Android Emulator doesnt load the App(Crash Report)

Question

I am having a problem in running my app in Emulator. There are no errors or warnings in the code, its running perfect in device, but when it comes to emulator, it always crashes and the error message would be like this

[2012-01-16 16:13:55 - MyApp] Failed to install MyApp.apk on device 'emulator-5554!

[2012-01-16 16:13:55 - MyApp] (null)

[2012-01-16 16:13:55 - MyApp] Launch canceled!

I have tried the following things:

Run configurations > Target > Wipe user data > Run
Uninstalling the app and run it again
Restarting the emulator
adb kill-server && adb start-server
Creating a new Emulator and running the app in it
Restarting ADB
Restarting Eclipse
Starting the Eclipse after the emulator is launched completely
Increasing the ADB connection time-out to 1000
Restarting the System
Deleted the emulators and created new emulators and run in it after they are completely loaded

I don't know what else should I do. Sometimes if I run in a new Emulator the app runs for the first time and if I run it again after sometime, its the same crash report. I am not able to understand what is the problem.

Can anyone please suggest me what should I do now and where is the problem? The Emulator used to work well before. This problem started a few days back.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks All.

have you tried to delete the emulators, and create one 1.6 device and launch it ? If it doesn't run, try with a 2.2 and after with 4.0? please delete all emulators not requires — clement, Jan 16 '12 at 13:32
yes tried deleting the emulators. My app is for 2.1 and 2.2 and its the same problem in both of them. — Lavanya, Jan 16 '12 at 13:33
Have you checked there are no issues in your "Problems" view? — Graeme, Jan 16 '12 at 13:44
possible duplicate of [Honeycomb preview - can not install my app on emulator under Eclipse](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4822154/honeycomb-preview-can-not-install-my-app-on-emulator-under-eclipse) — Octavian Helm, Jan 16 '12 at 14:24
Can you instal on a phone? Tryed giving more ram to emulator? Added SD to emulator? — Warpzit, Feb 02 '12 at 08:21
@Warpzit yes added SD card. The app is working in phone. Its only problem with Emulator — Lavanya, Feb 02 '12 at 09:49
Did you try to create simple "hello world" and look for result? — Jin35, Feb 06 '12 at 11:47
@Jin35 yes. sometimes its the same crash report with the hello world too. — Lavanya, Feb 06 '12 at 11:59
It looks like this question is helpful for everybody with the same broblem: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4775603/android-error-failed-to-install-apk-on-device-timeout — Jin35, Feb 06 '12 at 12:30
And have you removed the old emulator and connected the new one to app? — Gangnus, Feb 08 '12 at 08:18
Have you tried it with the external device discontacted? Two different installations of the same app fight. — Gangnus, Feb 09 '12 at 09:38
@Gangnus yeah i have tried with external device discontacted. — Lavanya, Feb 09 '12 at 09:53
Sorry. Than only Eclipse total reinstallation or other additional IDE installation remain. — Gangnus, Feb 09 '12 at 10:01

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

More possibilities:

Real refresh of AVD. It is funny, but Eclipse remembers your emulator. And if you turn it off and on it will be the same old good (or bad) one. You could reinstall all Eclipse for a real refresh. Or use a shorter, but tricky way. Change the max VM app heap size of the emulator. (Android SDK and AVD manager - Virtual device - Edit) Create it. Now you have a brand new emulator. Funny, isn't it? Now you can change the heap size back, if you wish.

_{Really, I think, you can maybe change any emulator parameter for the effect. Only I stumbled upon it by heap size and stuck to do it this way.}

Try to repair the path.

Set the path environment variable with the path of "platform-tools" and "tools" found in the "sdk-home".

On windows(vista):- 1.Go to "Control Panel\System". 2.Select "Advanced System Settings". 3.Select the "Environment variable". 4.Set the path environment variable under the system variable with values "SDKHOME\platform-tools;SDKHOME\tools". Where "SDKHOME" is the home folder of Android sdk.

Check,if APK version of the application sits with that of the emulator.
Try to set a longer waiting time for launch.
Increase AVD heap and SD card
Maybe, it would be good to try to recall all the changes that were done before the problem appeared?
Oh! One more: Don't you have by accident simultaneously launched emulator and connected device? If you have the same application (ssame name) on both, they could conflict in a similar way! They simply won't let each other to be launched

If nothing helps:
I was already so tired of Eclipse errors, that I have installed the IntelliJ Idea IDE, too. Now, if for the same project applications behave idself differently on both IDES, the problem is in IDE setting or emulator. If the problem is the same on both, I look for a bug in my application or the external device. Once I had a problem in OS - had to restart Linux. But in your case it is the most probable, that the problem is in AVD. I am afraid, the only variant you haven't try yet is to reinstall Eclipse. Uninstall, remove everything from the application except code, layouts and Manifest, and install Eclipse anew. Or make other Eclipse installation, with its own workshop. You can try the last version. But if the problem is in some setting, you can set it again...

Sorry, I have put here all methods I used or found.

the path is set correctly. Increased the heap size & sd card support too. Launch time set to 10000. issue still persisting — Lavanya, Feb 08 '12 at 14:08
I was already so tired of Eclipse errors, that I have installed the IntelliJ Idea IDE, too. Now, if for the same project applications behave idself differently on both IDES, the problem is in IDE setting or emulator. If the problem is the same on both, I look for a bug in my application or the external device. Once I had a problem in OS - had to restart Linux. But in your case it is the most probable, that the problem is in AVD. I am afraid, the only variant you haven't try yet is to reinstall Eclipse. cont'd — Gangnus, Feb 08 '12 at 14:32
Uninstall, remove everything from the application except code, layouts and Manifest, and install Eclipse anew. Or make other Eclipse installation, with its own workshop. You can try the last version. But if the problem is in some setting, you can set it again... Sorry, I have put here all methods I used or found. — Gangnus, Feb 08 '12 at 14:34
Maybe, you'll put down what have you done before the problem appeared? — Gangnus, Feb 08 '12 at 14:35
Oh! One more: Don't you have by accident simultaneously launched emulator and connected device? If you have the same application (ssame name) on both, they could conflict in a similar way! They simply won't let the other to be launched — Gangnus, Feb 08 '12 at 14:37
I have found an interesting info. Look at this post http://stackoverflow.com/a/5154636/715269. Check, if you do not run the emulator from a snapshot? — Gangnus, Feb 18 '12 at 22:31

Bob · Answer 2 · 2012-02-08T13:52:40.513

1

Have you defined all of your Activities correctly and completely in AndroidManifest.xml?

Can you paste the definition of your AndroidManifest.xml here?

Try that.

edited Feb 08 '12 at 13:52

answered Feb 08 '12 at 13:44

Bob

22,810
38
143
225

If activity is not defined in the manifest, you have error on activity launch, it is much later than the installation of the APK. – Gangnus Feb 09 '12 at 13:51

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

0

here you can find a similar problem and the proposed accepted solution:

Honeycomb preview - can not install my app on emulator under Eclipse

I hope this helps.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

Community

1
1

answered Jan 16 '12 at 13:50

Maurizio Benedetti

3,557
19
26

You should flag questions that you know are a duplicate as such. – Octavian Helm Jan 16 '12 at 14:25
Glad to do this, could you please help me to understand how to do this operation? Quite new. – Maurizio Benedetti Jan 16 '12 at 14:57
You may want to check this out. [How to handle duplicate questions?](http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/10841/151013). – Octavian Helm Jan 16 '12 at 15:06
@MaurizioBenedetti it actually didnt solve the problem. That is why I posted another question. I have already checked for this too. – Lavanya Jan 17 '12 at 04:39
@OctavianDamiean I checked that too but hard luck. It didnt solve the problem. It is still the same error – Lavanya Jan 17 '12 at 04:39

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Oct 29 '13 at 09:08

0

try cleaning your project or deleting the .APK file in the bin directory of your project.

edited Oct 29 '13 at 09:08

Lavanya

3,903
6
31
57

answered Feb 03 '12 at 19:29

Raykud

2,488
3
21
41

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 06 '12 at 11:22

0

This could be due to Antivirus/Firewall software installed on your PC. Have you tried to disable it?

You should also ensure that versions of Eclipse, ADT and Android SDK are up-to-date and compatible. Have you tried to contact update sites in Eclipse and in Android SDK manager? By the way, what versions of the that software do you use?

answered Feb 06 '12 at 11:22

a.ch.

8,285
5
40
53

yes. ADT and Android SDK are up-to-date. Eclipse I didnt update. I am not sure about which version is installed in my office pc. – Lavanya Feb 06 '12 at 12:03

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 06 '12 at 12:57

Let's go step by step.....

1º- You should try to start the emulator without the application installed. 2º- Once it is running correctly, try to install another .apk(like for example one default one....) 3º- Now, try to run the .apk. If the problem continues, try to delete the current VM and install another new one.

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 06 '12 at 16:52

0

Can you see Emulator in "adb devices"? If yes, can you install any .apk?

If not - you have propablly something wrong with sdk

answered Feb 06 '12 at 16:52

Damian Piwowarski

804
6
11

So, this is strange... Also my emulator have a lot of problems - at this moment Ice Cream Sandwich dont work, Honeycombs runs but apps wont install... :/ – Damian Piwowarski Feb 07 '12 at 18:14

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Feb 08 '12 at 14:02

As some people have answered already partly. Make sure of a couple things which are very important specially because of the latest Android tools releases which requires.

The latest eclipse version. Yes, very very important: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-classic-371/indigosr1
Make sure you update the Android ADT plugin for eclipse: http://developer.android.com/sdk/eclipse-adt.html#installing

I've encountered similar issue and that was what has helped. Restart your computer too possible?...

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Oct 21 '13 at 07:08

0

Use command prompt to start emulator

emulator.exe -avd google2.2 -scale 0.7 -dns-server 8.8.8.8

it may help you.

edited Oct 21 '13 at 07:08

Lavanya

3,903
6
31
57

answered Feb 08 '12 at 15:29

Prashant Mishra

627
5
18

Android Emulator doesnt load the App(Crash Report)

9 Answers9