Samsung Galaxy S II AVD (Android Virtual Device) Basic Settings?

Question

I would like to create an AVD of the Samsung Galaxy S II. The sole purpose is to test websites with it's default web browser to see how they look in both portrait and landscape mode.

As it's now the most popular Android smartphone, I'd like to test it with my websites.

I would just like to know the most basic settings so I can get at least a rough idea. I'm using the Andriod SDK with the GUI frontend.

I'm looking for those settings that come up after you click "New" in the Andriod Virtual Device Manager.

For example:

Target: SD Card: Skin: Hardware: Abstracted LCD Density Max VM application heap size Device RAM size

Etc.

I tried Samsung's online remote test lab but I've found that too restrictive (can't seem to use it at Internet hotspots that have certain ports closed), slow to start and I just end up with blank black screens anyway. So, I'd really prefer to just run my own version as an AVD.

Solution 1

The interface to the AVD manager has changed. So there are changes needed to the process. Rather than a single file, there's now both a device definition and a virtual device definition. Unfortunately, the UI doesn't give full control over the contents of either.

These instructions work with the Android SDK Tools revision 21. They make reference to Windows 7 paths. If you're using a different OS, you'll need to figure out where the files live.

Follow the steps from mwalter up to step 6 (to get the appropriate skins). Then do the following:

1. Within the Android Virtual Device Manager, click on the Device Definitions tab and press "New Device"

2. Type the name "Samsung Galaxy SII" (the name must be exact for the following files to work. If you change it, be sure to make the equivalent changes to the names in the following files.)

3. Fill in the screen size, resolution and RAM. We're going to override the contents, so values don't really matter, but correct ones are: Screen Size: 4.3 Resolution: 480 x 800 RAM: 1024 Density: hdpi Buttons: Hardware

4. Hit Create Device, then close the AVD Manager

5. Open the file C:\Users\[user name]\.android\devices.xml in your favorite XML editor

6. Replace the <d:device>...</d:device> element having the name "Samsung Galaxy SII" with the following:

   <d:device>
     <d:name>Samsung Galaxy SII</d:name>
     <d:manufacturer>Samsung</d:manufacturer>
     <d:meta/>
     <d:hardware>
       <d:screen>
         <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
         <d:diagonal-length>4.30</d:diagonal-length>
         <d:pixel-density>hdpi</d:pixel-density>
         <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
         <d:dimensions>
           <d:x-dimension>480</d:x-dimension>
           <d:y-dimension>800</d:y-dimension>
         </d:dimensions>
         <d:xdpi>216.97</d:xdpi>
         <d:ydpi>216.97</d:ydpi>
         <d:touch>
           <d:multitouch>jazz-hands</d:multitouch>
           <d:mechanism>finger</d:mechanism>
           <d:screen-type>capacitive</d:screen-type>
         </d:touch>
       </d:screen>
       <d:networking>
         Bluetooth
         <!--NFC (put this back in if you have an S2 model that supports NFC-->
         Wifi
       </d:networking>
       <d:sensors>
         Compass
         Accelerometer
         GPS
         ProximitySensor
         LightSensor
         Gyroscope
       </d:sensors>
       <d:mic>true</d:mic>
       <d:camera>
         <d:location>back</d:location>
         <d:autofocus>true</d:autofocus>
         <d:flash>true</d:flash>
       </d:camera>
       <d:keyboard>nokeys</d:keyboard>
       <d:nav>nonav</d:nav>
       <d:ram unit="GiB">1</d:ram>
       <d:buttons>hard</d:buttons>
       <d:internal-storage unit="GiB">16</d:internal-storage>
       <d:removable-storage unit="GiB">32</d:removable-storage>
       <d:cpu>Generic CPU</d:cpu>
       <d:gpu>Generic GPU</d:gpu>
       <d:abi>
         armeabi-v7a
         armeabi
       </d:abi>
       <d:dock/>
       <d:power-type>battery</d:power-type>
     </d:hardware>
     <d:software>
       <d:api-level>10-</d:api-level>
       <d:live-wallpaper-support>true</d:live-wallpaper-support>
       <d:bluetooth-profiles>
         HSP
         HFP
         A2DP
         AVRCP
         OPP
         PBAP
         HID
       </d:bluetooth-profiles>
       <d:gl-version>2.0</d:gl-version>
       <d:gl-extensions>
         <!-- No clue why the tool is unhappy declaring these, but it is.  (Doesn't complain about their presence in the 'official' devices.)  Comment them out for now.
         GL_OES_rgb8_rgba8
         GL_OES_depth24
         GL_OES_vertex_half_float
         GL_OES_texture_float
         GL_OES_texture_half_float
         GL_OES_element_index_uint
         GL_OES_mapbuffer
         GL_OES_fragment_precision_high
         GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture
         GL_OES_EGL_image
         GL_OES_EGL_image_external
         GL_OES_required_internalformat
         GL_OES_depth_texture
         GL_OES_get_program_binary
         GL_OES_packed_depth_stencil
         GL_OES_standard_derivatives
         GL_OES_vertex_array_object
         GL_OES_egl_sync
         GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays
         GL_EXT_texture_format_BGRA8888
         GL_EXT_discard_framebuffer
         GL_EXT_shader_texture_lod
         GL_IMG_shader_binary
         GL_IMG_texture_compression_pvrtc
         GL_IMG_texture_npot
         GL_IMG_texture_format_BGRA8888
         GL_IMG_read_format
         GL_IMG_program_binary
         GL_IMG_multisampled_render_to_texture
         -->
       </d:gl-extensions>
       <d:status-bar>true</d:status-bar>
     </d:software>
     <d:state default="true" name="Portrait">
       <d:description>The device in portrait orientation</d:description>
       <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
       <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
       <d:nav-state>nonav</d:nav-state>
     </d:state>
     <d:state name="Landscape">
       <d:description>The device in landscape orientation</d:description>
       <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
       <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
       <d:nav-state>nonav</d:nav-state>
     </d:state>
   </d:device>
   

7. Re-open the AVD Manager and go back to the Device Definitions tab, select the Samsung Galaxy SII device and select Create AVD. Name it as you see fit and hit "ok". (Again, we're going to override this, so don't worry about the settings too much.)

8. Close the AVD Manager and open the file C:\Users\[user name]\.android\avd\[avd name]\config.ini in your favorite text editor

9. Replace the contents of the file with the following:

   avd.ini.encoding=ISO-8859-1
   abi.type=armeabi
   hw.accelerometer=yes
   hw.audioInput=yes
   hw.battery=yes
   hw.cpu.arch=arm
   hw.device.hash=-1902399403
   hw.device.manufacturer=Samsung
   hw.device.name=Samsung Galaxy SII
   hw.dPad=no
   hw.gps=yes
   hw.gsmModem=yes
   hw.keyboard=no
   hw.lcd.density=240
   hw.mainKeys=yes
   hw.ramSize=1024M
   hw.sdCard=yes
   hw.sensors.orientation=yes
   hw.sensors.proximity=yes
   hw.touchScreen=yes
   hw.trackBall=no
   image.sysdir.1=platforms\android-10\images\
   skin.dynamic=yes
   skin.name=galaxy_s2
   skin.path=platforms\android-10\skins\GALAXY_S2
   vm.heapSize=32
   disk.dataPartition.size=2G
   hw.camera.back=webcam0
   sdcard.size=200M
   

10. You may want to edit the last 3 entries to change how much storage is available and how/whether the camera is changed. I've found that if I make the disk.dataPartition.size as big as it ought to be (16G), the simulator doesn't start properly. The same for sdcard.size, which can be as big as 32G. The hw.camera.back can be set to "None" or "Emulated" if you prefer. As well, check that the hw.device.hash value is the same as in the original file. If it's different, the file won't work.

Good luck.

Solution 2

Do the following to create the Samsung Galaxy S2 skin:

1. Download the skin from the Samsung page (follow the link posted by anshumans)
2. Go to directory [Android-SDK directory]/platforms/android-10/skins
3. Create a new directory named GALAXY_S2
4. Extract all files from the downloaded ZIP file to the new directory
5. Edit the file manifest.ini and change the line api=9 to api=10
6. Start the AVD and click "New..."
7. Under Target select "Android 2.3.3 - API Level 10"
8. Under Skin choose "GALAXY_S2" from the dropdown list
9. Click "Create AVD"

As you may have noticed the AVD will be based upon the Android API 10 level. So the Galaxy S2 skin won't show up if you choose the target Android API level 16 for example.

Solution 3

Samsung has the S II skin on their developer site here

Solution 4

You can download and add the s2 emulator from Samsung's dev site, http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000075&pi=1&ps=10&pb=Y&ct=CT350000&sc=

there is also a detailed instruction on how to use them - http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000095

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Comments

[Neil]

You also need to give the AVD a name at the top, before it lets you click Create AVD

[Olivier Lalonde]

I just tried this with API level 16 and the Home screen icons look way to big.

[Tomáš Linhart]

For Mac you need change "\" to "/".

[Francisco Alvarado]

If you started the AVD manager from Eclipse, you must not only close AVD manager when indicated but also close Eclipse IDE in order to changes to files take effect. In ADT Bundle (Eclipse + Android SDK), AVD Manager has no standalone shortcut so it must be started from ADT IDE instead.

[Khobaib]

I exactly followed what you listed but still I don't see the S2 in my device list in AVD. Any suggestion? FYI, my android sdk tools -> 21.1

[IAbstract]

I can't seem to get anything to download when I select the Galaxy links. Is the Samsung site borken? It seems to complain about my version of web browser - I've tried w/ the latest FireFox and IE. I thought that maybe I need to sign up with Samsung but I can't even seem to find a way to do that.