title: Android Emulator Render Issue - After macOS Big Sur Update
body: <p><strong>After the macOS Big Sur, <code>11.0.1</code> update, the Android emulator began to display image rendering issues.</strong></p>
  <h1>Issue</h1>
  <p>The emulator display window is repeating the device image. An <a href="https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/173282117" rel="noreferrer"><em>issue</em></a> has been documented in Android's IssueTracker.</p>
  <p><strong>Conditions</strong></p>
  <ol>
  <li>Re-sizing: When the emulator window is resized, increased or decreased</li>
  <li>Orientation change: Portrait to landscape, and vice-versa</li>
  </ol>
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/hZ2b8.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/hZ2b8.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a>
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PEHfX.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PEHfX.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <h1>Attempted Solutions</h1>
  <ul>
  <li>Clear the emulator with <em>Wipe Data</em> from the <em>Android Device Manager</em>.</li>
  <li>Create a new emulator instance.</li>
  </ul>
  <h1>Configuration</h1>
  <p><strong>Android Studio</strong></p>
  <ul>
  <li>Android Studio 4.1.1</li>
  <li>Build #AI-201.8743.12.41.6953283, built on November 4, 2020</li>
  <li>Runtime version: 1.8.0_242-release-1644-b3-6915495 x86_64</li>
  <li>VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o</li>
  <li>macOS 10.16</li>
  <li>GC: ParNew, ConcurrentMarkSweep</li>
  <li>Memory: 1979M</li>
  <li>Cores: 16</li>
  <li>Registry: ide.new.welcome.screen.force=true, external.system.auto.import.disabled=true
  Non-Bundled Plugins: com.android.tool.sizereduction.plugin, com.thoughtworks.gauge, org.jetbrains.kotlin, cn.wjdghd.unique.plugin.id, mobi.hsz.idea.gitignore, com.developerphil.adbidea</li>
  </ul>
  <p><strong>Emulator</strong></p>
  <ul>
  <li>Name: Pixel_3a_API_29</li>
  <li>CPU/ABI: Google Play Intel Atom (x86)</li>
  <li>Path: /Users/adamhurwitz/.android/avd/Pixel_3a_API_29.avd</li>
  <li>Target: google_apis_playstore [Google Play] (API level 29)</li>
  <li>Skin: 1080x2220</li>
  <li>SD Card: 512M</li>
  <li>fastboot.chosenSnapshotFile:</li>
  <li>runtime.network.speed: full</li>
  <li>hw.accelerometer: yes</li>
  <li>hw.device.name: pixel_3a</li>
  <li>hw.lcd.width: 1080</li>
  <li>hw.initialOrientation: Portrait</li>
  <li>image.androidVersion.api: 29</li>
  <li>tag.id: google_apis_playstore</li>
  <li>hw.mainKeys: no</li>
  <li>hw.camera.front: emulated</li>
  <li>avd.ini.displayname: Pixel 3a API 29</li>
  <li>hw.gpu.mode: auto</li>
  <li>hw.ramSize: 1536</li>
  <li>PlayStore.enabled: true</li>
  <li>fastboot.forceColdBoot: no</li>
  <li>hw.cpu.ncore: 4</li>
  <li>hw.keyboard: yes</li>
  <li>hw.sensors.proximity: yes</li>
  <li>hw.dPad: no</li>
  <li>hw.lcd.height: 2220</li>
  <li>vm.heapSize: 256</li>
  <li>skin.dynamic: yes</li>
  <li>hw.device.manufacturer: Google</li>
  <li>hw.gps: yes</li>
  <li>skin.path.backup: _no_skin</li>
  <li>hw.audioInput: yes</li>
  <li>image.sysdir.1: system-images/android-29/google_apis_playstore/x86/</li>
  <li>showDeviceFrame: no</li>
  <li>hw.camera.back: virtualscene</li>
  <li>AvdId: Pixel_3a_API_29</li>
  <li>hw.lcd.density: 440</li>
  <li>hw.arc: false</li>
  <li>hw.device.hash2: MD5:0e6953ebf01bdc6b33a2f54746629c50</li>
  <li>fastboot.forceChosenSnapshotBoot: no</li>
  <li>fastboot.forceFastBoot: yes</li>
  <li>hw.trackBall: no</li>
  <li>hw.battery: yes</li>
  <li>hw.sdCard: yes</li>
  <li>tag.display: Google Play</li>
  <li>runtime.network.latency: none</li>
  <li>disk.dataPartition.size: 6442450944</li>
  <li>hw.sensors.orientation: yes</li>
  <li>avd.ini.encoding: UTF-8</li>
  <li>hw.gpu.enabled: yes</li>
  </ul>