except-black-screen-and-adb-devices-shows-quot-device-offline-quot/369317 So it seems to be impossible to take a screenshot from nexus 10 emulator at the moment... – Launder 25/8, 2014 at 5:14

I think the monitor resolution is more important than the hardware of your computer. I have a PC i7 & 16GB RAM under Windows 7, with two DELL monitor 1920x1080 and it is imposible to run Nexus 10 emulator. This computer runs Nexus 7 emulator perfectly.

But my less powerfull iMac i5 & 8 GB RAM under OSX Mountain Lion, runs perfectly Nexus 10 AVD.

I have tried with/without use host gpu option, and only work when it is checked.

I have tried to emulate other devices like Samsung Galaxy S4 and it happens the same!

By the way, it is recomended to specify low value RAM and SD Card values for performance (512MB & 16-96MB).

Duel answered 8/6, 2013 at 8:42 Comment(0)

I had the same issue (have, actually). It is quite simple, the resolution and the screen density are just too high for your monitor (on that screen size), so it cannot display it. - I am sure your emulator runs perfectly on other configurations

Fecula answered 27/11, 2012 at 10:49 Comment(2)

This is wrong.. I am able to run it in low resolution screens. I tried it on low resolution/dencity monitor and had no problem. Please see my answer – Weksler 11/2, 2013 at 8:15

@Krishnabhadra: I had tried your solution but it doesn't work. Could you please see my question once https://mcmap.net/q/409109/-android-nexus-10-emulator-not-running-properly-duplicate/1665507 ? Thanks – Goodwife 7/9, 2013 at 10:29

This is the correct configuration for an Nexus 10 Android Virtual Device:

Nexus10_AVD

Your screensize and density was wrong.

Screen Size - 10.1 inches
Resolution - 2560x1600
Size - xlarge
Density - xxhdpi
Screen Ratio - long
RAM - 2048 MiB

Tenor answered 18/4, 2013 at 1:3 Comment(3)

I'm curious about your screenshot, what soft/mod is it? :) – Ravo 10/9, 2013 at 14:7

@AlixBloom Arch Linux, with awesome WM and Solarized Dark theme. It must be still somewhere on my harddrive, I can upload it for you, if you want. – Tenor 12/9, 2013 at 15:17

Using 2GB RAM , VM Heap: 128, Internal Storage: 512 MB, SD Card 500 MB and Use Host GPU true, its working super fine in Windows PC... :D – Unstrung 15/5, 2014 at 12:1

One more way is to use new

Genymotion Android Emulator

It is available for Ubuntu also , have a look at my post for other info related to it.

Hube answered 13/9, 2013 at 7:16 Comment(0)

With IntelliJ you need to open tools - android - AVD manager and then when you add a new AVD try ensuring that your CPU/ABI is set to ARM(armeabi) Had some trouble before like this and it was down to this setting.

Hope this helps!

Trichotomy answered 27/11, 2012 at 10:39 Comment(1)

Thnk for your Support. but in my case CPU/ABI is already set to ARM(armeabi) though it continuously showing black screen. – Fabi 27/11, 2012 at 11:16

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