title: Android Emulator not working on MAC
body: <p>I've been trying to use the Android Emulator after downloading Android Studio. I've used an old Samsung S4 before, but need something compatible to Marshmallow for certain features. </p>
  
  <p>The problems I am seeing are:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>-Emulator doesn't run</li>
  <li>-Android screen shows as if it's preparing to boot but doesn't</li>
  <li>-When android screen disappears after hour of waiting, screen shows  dialog that says the system is unresponsive, and to wait or kill the
  process</li>
  <li>-When I try to run app on AVD while that screen is showing, error from Android  Studio pops up saying that the AVD didn't install APK's
  correctly and to   uninstall them or cancel.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>The solutions I have tried:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>-Lowering AVD RAM to 512 &amp; 236 MB</li>
  <li>-Turning emulator cameras off</li>
  <li>-Turning off Audio</li>
  <li>-Graphics preference set to software</li>
  <li>-Deleting and redownloading everything </li>
  <li>-Checking to make sure API matches SDK</li>
  <li>-Trying different API (25)</li>
  <li>-Downloading BlueStacks (Didn't realize it uses Kitkat)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Most of the solutions for a slow/not working emulators were related to the Emulator settings of which I changed and tried. I've been stuck on this for three days and am desperate for a solution so I can test my app which requires Android API of 23 +. </p>
  
  <p>A little side note just in case I'm out-of-luck. I'm using a mid-2010 MAC running on OSX Sierra, Core 2 duo processor, 16GB RAM, 1TB hard drive. </p>
  
  <p>**Update
  I've ran the emulator through the command line and here is the output that I am receiving. The emaulator is still loading on the Android Screen but no more output has been logged for the last 30 minutes after "Adb connected, start proxing data".</p>
  
  <pre><code>Macs-MacBook-Pro-2:sdk joncorrin$ tools/emulator @Nexus_5X_API_23 -verbose
  emulator:Android emulator version 25.3.0.0 (build_id 3394391)
  emulator:Found AVD name 'Nexus_5X_API_23'
  emulator:Found AVD target architecture: x86
  emulator:argv[0]: 'tools/emulator'; program directory: '/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/tools'
  emulator:  Found directory: /Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86/
  
  emulator:Probing for /Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//kernel-ranchu: file exists
  emulator:Auto-config: -engine qemu2 (based on configuration)
  emulator:  Found directory: /Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86/
  
  emulator:try dir /Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/tools
  emulator:try dir tools/
  emulator:try dir emulator
  emulator:Found target-specific 64-bit emulator binary: emulator/qemu/darwin-x86_64/qemu-system-i386
  emulator:Adding library search path: 'emulator/lib64'
  emulator:  Found directory: /Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86/
  
  emulator:  Found directory: /Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86/
  
  emulator:GPU emulation is disabled
  emulator: Adding library search path for Qt: 'emulator/lib64/qt/lib'
  emulator: Setting Qt plugin search path: QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=emulator/lib64/qt/plugins
  emulator: Running :emulator/qemu/darwin-x86_64/qemu-system-i386
  emulator: qemu backend: argv[00] = "emulator/qemu/darwin-x86_64/qemu-system-i386"
  emulator: qemu backend: argv[01] = "@Nexus_5X_API_23"
  emulator: qemu backend: argv[02] = "-verbose"
  emulator: Concatenated backend parameters:
   emulator/qemu/darwin-x86_64/qemu-system-i386 @Nexus_5X_API_23 -verbose
  emulator: WARNING: Crash service did not start
  
  emulator: Android virtual device file at: /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.ini
  emulator: virtual device content at /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd
  emulator: virtual device config file: /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/config.ini
  emulator: using core hw config path: /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/hardware-qemu.ini
  emulator: Found AVD target API level: 23
  emulator: Read property file at ./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//build.prop
  emulator: No boot.prop property file found.
  emulator: found skin 'nexus_5x' in directory: /Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/skins/
  emulator: autoconfig: -skin nexus_5x
  emulator: autoconfig: -skindir /Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/skins/
  emulator: autoconfig: -kernel ./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//kernel-ranchu
  emulator: Target arch = 'x86'
  emulator: Auto-config: -qemu -cpu qemu32
  emulator: Auto-detect: Kernel image requires new device naming scheme.
  emulator: Auto-detect: Kernel does not support YAFFS2 partitions.
  emulator: autoconfig: -ramdisk ./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//ramdisk.img
  emulator: Using initial system image: ./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//system.img
  emulator: autoconfig: -data /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/userdata-qemu.img
  emulator: autoconfig: -initdata /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/userdata.img
  emulator: autoconfig: -cache /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/cache.img
  emulator: autoconfig: -sdcard /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/sdcard.img
  emulator: Increasing RAM size to 1024MB
  emulator: System image is read only
  emulator: GPU emulation is disabled
  emulator: Found 2 DNS servers: 75.75.75.75 75.75.76.76
  emulator: trying to load skin file '/Users/mac/Library/Android/sdk/skins//nexus_5x/layout'
  emulator: CPU Acceleration: working
  emulator: CPU Acceleration status: HAXM version 6.0.5 (3) is installed and usable.
  emulator: Adjusting Contiguous Memory Allocation of 1080x1920 framebuffer for software renderer to 16MB.
  emulator: Found 2 DNS servers: 75.75.75.75 75.75.76.76
  Content of hardware configuration file:
    hw.cpu.arch = x86
    hw.cpu.model = qemu32
    hw.cpu.ncore = 1
    hw.ramSize = 1024
    hw.screen = multi-touch
    hw.mainKeys = false
    hw.trackBall = false
    hw.keyboard = true
    hw.keyboard.lid = false
    hw.keyboard.charmap = qwerty2
    hw.dPad = false
    hw.gsmModem = true
    hw.gps = true
    hw.battery = true
    hw.accelerometer = true
    hw.audioInput = true
    hw.audioOutput = true
    hw.sdCard = true
    hw.sdCard.path = /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/sdcard.img
    disk.cachePartition = true
    disk.cachePartition.path = /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/cache.img
    disk.cachePartition.size = 66m
    hw.lcd.width = 1080
    hw.lcd.height = 1920
    hw.lcd.depth = 16
    hw.lcd.density = 420
    hw.lcd.backlight = true
    hw.gpu.enabled = false
    hw.gpu.mode = guest
    hw.gpu.blacklisted = no
    hw.initialOrientation = Portrait
    hw.camera.back = emulated
    hw.camera.front = emulated
    vm.heapSize = 256
    hw.sensors.light = true
    hw.sensors.pressure = true
    hw.sensors.humidity = true
    hw.sensors.proximity = true
    hw.sensors.magnetic_field = true
    hw.sensors.orientation = true
    hw.sensors.temperature = true
    hw.useext4 = true
    kernel.path = ./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//kernel-ranchu
    kernel.newDeviceNaming = yes
    kernel.supportsYaffs2 = no
    disk.ramdisk.path = ./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//ramdisk.img
    disk.systemPartition.initPath = ./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//system.img
    disk.systemPartition.size = 1280m
    disk.dataPartition.path = /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/userdata-qemu.img
    disk.dataPartition.size = 2g
    disk.encryptionKeyPartition.path = /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/encryptionkey.img
    avd.name = Nexus_5X_API_23
  .
  QEMU options list:
  emulator: argv[00] = "emulator/qemu/darwin-x86_64/qemu-system-i386"
  emulator: argv[01] = "-dns-server"
  emulator: argv[02] = "75.75.75.75,75.75.76.76"
  emulator: argv[03] = "-serial"
  emulator: argv[04] = "null"
  emulator: argv[05] = "-cpu"
  emulator: argv[06] = "android32"
  emulator: argv[07] = "-enable-hax"
  emulator: argv[08] = "-m"
  emulator: argv[09] = "1024"
  emulator: argv[10] = "-lcd-density"
  emulator: argv[11] = "420"
  emulator: argv[12] = "-kernel"
  emulator: argv[13] = "./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//kernel-ranchu"
  emulator: argv[14] = "-initrd"
  emulator: argv[15] = "./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//ramdisk.img"
  emulator: argv[16] = "-object"
  emulator: argv[17] = "iothread,id=disk-iothread"
  emulator: argv[18] = "-drive"
  emulator: argv[19] = "if=none,overlap-check=none,cache=unsafe,index=0,id=system,file=/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/system.img.qcow2,read-only"
  emulator: argv[20] = "-device"
  emulator: argv[21] = "virtio-blk-pci,drive=system,iothread=disk-iothread,modern-pio-notify"
  emulator: argv[22] = "-drive"
  emulator: argv[23] = "if=none,overlap-check=none,cache=unsafe,index=1,id=cache,file=/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/cache.img.qcow2,l2-cache-size=1048576"
  emulator: argv[24] = "-device"
  emulator: argv[25] = "virtio-blk-pci,drive=cache,iothread=disk-iothread,modern-pio-notify"
  emulator: argv[26] = "-drive"
  emulator: argv[27] = "if=none,overlap-check=none,cache=unsafe,index=2,id=userdata,file=/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/userdata-qemu.img.qcow2,l2-cache-size=1048576"
  emulator: argv[28] = "-device"
  emulator: argv[29] = "virtio-blk-pci,drive=userdata,iothread=disk-iothread,modern-pio-notify"
  emulator: argv[30] = "-drive"
  emulator: argv[31] = "if=none,overlap-check=none,cache=unsafe,index=3,id=encrypt,file=/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/encryptionkey.img.qcow2,l2-cache-size=1048576"
  emulator: argv[32] = "-device"
  emulator: argv[33] = "virtio-blk-pci,drive=encrypt,iothread=disk-iothread,modern-pio-notify"
  emulator: argv[34] = "-drive"
  emulator: argv[35] = "if=none,overlap-check=none,cache=unsafe,index=4,id=sdcard,file=/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/sdcard.img.qcow2,l2-cache-size=1048576"
  emulator: argv[36] = "-device"
  emulator: argv[37] = "virtio-blk-pci,drive=sdcard,iothread=disk-iothread,modern-pio-notify"
  emulator: argv[38] = "-netdev"
  emulator: argv[39] = "user,id=mynet"
  emulator: argv[40] = "-device"
  emulator: argv[41] = "virtio-net-pci,netdev=mynet"
  emulator: argv[42] = "-netdev"
  emulator: argv[43] = "user,id=mynet2,net=10.0.3.0/24"
  emulator: argv[44] = "-device"
  emulator: argv[45] = "virtio-net-pci,netdev=mynet2"
  emulator: argv[46] = "-show-cursor"
  emulator: argv[47] = "-L"
  emulator: argv[48] = "emulator/lib/pc-bios"
  emulator: argv[49] = "-soundhw"
  emulator: argv[50] = "hda"
  emulator: argv[51] = "-vga"
  emulator: argv[52] = "none"
  emulator: argv[53] = "-append"
  emulator: argv[54] = "qemu=1 androidboot.hardware=ranchu clocksource=pit android.qemud=1 console=0 console=0 android.checkjni=1 qemu.gles=2 qemu.encrypt=1 cma=32M ndns=2"
  emulator: argv[55] = "-android-hw"
  emulator: argv[56] = "/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/hardware-qemu.ini"
  Concatenated QEMU options:
   emulator/qemu/darwin-x86_64/qemu-system-i386 -dns-server 75.75.75.75,75.75.76.76 -serial null -cpu android32 -enable-hax -m 1024 -lcd-density 420 -kernel ./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//kernel-ranchu -initrd ./system-images/android-23/google_apis/x86//ramdisk.img -object iothread,id=disk-iothread -drive if=none,overlap-check=none,cache=unsafe,index=0,id=system,file=/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/system.img.qcow2,read-only -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=system,iothread=disk-iothread,modern-pio-notify -drive if=none,overlap-check=none,cache=unsafe,index=1,id=cache,file=/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/cache.img.qcow2,l2-cache-size=1048576 -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=cache,iothread=disk-iothread,modern-pio-notify -drive if=none,overlap-check=none,cache=unsafe,index=2,id=userdata,file=/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/userdata-qemu.img.qcow2,l2-cache-size=1048576 -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=userdata,iothread=disk-iothread,modern-pio-notify -drive if=none,overlap-check=none,cache=unsafe,index=3,id=encrypt,file=/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/encryptionkey.img.qcow2,l2-cache-size=1048576 -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=encrypt,iothread=disk-iothread,modern-pio-notify -drive if=none,overlap-check=none,cache=unsafe,index=4,id=sdcard,file=/Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/sdcard.img.qcow2,l2-cache-size=1048576 -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=sdcard,iothread=disk-iothread,modern-pio-notify -netdev user,id=mynet -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=mynet -netdev user,id=mynet2,net=10.0.3.0/24 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=mynet2 -show-cursor -L emulator/lib/pc-bios -soundhw hda -vga none -append 'qemu=1 androidboot.hardware=ranchu clocksource=pit android.qemud=1 console=0 console=0 android.checkjni=1 qemu.gles=2 qemu.encrypt=1 cma=32M ndns=2' -android-hw /Users/mac/.android/avd/Nexus_5X_API_23.avd/hardware-qemu.ini
  emulator: Starting QEMU main loop
  Hax is enabled
  Hax ram_size 0x40000000
  emulator: registered 'boot-properties' qemud service
  emulator: Adding boot property: 'qemu.sf.fake_camera' = 'both'
  emulator: Adding boot property: 'ro.opengles.version' = '131072'
  emulator: Adding boot property: 'dalvik.vm.heapsize' = '256m'
  emulator: Adding boot property: 'qemu.hw.mainkeys' = '0'
  emulator: Adding boot property: 'qemu.adb.secure' = '1'
  emulator: Adding boot property: 'qemu.sf.lcd_density' = '420'
  HAX is working and emulator runs in fast virt mode.
  emulator: goldfish_events.have-dpad: false
  emulator: goldfish_events.have-trackball: false
  emulator: goldfish_events.have-camera: true
  emulator: goldfish_events.have-keyboard: true
  emulator: goldfish_events.have-lidswitch: false
  emulator: goldfish_events.have-touch: false
  emulator: goldfish_events.have-multitouch: true
  emulator: control console listening on port 5554, ADB on port 5555
  Not using any http proxy
  emulator: android_hw_fingerprint_init: fingerprint qemud listen service initialized
  
  emulator: onGuestSendCommand: [0x7f80950cdc00] Adb connected, start proxing data
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>**UPDATE </p>
  
  <p>output logged: </p>
  
  <pre><code>emulator: _hwFingerprint_connect: connect finger print listen is called
  
    emulator: got message from guest system fingerprint HAL
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>in the last 30 minutes. </p>
  
  <p>Android shows laggy screen that said "Starting Android Process", then 30 minutes later showed frozen screen that stated the system UI is not responding, with a allow debugging dialog behind it. See images. When I click, the UI is not responding and the logs are not outputting anything beyond what I posted. </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/3uEUc.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/3uEUc.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>