How to install Android Market App on the emulator?

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I am not able to access android market through emulator.

Birdwell answered 7/9, 2009 at 6:30 Comment(1)

This one is solved, but see also this. – Boogeyman 20/10, 2011 at 2:25

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I got Android Market to work on Emulator for Platform 2.3 using OS 10.6.6:

First download and setup emulator on your mac. Launch emulator and create an AVD. I created one called vd1. Close vd1.

Launch Terminal in Utilities and enable the Finder to show hidden system files and folders by executing following commands:

lsy$ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
lsy$ killall Finder

Download system.img http://www.mediafire.com/?s8eeph3r71ho1lz

Copy system.img to two locations:

[username]\.android\avd\[vd1]\
[username]\android\platforms\android-9\images\

Launch emulator from Terminal

lsy$ cd android\tools
lsy$ ./emulator -avd [vd1] -partition-size 100

Nodal answered 12/1, 2011 at 20:56 Comment(3)

Any solution to the missing apps problem? – Boogeyman 18/10, 2011 at 21:3

For some reason, under this option the Market displays less apps than in the pankaj's answer. – Boogeyman 19/10, 2011 at 20:54

Please do not advocate software piracy on StackOverflow. – Essen 15/1, 2012 at 16:59

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Android Market is not available through the emulator for similar reasons it is not available through the developer phone. Allowing people to buy applications with an unlocked phone (or the emulator) would make it easier for those paid apps to be redistributed as freee apps.

Enfeoff answered 7/9, 2009 at 14:21 Comment(3)

Why not distributed a Android Market showing only the free apps with the emulator, just like the Market available for most people outside of US? – Sacerdotalism 9/9, 2009 at 16:47

Sounds like a good recommendation for the Google/T-Mobile folks. – Enfeoff 10/9, 2009 at 1:43

The market is not available through the emulator, but it IS available on the G1 developer phone. – Kithara 10/9, 2009 at 19:47

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Will's right. But also see this if it helps: http://forum.openhandsetdevelopers.com/running-android-market-on-emulator-no-download-issue-t82.html

Gallinule answered 22/9, 2009 at 23:2 Comment(0)

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Check out this link.

http://tech-droid.blogspot.com/2009/11/android-market-on-emulator.html

You get a full featured market on your emulator. I don't know if it's legal(allowed by Google), but the image file, that this post mentions, is a link to HTC's download page.

I am able to access all the market apps now, right from the emulator, the paid ones, and the copy-protected ones also.

Cheers.

Dexter.

Thirtyone answered 4/11, 2009 at 20:41 Comment(2)

Please do not advocate software piracy on StackOverflow. – Essen 15/1, 2012 at 17:0

CommonsWare, I want Google Play on emulator to test whether intents work with all the major apps. I need Google Maps, and on another emulator I need Bing Maps. On a third I need both (what happens when both are present?) And there are various email apps, and so on and so forth. My desire to install from Google Play has nothing to do with software piracy, and it has been obvious to me from the way they ask the questions that nobody on Stack Overflow is planning to hoist the Jolly Roger. – Continuous 23/12, 2013 at 22:54

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The emulator does not have the Android Market. The Android Market is only available for devices whose manufacturers have licensed the Android Market from Google.

Essen answered 15/1, 2012 at 16:58 Comment(0)

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Android Studio from version 2.3.2 has Google Play System Images. You are able to create the simulator with the Play Store (old name: Android Market App).

Cele answered 27/1, 2018 at 16:49 Comment(0)

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You can use this test framework : android-test-billing to test the In-App billing on the emulator. This library was used in the project Horer - horaires de RER.

Megillah answered 23/10, 2011 at 13:54 Comment(0)

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I have did it in my 1.6 emulator it worked fine , Try this,

Download system.img from following link http://www.4shared.com/get/x6pZm3-W/system.html
Go to avd folder. It will be in your c drive probably ( example C:\Documents and Settings\Vadivelan.android\avd\market.avd)
Paste the download file
Now launch the emulator Market is ready

But am not sure it will work in 2.2 emulator, because the given system.img file is specific to 1.6. For 2.2 download the 2.2 system.img (but i doubt it works, as per my information it gives error)

Regards, Vadivelan

Commissar answered 2/7, 2011 at 12:3 Comment(0)

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just find the same app from a trusted website that allows you to download the .apk file to launch the app without using the play store. You wont be able to find all apps, but most of them should be relatively easy to find and download without using the play store.

Infare answered 30/11, 2020 at 3:58 Comment(0)

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