Starting the Android Virtual Device (Emulator)
To start an Android virtual device
1. Launch the Android Virtual Device (AVD) Manager tool.
For Windows, the AVD Manager is located at C:\android-sdk-windows\SDK Manager.exe. You can directly launch it by double clicking the SDK Manager.exe file.
For Macintosh, open the terminal window and enter the following to start the AVD Manager:
cd /android-sdk-macosx
./tools/android
2. Select the virtual device you want to start.
3. Click Start.