Android Emulator - the error message 'Unfortunately browser stopped working'

android browser emulation

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Solution 1

Edit the Android Virtual Device settings inside your AVD manager that you are using and try starting your emulator with the "Use Host GPU" option enabled, this will help to fix your error with the browser.

For downloading files with the browser make sure you also add enough size to your SD Card option. After editing both settings, start Android and goto: Settings -> Apps -> Browser. (If needed force to stop the browser) then goto permission and enable storage permission to be enabled. This will fix your error with the browser when downloading files.

Solution 2

Make sure that you have set the SD card to have some storage capacity - set it to 2GB and restart the emulator. The browser won't work without SD card storage, in my experience.

Also, be sure to get logcat so you can see any future error messages.

Solution 3

go into settings, apps, select Browser, and then permissions. Then simply enable "Storage" and you should be good to go.

Solution 4

I guess the bookmark data got corrupted somehow. Just go into settings/apps and clear the browser data. You will lose your bookmarks though. At least the browser doesn't crash anymore.

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Updated on October 14, 2020

Comments

user3060605 over 3 years

Whenever I click the browser icon in the android emulator; I get the error message 'Unfortunately, Browser stopped working'. I tried couple of AVDs; but no success.

What exactly is wrong?
- Siddharth_Vyas over 10 years
  
  Do you get any error message on logcat.
mVChr over 10 years

I've been trying to figure this out for a long time, I can't believe that was the solution. Thanks!
King King almost 8 years

Does not work for me, my problem is when I try watching some video (such as some Youtube video), the browser simply crashes (I'm using the Visual Studio Emulator for Android btw).
King King almost 8 years

This also does not work for me, already set SDCard size to 2GB and check the option Use Host GPU - not working at all (every time I try watching some video, it simply crashes). Btw I'm using Visual Studio Emulator for Android.
Iman Irt over 7 years

my problem was the external storage permission on Android 6.0 Thanks!
leotesta over 7 years

Enable external storage permission.
Daan Wilmer about 7 years

What leotesta says: enable external storage permission, by going to settings → apps → browser → permissions.
Thiago Romam over 6 years

my problem was the permission for storage, Thanks!