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Virtual device configuration
3. Enter the details as per the following information:
◦
AVD Name
: This option is used to provide any name for the virtual
device, for example,
ForensicsAVD
.
◦
Device
: This option is used to select any device from the available op-
tions based on the screen size.
◦
Target
: This option helps you to select the platform of the device. Note
that only the versions that were selected and installed during the SDK in-
stallation will be shown here to be selected. For our example, the
Android 4.4 platform is selected.
◦ Similarly, you can select hardware features to customize the emulator, for
example, the size of internal storage memory, SD card, and so on.
4. A confirmation message is shown once the device is successfully created. Now,
select the AVD and click on
Start
. This will prompt you with the launch options.
Select any option and click on
Launch
.
5. This should launch the emulator. Note that this could take a few minutes or even
longer depending on the workstation's CPU and RAM. The emulator does con-
sume a significant amount of resources on the system. After a successful launch,
the AVD will be running as shown in the following screenshot:
