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Executing test case on real device does not require Android Studio.

Installing Android Studio

In order to test Android mobile applications, you need to download Android Studio. Once Android Studio is downloaded, Qualitia users can create virtual devices/emulators and test the mobile applications using Qualitia.

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  1. Go to SDK Tools and ensure that Android SDK Build-Tools is installed. If not, then download it.

  2. Click OK

  3. Once all the required components are installed, click Finish.
    Now you can start creating virtual devices.

Installing Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (Intel® HAXM)

Note: This step is optional. However, Qualitia recommends installing Intel® HAXM for the smooth functioning of Android Virtual Devices (emulators). When installing Android Studio, it is installed automatically. However, if it is not installed when installing Android Studio, follow the steps mentioned below to install it. 

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  1. Download Intel® HAXM.

  2. Unzip the downloaded file.

  3. Double-click the intelhaxm-android file.
    This opens Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager Setup wizard.

  4. Click Next.
    Here you can define how much system memory (RAM) you want to reserve for Intel® HAXM. By default, 2.00 GB is reserved.

  5. Change the reserved memory if required and click Next.

  6. Click Install.

  7. After successful installation, open the Command Prompt window and run the command; sc query intelhaxm.
    If State is shown as Running, Intel® HAXM is running properly.

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    • When creating emulators, ensure that you have selected CPU/ABI as Intel x86 for superior performance of emulator through Intel® HAXM.

    • If you are facing any issues when installing or using Intel® HAXM, click here for troubleshooting. 

Setting Environment Variables

After you download Android Studio, you must set environment variables.

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