Question

I have been working with this issue for two days now, as I am new to Android development. I am using Eclipse, and when I choose to launch the app, the AVD starts, the screen is black for a few seconds and then the animation “Android” appears and nothing happens past that point. I thought it was loading at first until I have left it opened for nearly an hour and nothing ever happens.

The console reads

[2013-01-01 20:52:57 - FirstApp] Android Launch!
[2013-01-01 20:52:57 - FirstApp] adb is running normally.
[2013-01-01 20:52:57 - FirstApp] Performing com.example.firstapp.MainActivity activity launch
[2013-01-01 20:52:58 - FirstApp] Automatic Target Mode: launching new emulator with compatible AVD 'AVD_for_Nexus_S_by_Google'
[2013-01-01 20:52:58 - FirstApp] Launching a new emulator with Virtual Device 'AVD_for_Nexus_S_by_Google'`

As I said, I am new to this and if I fail to mention any other necessary components it is merely because I do not know where else to search for this solution.

Thanks for any of your help.

Answer 1

This can be a very annoying issue for all the Android beginners.
At first, I too used to stare at the ‘Android’ animation for minutes and hours and just wonder.

WORKING WITH ANDROID EMULATOR:

1. Always start the AVD before directly running an application.  
Emulators usually take a considerable amount of time to load before you can  
actually try to run an app.  
2. Change the timeout settings by Window-->Preferences-->Android-->DDMS-->ADB  
Connection TimeOut. Set it to say 50000.  
3. Once the AVD has loaded fully(there is usually a homescreen kind of display  
after the 'Android' animation you mentioned), then run your app as right-click-->  
Run as Android Application  
4.Sometimes, there is a keypad lock on the emulator display just like a phone, so  
you might have to manually unlock the display before you can see the running app    

Hope this helps.