Unable to create AVD with android sdk on Mac OS

Question

I have installed Android Studio and JDK1.8 on Mac OS. I followed the instructions and created a new application with API 15 as minimum sdk.

I tried to create an AVD from AVD manager to test my application by selecting create new virtual device->nexus 6->lollipop 22 armeabi_v7a android 5.1.1 as target. When I click finish, it takes me back to the first AVD manager screen without giving any errors and AVD is not created.

Where could be the problem?

Answer 1

First you need to download the SDKs you are interested in from Android Studio Tools menu -> Tools -> Android -> SDK Manager or from the menu bar.

Don't forget to install the intel x86 emulator accelerator haxm from the SDK Manager - this will speed up significantly your android virtual device.

Then proceed as you mentioned in your question.

You can find more information here .

EDIT : From the comments your OS X version is 10.7.5 and Android Studio runs on 10.8.5 so you either :

1. Update your OS X installation
2. Install Eclipse and use the ADT plugin from google on your current configuration.