Launch my virtual Android device via command line

Issue

I have Android Studio and I have created virtual device that I want to launch via Android Studio.

In my avd folder I have this Pixel_XL_API_27.adv file that created.

Now I want to launch my virtual Android device via command line. First I wrote emulator -list-avds and received Pixel_XL_API_27.

But when I type emulator Pixel_XL_API_27 and the result that I received is this message:

No AVD specified. use @foo or -avd foo to lunch a virtual device named foo

Update

Solution

Run this:

emulator -avd Pixel_XL_API_27

For more information about options see https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-commandline

UPDATE

Be sure to set ANDROID_HOME environment variable and type proper command in your terminal/cmd:

Window:

%ANDROID_HOME%\emulator\emulator.exe -avd Pixel_XL_API_27

Linux:

$ANDROID_HOME/emulator/emulator -avd Pixel_XL_API_27

The problem is sometimes (mostly in Windows) when you add emulator folder in PATH variable, and use emulator -avd avd_name command, current working directory in used to search for other SDK tools, instead of real ANDROID_HOME directory. So you should provide full path for emulator.exe file to start your emulator.

Answered By - Sepehr Behroozi