How to Launch Android Emulator from Command Line

ByMohammed Rashid Posted on

Opening Android Studio every time you want to launch an emulator is not an easy task in case of having a slow PC. Android Studio consumes RAM and opening Android Studio might make your PC slow.

I assume you have already created a virtual device with AVD using Android Studio. Then in order to launch the Android emulator, go to open the terminal and run the following command to see available virtual devices.

emulator -list-avds
list android emulators using command

In the example given above, I have a virtual device named Pixel_5_API_33. Now run the following command to launch the Pixel 5 Android emulator.

emulator -avd Pixel_5_API_33
launch android emulator from terminal

Remind that, the emulator will be closed when you close the terminal.

I hope this blog post helps you to run an emulator from the command line.

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I'm Mohammed Rashid from the beautiful state of Kerala in southern India, with a journey seasoned in software engineering and mobile app development.

In a tech world that's always changing, I keep myself updated with the latest like SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose for crafting native apps on iOS and Android. I have also experience in React Native and Flutter.

Through this space, I share my learnings and insights hoping to assist anyone diving into the native mobile app development.

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