Try Android 2.1 on Windows

by Hadi on 13. Jan, 2010 in Android

Android is the most talked and popular platform these days. A lot of phones and netbooks featuring Andriod are coming in the market. Recently in our post we told that half of LG Smartphones will feature Android OS. So, is Android OS suitable for you? don’t you want to test it before buying an Android Device? Now we are writing a procedure which will let you to try Android 2.1 on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Follow the steps try Android 2.1 on Windows, Mac and Linux.

1. Download Android SDK, AVD Manager (Windows,Mac and Linux) from here.

2. Extract the file and run “SDK Setup.exe”


3. If you receive an error message stating “Failed to fetch url…” then you will have to force the Setup program. Follow the steps:

  • Close the “Refresh Sources” window.
  • Cancel the “Choose Packages to Install” window.
  • Select “Settings” from the left side of the “Android SDK and AVD Manager” window.
  • Check the box labeled “Force https://… sources to be fetched using http://…”
  • Click “Save and Apply”
  • Close and restart the SDK Setup program

4. Choose the packages you want to install. Select only the packages you need.

  • If you are only interested in trying out the Android 2.1 Emulator.
  • Reject everything except “SDK Platform Android 2.1. API 7, revision 1” by selecting each item then selecting the Reject option.
  • If you plan to develop Android applications and Games, you may wish to Accept All.
  • Click “Install Selected”.

5. Allow the selected packages to download and install then close the “Installing Archives” window.

6. Create a new Android Virtual Device (AVD) by selecting “Virtual Devices” from sidebar, now click on new.

  • Enter a Name
  • Choose a Target (Android 2.1 – API Level 7)
  • Enter a size for the emulated SD Card
  • Choose a Skin or enter Resolution e.g 800×600
  • Leave the default value of “Hardware” or choose SD Card Support etc.
  • Click “Create AVD”

7. Start your newly created Virtual Device.

  • Choose the Virtual Device from the list.
  • Click “Start”
  • Click “Launch” in the new window.

8. Now it will take some time to Boot.

9. Enjoy the Android OS 2.1 on your Windows, Mac or Linux.

Here are some screenshots of Android 2.1 running on Windows.

Featuring new Live Wallpapers

Home Screen

ZJTechLive in Android browser

ZJTechLive’s full coverage on Android running on Computers

Try Android 2.0 on your Computer

Try Android 1.5 on your Computer

Try Android on your Computer

For more updates join us at Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.

You might also like

Tags: , , , , , , ,

  • This is amazing! Thanks so much!
  • Gracias me funciono muy bien.
  • cDa
    hm not working for me, after starting emulation i only get a black screen with dos type text saying Android nothing more
  • You may need to wait longer for it to start.
  • eddie09
    whe i open the SDK Setup.exe file CMD opens and close in about a second and nothing happens

    any help?
  • Martin
    Same here
  • jboo
    same here, i'm on 64x
  • graveox
    Could not download SDK either, kept stopping before whole 22m came down, finally go it with DAP downloader. Next hurdle is the SDK won't download the android 2.1 package, keeps stopping before total bytes are in? any ideas??
  • Wale
    Hi, has anyone encountered problems downloading the SDK? I have tried to download it using different browsers and it seems to stop at 15MB for a 22MB file.

    I have been able to download other files from other websites. If you know the right mailing list to report this issue please let me know I have not been able to decipher which to use. Thanks
  • L.Z.
    I followed the instructions to the letter once again and still nothing is showing up. The emulator.exe process is using about 80MB worth of RAM.

    Not sure there's anything else I can do or that I'm missing.
  • L.Z.
    Ok, I chose a different skin and it seemed to get farther. However, I get the Windows error that says "Emulator has stopped working."

    Suggestions?
  • Increase the Virtual Memory of your Windows. And another thing we have tested it on Xp and 7 and it works fine and one more thing try to upgrade your OS to the latest available!
  • JawadHadi
    Select a built-in Skin like HVGA or WVGA etc while creating new Android Virtual Drive (AVD).
  • gkang
    sir i dwnld it but it is not have any shortcut on my desctop
  • cpmaynard
    emulator: ERROR: unknown virtual device name: 'Android2.1'
    emulator: could not find virtual device named 'Android2.1'
  • bucks14
    Getting the same error in vista using "Android.2.1"
  • JawadHadi
    Try any other name with (dot) in between like Nexus.One, Android.ZJTech, Android.OS.
  • bucks14
    I've tried various naming schemes. They all produce the same error when the AVD is started.
  • JawadHadi
    Delete all the previous AVDs and restart SDK setup.exe and create a new AVD with name Nexus.One or Android.2 here both of these are working, select HVGA, WVGA etc from Skin instead of writing 800x600.
  • JawadHadi
    Write the name as "Android.2.1" put a "." (dot) between the Android and 2.1. or any other name like Nexus.One
  • L.Z.
    The virtual device is not starting. Or at least I can't find it. It is showing up as a process, but where the heck is the actual interface?

    Running Vista Enterprise.
  • JawadHadi
    if you have created a Virtual Device successfully and if its not starting then select your Virtual Device e.g Android.2.1 as shown in pics above and click on "Details" button to see Error details which might help you. We have tested it on Windows 7 Enterprise but not on Vista, but i think it should work fine on Vista as well.
  • L.Z.
    It looks like it's starting but never shows up on the screen. There is a process that starts but that's all.
  • JawadHadi
    which file are you running, is it "SDK Setup.exe" or "emulator.exe"? You must run "SDK setup.exe" in order to start the emulator.
blog comments powered by Disqus