We know that emulators can play a key part in the edit-compile-debug cycle (bigger part than devices) and we believe that you need an emulator like the one we are releasing today. For more, watch this video teaser or see it in action.īefore I walk you through using this new emulator, let’s talk about why we are building an emulator for Android – feel free to skip the next section to go to the interesting part 🙂 The need for an emulator for Android You can also download the emulator without needing to install Visual Studio.
When choosing one of those Android development options, Visual Studio will also install the brand new Visual Studio Emulator for Android to use as a target for debugging your app. Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 now has options for Android development: C++, Cordova, and C# with Xamarin. This post was updated in July 2015 to reflect the latest changes.
