Why AVD Manager options are not showing in Android Studio

Question

Why i\'m unable to see Android Virtual Device (AVD)

I\'m facing problem to create AVD in android studio, the problem is i\

Answer 1

It happens when there is no runnable module for Android App in your project. Creating new project definitely solves this.

You can check this using Run > Edit Configurations > Adding Android App. If there is not runnable Android App module then you can't see "AVD Manager" in the menu.

Answer 2

I had installed Android studio and was not able to access the AVD Manager directly. I had to follow the steps as mentioned below:

1. Created a blank project using Android Studio
2. Once the Project is ready to use I tried open action using the shortcut ctrl+shift+a option and searched for AVD Manager AVD Manager
3. On double clicking the AVD Manager I got a few errors in console about the missing libararies along with the link to install the neccessary dependencies. On clicking the links which was displayed with the error message few packages which were needed were installed. Once all the required packages were installed the AVD Manager icon becomes active.

Answer 3

After updating Android Studio to the latest version I finally found the AVD Manager:

1. (Update Android Studio)
2. Create a new project
3. Click on the device config dropdown:

Answer 4

I feel so damn silly. In my case, it turns out my Android Studio had two projects, one was for my React Native app root and the other for /android. If I closed the project and opened the /android project, I could access AVD Manager again.

Answer 5

I ran into this same problem on a Pixelbook. It ended up that I needed to enable: Settings > Develop Android Apps > Enable ADB Debugging in the Chromebook settings to get it working.

Based on that, it seems possible that if AVD isn't working on other computers it might be an issue with ADB.

Answer 6

It Seems your AVD Manager is missing from root SDK directory please follow the Steps

1. Go to sdk\tools\lib\ and copy AVDManager.exe
2. Paste it to root of your sdk Directory. Now you have sdk\AVD Manager.exe

Now try to run it.