How do I add -http-proxy to an android emulator launch from Android Studio 2.0

Question

I have a local dev web server running on a machine sitting next to me.

I use a hosts file locally on my laptop to map an url to the machine and apparently the andro

Answer 1

Run emulator from command line

emulator -avd  -http-proxy ip:port

emulator -avd Nexus_5_API_23 -http-proxy 127.0.0.1:8888

Windows

%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\tools\emulator -avd Nexus_5_API_23 -http-proxy 127.0.0.1:8888

BTW I wasn't able to make a proxy work for me.

There other alternatives The best way to review Android HTTP connections:

1. OKHtttp Logging Interceptor - logs in logcat, good for Retrofit

2. Flipper https://fbflipper.com/ - nice UI and modern multiplatform approach

3. Network Profiler - build into Android Studio, but I never made it work

4. Stetho http://facebook.github.io/stetho - allows to display all android device/emulator requests/responses in Google chrome developer tools (deprecated but still works well)