Can I tweak my android emulator to make it fast?

Question

I am using the android emulator to run my programs. But its really slow. It takes around 90 seconds to startup and show the home screen. Can I tweak it so that I can reduce

Answer 1

1. The -no-boot-anim parameter is good.
2. Don't turn the emulator off, just re-launch your app.
3. For further speedups, try the new snapshot feature, which is described here.