Install Android SDK & Create AVD (Android 13 / API 33)

Fastest way to setup android-cli-tool

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Install Android SDK & Create AVD (Android 13 / API 33)

Simple one-time setup script to install Android command-line tools, SDK, and create an Android Virtual Device (AVD) using OpenJDK 17.

# 1️⃣ Update system and install essential packages
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y openjdk-17-jdk wget unzip git curl nano

# 2️⃣ Download the latest Android command-line tools
wget https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-13114758_latest.zip

# 3️⃣ Create SDK directory structure
mkdir -p ~/Android/cmdline-tools/
mv cmdline-tools/ latest

# 4️⃣ Extract the downloaded command-line tools to the SDK path
unzip commandlinetools-linux-13114758_latest.zip -d ~/Android/cmdline-tools

# 5️⃣ Go to the extracted directory
cd ~/Android/cmdline-tools

# 6️⃣ Rename folder to 'latest' (required by Android SDK layout)
mv cmdline-tools/ latest

# Full Path
~/Android/cmdline-tools/latest/bin

# 7️⃣ Edit your shell profile to add environment variables
nano ~/.profile

# 8️⃣ Add SDK environment variable (inside ~/.profile)
export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$HOME/Android

# 9️⃣ Add Android tools to PATH (also inside ~/.profile)
export PATH=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools/latest/bin:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/platform-tools:$PATH

# 🔁 Apply environment changes
source ~/.bashrc

# 🔍 Navigate to the SDK tools directory
cd $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools/latest/bin

# ⚙️ Install essential Android components (platform-tools, emulator, SDKs)
sdkmanager "platform-tools" "emulator" "platforms;android-33" "system-images;android-33;google_apis;x86_64"

# ✅ Accept all SDK licenses
sdkmanager --licenses

# 📱 Create an Android Virtual Device (AVD)
avdmanager create avd -n myAVD -k "system-images;android-33;google_apis;x86_64" --device "pixel"


    15	$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator/emulator -avd myAVD                               # Wih KVM 	(faster)
    16  $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator/emulator -avd myAVD -no-accel                     # No KVM   (normal/slow)
    17  $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator/emulator -avd myAVD -gpu swiftshader_indirect     # Software based graphics (fastest)
    18  $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator/emulator -avd myAVD -memory 8192 -qemu -smp cores=2  # add more RAM and cores
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#FEDORA
sudo dnf install @virtualization;sudo dnf builddep qemu

#UBUNTU
sudo apt install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system virtinst virt-manager;sudo apt update && sudo apt build-dep qemu

# List installed devices
emulator -list-avds
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🧩 Step-by-step setup for Android TV Emulator
# 1️⃣ Install Android TV system images
sdkmanager "system-images;android-33;android-tv;google_apis;x86_64"

# 2️⃣ Create an Android TV AVD (emulator)
avdmanager create avd -n AndroidTV \
  -k "system-images;android-33;android-tv;google_apis;x86_64" \
  --device "tv_1080p"

# 3️⃣ List available AVDs
emulator -list-avds

# 4️⃣ Run the Android TV emulator
emulator -avd AndroidTV

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⚙️ Step-by-Step: Create a Wear OS Emulator

# 1️⃣ Install Wear OS system image
sdkmanager "system-images;android-33;wearos;google_apis;x86_64"

# 2️⃣ List available Wear OS device definitions
avdmanager list device | grep -i wear

# 3️⃣ Create a new Wear OS virtual device
avdmanager create avd -n WearOS \
  -k "system-images;android-33;wearos;google_apis;x86_64" \
  --device "wearos_small_round"

# 4️⃣ List available AVDs to confirm creation
emulator -list-avds

# 5️⃣ Launch the Wear OS emulator
emulator -avd WearOS