{"id":21741,"date":"2017-05-20T15:15:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T09:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=21741"},"modified":"2017-05-20T15:15:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T09:45:26","slug":"run-android-m-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/run-android-m-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Run Android M on Windows?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Android M \u2013 the upcoming arrival of Google&#8217;s Android \u2013 will bring various platform improvements and feature additions. These enhancements are worth a try but are you worried your device won\u2019t get M update? Try not to stress, here&#8217;s an uplifting news \u2013 you can at present attempt Android M.<\/p>\n<p>Android Emulator, a software that imitates an Android gadget, can give you hands-on involvement with Android M and its new features. It enables you to run and attempt any Android discharge on your PC. You can even install and run apps and games inside the emulator almost like you do in your phone.<\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial, will run Android M on Windows. We\u2019ll make utilization of Android Emulator together with Android Virtual Device to get Android M running on your framework. How about we begin.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-367.png\" alt=\"How to Run Android M on Windows?\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-367.png 700w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-367-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This article focuses on running Android M Developer Preview 2 on Windows platform but the same procedure can be used to run other Android releases on Windows.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"1-set-up-the-android-sdk\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>1. Set up the Android SDK:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Android SDK is a inclusive set of tools required for doing software development for Android platform. It <strong>packs one of the required tool \u2013 Android Emulator<\/strong> and that\u2019s why, your first task is to get up and running with Android SDK.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the given steps to set up the Android SDK:<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ol>\n<li>Download <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/developer.android.com\/sdk\/index.html#Other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android SDK Tools<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (download the file \u201cinstaller_rxx.x.x-windows.exe\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-308.png\" alt=\"How to Run Android M on Windows?\" width=\"700\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-308.png 700w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-308-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02. Install the SDK Tools (choose the option to install for anyone using this computer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-291.png\" alt=\"How to Run Android M on Windows?\" width=\"503\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-291.png 503w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-291-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Set up the M Developer Preview 2:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>M Developer Preview 2 don\u2019t come along with Android SDK but you can download it once you\u2019ve got the SDK Tools in your system. For this task, you need to <strong>use the SDK Manager<\/strong> that comes bundled inside Android SDK to set up the M Developer Preview 2.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"follow-the-given-procedure-to-set-up-the-m-developer-preview-2\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Follow the given procedure to set up the M Developer Preview 2:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the <strong>installation folder of SDK Tools<\/strong>, which will probably be any of these three:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-269.png\" alt=\"How to Run Android M on Windows?\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-269.png 700w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-269-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-269-470x264.png 470w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-269-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-269-215x120.png 215w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-269-414x232.png 414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Android\\android-sdk<\/li>\n<li>C:\\Users\\UseRNamE\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\sdk<\/li>\n<li>C:\\Users\\UseRNamE\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\android-sdk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Open the <strong>SDK Manager.exe<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Open the Options window by choosing the <strong>Tools &gt; Options<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-245.png\" alt=\"How to Run Android M on Windows?\" width=\"450\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-245.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-245-300x267.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Check the option <strong>Enable Preview Tools<\/strong> if unchecked and click Close<\/li>\n<li>Reload the packages by choosing the <strong>Packages &gt; Reload<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click the text <strong>Deselect All<\/strong> that\u2019s present near bottom-left corner<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Android M (API 22, MNC preview)<\/strong>, check any one of these two:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intel x86 Atom_64 System Image<\/strong> if your system has 64-bit Windows<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intel x86 Atom System Image<\/strong> if your system has 32-bit Windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>Click the button <strong>Install 1 package<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-214.png\" alt=\"How to Run Android M on Windows?\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-214.png 700w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-214-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>Choose <strong>Accept License<\/strong> and click <strong>Install<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you want to run other Android releases on your computer, check the same names (in step 7 above) under different parent. For example, check the same names under <strong>Android 5.0.1 (API 21)<\/strong> if you want to run Android Lollipop aka Android 5 on your system<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"3-set-up-avd-for-m-developer-preview-2\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>3. Set up AVD for M Developer Preview 2:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Android Emulator don&#8217;t chip away at itself \u2013 it runs Android Virtual Devices (AVDs). AVD is a virtual device with a set configuration of hardware and software. For instance, an AVD can reproduce a Nexus 4 running Android 5 (Lollipop) and another AVD can reenact a Nexus 6 running Android M.<\/p>\n<p>We have to make an AVD arranged to run Android M Developer Preview 2. Then after, we can tell the Android Emulator to execute this AVD, and we will end up running Android M on Windows. Follow the given instructions to set up AVD for M Developer Preview 2:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the <strong>AVD Manager.exe<\/strong> in the <strong>installation folder of SDK Tools<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-188.png\" alt=\"How to Run Android M on Windows?\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-188.png 700w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-188-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Create<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<li>Fill the values in <strong>Create a new Android Virtual Device (AVD)<\/strong> window as in below screenshot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-142.png\" alt=\"How to Run Android M on Windows?\" width=\"700\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-142.png 700w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-142-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on <strong>OK<\/strong> button to create your first AVD<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>AVD Manager will now show the newly created AVD \u2013 select the AVD and click on <strong>Start<\/strong>, and then <strong>Launch<\/strong> button to boot Android M on your computer. Android Emulator will open its window and you will see the boot screen of Android M.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9-120.png\" alt=\"How to Run Android M on Windows?\" width=\"700\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9-120.png 700w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9-120-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9-120-260x210.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the boot completion, Android M will <strong>greet you with a welcome screen<\/strong> along with some beginner tips. Hurray, you\u2019ve successfully booted into M, and now you can start experimenting it. You can do most of the things like check and change settings, install new apps &amp; games, etc.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10-105.png\" alt=\"How to Run Android M on Windows?\" width=\"700\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10-105.png 700w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10-105-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10-105-260x210.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That was about running Android M Developer Preview 2 on your Windows PC utilizing Android Emulator. You can have a bad experience running Android M using Android Emulator \u2013 kindly check the tips and traps offered beneath to increase better execution and accomplish more with Android M.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"tips-tricks-for-android-emulator-bonus\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Tips &amp; Tricks for Android Emulator (Bonus):<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Android Emulator can carry on terrible after running Android M with all those top-notch configuration. In any case, it can be adjusted to meet your requirements \u2013 to run smoother and faster than ever before. The following are a few tips to enhance its execution:<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"how-to-improve-performance-of-android-emulator\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>How to Improve Performance of Android Emulator?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (HAXM) is known to enhance the execution of AVDs. It makes them begin speedier and run smoother and more responsive. Download and install HAXM to get the best performance for Android M running on Windows.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"how-to-install-apps-in-android-emulator\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How to Install Apps in Android Emulator?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Google Play Store is not available in AVDs to download &amp; install apps. However, you can still install apps inside AVDs \u2013 either download APKs and install them in the AVD or download and install APK of third-party app store like Amazon, Mobogenie, Aptoide, etc. and use it to download and install apps in AVD.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>Android Emulator is a nice piece of software, right? We hope this tutorial brings surprise to your eyes upon watching Android M booting up on your Windows. Kindly remember to utilize the specified tips and traps to enhance your Android M&#8217;s involvement and take advantage of this tutorial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Run Android M on Windows? &#8211; Mobile &#8211; These enhancements are worth a try but are you worried your device won\u2019t get M update, can attempt Android M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791,46018,5739,51207],"tags":[64087,64076,61561,61555,61558,59878,64074,61530,64093,8254,64086,64097,35956,61535,64075,64092,64091,64079,61541,64089,64085,64072,61550,64073,64083,64071,61549,64078,61537,64082,37433,64081,61543,50380,64080,64088,61552,64070,64094,61559,64096,64095,61560,64084,8258,64077,64090,61556,27283],"class_list":["post-21741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-mobile","category-pc","category-windows","tag-android-android-windows","tag-android-apps-download-to-pc","tag-android-apps-on-pc","tag-android-emulator-games","tag-android-for-pc-free-download","tag-android-in-windows","tag-android-os-for-windows-7","tag-android-virtual-machine","tag-android-windows-10-download","tag-android-windows-7","tag-android-windows-7-apps","tag-android-windows-mobile","tag-best-android-emulator","tag-download-android-for-pc","tag-download-android-software-for-pc","tag-download-windows-10-for-android","tag-download-windows-for-android-phone","tag-google-app-pc","tag-google-play-games-pc","tag-google-play-store-windows-10","tag-how-to-install-android-apps-from-pc-to-mobile","tag-how-to-install-android-apps-on-pc","tag-how-to-install-android-apps-on-pc-without-any-software","tag-how-to-install-android-apps-on-windows-10-pc","tag-how-to-install-windows-10-in-android-phone","tag-how-to-play-windows-games-on-android","tag-how-to-run-android-apps-on-pc-without-any-software","tag-how-to-run-windows-apps-on-android","tag-how-to-use-android-apps-in-pc","tag-install-android","tag-install-android-on-pc","tag-mobile-apps-on-pc","tag-pc-game-emulator-for-android","tag-pc-to-android","tag-phone-apps-on-pc","tag-run-android-apps-on-windows-phone","tag-run-pc-games-on-android","tag-run-windows-programs-on-android","tag-use-android-app-in-pc","tag-use-android-apps-on-pc","tag-windows-10-download-for-android","tag-windows-10-for-android","tag-windows-7-android","tag-windows-7-android-app","tag-windows-7-for-android","tag-windows-8-android","tag-windows-8-download-for-android","tag-windows-android-app","tag-windows-for-android"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}