I’m encountering an issue where the Android Studio Emulator is running but not appearing on the screen. It was working fine previously, but now it’s consistently out of view even when I try different device types.
Here’s what I’ve already tried:
- Restarting Android Studio
- Creating new AVDs
- Checking for updates to Android Studio and the emulator
- Adjusting screen resolution and scaling settings
I’ve tried everything I can think of, but the emulator still won’t show up.
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Here’s how I fixed it:
- Open the emulator and run any device you want.
- If the emulator is running but not visible on the screen, it’s
likely that the emulator is running out of the screen’s view. - Open Task Manager: Press
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
or right-click on the taskbar and select Task Manager. - Go to the Processes tab and find the emulator process: Look for a process like “qemu-system-x86_64” (this may vary based on your setup).
- Expand the process: Click the arrow on the right side of the emulator’s name, or right-click on it and select Expand.
- Locate the emulator instance: You should see something like “Android Emulator – …” under the expanded process.
- Maximize the emulator window: Right-click on the emulator instance and choose Maximize.
That’s how I solved the issue, and hopefully, it does the trick for you too!
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I just had a similar case where the emulator was clearly running but wasn’t showing on my screen.
Here’s how I fixed it:
-
Close the emulator. Right-click the window on the taskbar->Close Window/Task Kill or click the stop icon in Android Studio’s Device Manager.
-
In the
Device Manager
on Android Studio, click the menu and chooseShow On Disk
. -
Find and edit the
emulator-user.ini
file. The path will be something like:"C:UsersYourName.androidavdSamsung_S24_Ultra_API_34.avdemulator-user.ini"
-
Make sure the
window.x
andwindow.y
coordinates are not negative values. Make them both 0 to be sure.
I hope this also solves your problem 🙂
Have you tried:
Menu -> Tools -> Android -> Enable ADB Integration.
(view This link)
For Visual Studio :
- Make sure emulator is closed
- Tools > Android > Android Device Manager
- Right click on your emulator > Reveal in explorer
- Open “emulator-user.ini”
- make sure window.x and window.y is 0
- Save and start emulator
How fix should look like