Intel s HAXM equivalent for AMD on Windows OS

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Is there any equivalent of Intel s HAXM for AMD  Windows OS  or has anybody been able to hack HAXM to make it work on AMD processors  Windows OS    Also  would Genymotion  http   www genymotion com  be significantly faster compared to the default Google APIs ARM   x86 system images provided by Google   My exact dev machine specs    OS  Windows 7 Ultimate Processor  AMD FX 8120 8 Core 2 81 GHz   Thanks in advance

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hello to run the avd manager on AMD processor you need update your SDK MANAGER in Android Studio: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/07/android-emulator-amd-processor-hyper-v.html

You go to tools->SDK MANAGER->SDK Tools

then look for Android Emulator and Android Emulator Hypervisor Driver for AMD Processors

check the boxes and click apply or OK

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This limitation  of Windows  should be publicly announced  The issue for me is the combination of the following  Windows 10   AMD CPU  with AMD-V SMV    - Hyper Visor I have no issues running  Intel  with VT-x    Linux or AMD  with AMD-V    Linux Link to Android studio issue here  https   developer android com studio run emulator html accel-vm Xamarin Visual Studio seems to have a workaround  but I haven t tested it yet   If you need to use Hyper-V for other emulators then I d recommend using the Microsoft Android Emulator instead  which uses Hyper-V and can also be used with Xamarin Studio Visual Studio  You can download it for free from here   I will update this after I confirm it works  Wish I would have known this before purchasing a new machine  UPDATE   It does not work  quot Requires Intel     quot  error message is shown Final note    Must be revision F3 or grater or must be F2 with BIOS support   Presence or absence of SVM Disable or other virtualization options in the bios does not ensure presence of BIOS support   You should contact the OEM to ensure support of Hyper-V   Some AMD BIOS s have options to enable disable SVM  virtualization assistance   Some BIOS s list this as SVM Disable and it s a double negative  i e  you want to disable SVM disable to enable SVM   Some BIOS s list this as Secure Virtualization  thus enabling Secure Virtualization will enable SVM  Must have No-Execute enabled in the BIOS  sometime this is referred to as NX or Execute Disable  If you want to find CPU s that are F3 see AMD s guide http   products amd com en-us DesktopCPUFilter aspx or http   products amd com en-us OpteronCPUFilter aspx f1 Second-Generation AMD Opteron e2 84 a2

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Posting a new answer since it is 2019   TLDR  AMD is now supported on both Windows and Linux via WHPX and yes  Genymotion is faster as it is using x86 architecture virtualization    From the Android docs  January 2019        Though we recommend using HAXM on Windows  it is possible to use   Windows Hypervisor Platform  WHPX  with the emulator  You should use   WHPX with the emulator if you are using an AMD CPU or if you need to   use Hyper-V at the same time       To use WHPX acceleration on Windows  you must enable the Windows   Hypervisor Platform option in the Turn Windows features on or off   dialog box  For changes to this option to take effect  restart your   computer       Additionally  the following changes must be made in the BIOS settings       Intel CPU  VT-x must be enabled  AMD CPU  Virtualization or SVM must   be enabled    Diff from 2016      Virtualization extension requirements      Before attempting to use acceleration  you should first determine if   your CPU supports one of the following virtualization extensions   technologies          Intel Virtualization Technology  VT  VT-x  vmx  extensions    AMD Virtualization  AMD-V  SVM  extensions  only supported for Linux           Most modern computers do  If you use an older computer and you re not   sure  consult the specifications from the manufacturer of your CPU to   determine if it supports virtualization extensions  If your CPU   doesn t support one of these virtualization technologies  then you   can t use VM acceleration       Virtualization extensions are typically enabled through your computer BIOS and are frequently turned off by default  Check the documentation   for your motherboard to find out how to enable virtualization   extensions

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From the Android docs  March 2016       Before attempting to use this type of acceleration  you should first   determine if your development system   s CPU supports one of the   following virtualization extensions technologies          Intel Virtualization Technology  VT  VT-x  vmx  extensions    AMD Virtualization  AMD-V  SVM  extensions  only supported for Linux           The   specifications from the manufacturer of your CPU should indicate if it   supports virtualization extensions  If your CPU does not support one   of these virtualization technologies  then you cannot use virtual   machine acceleration       Note  Virtualization extensions are typically enabled through your   computer s BIOS and are frequently turned off by default  Check the   documentation for your system s motherboard to find out how to enable   virtualization extensions    Most people talk about Genymotion being faster  and I have never heard anyone say it s slower  I definitely think it s faster  and it will be worth the  20 minutes it will take to set up just to try it

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Buying a new processor is one solution  but for some of us that means buying other components as well  Alternatively you could just buy an Android phone that supports your lowest target API level and run your apps off the phone  You can find some of those phones on Amazon  Ebay  craigslist for pennies  sometimes   Plus this grants you the benefit of actually running on the minimum hardware you intend to support  While this may be a bit slower than installing your app on an emulated system  it will probably save you money   Android  device testing debugging link  http   developer android com tools device html

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Posting a new answer since it is  almost  2020    The Android Emulator still only supports HAXM or WHPX on windows  And you may even call it a day already with the latter    But if you don t like it  there is now work in progress AMD-V support for the former by one of the PS4 emulator developers  https   github com jarveson haxm tree svm

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On my Mobo  ASRock A320M-HD with Ryzen 3 2200G  I have to   SR-IOV support  enabled IOMMU  enabled SVM  enabled   On the OS enable Hyper V

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You will need to create a virtual device that runs on ARM   Virtual devices running on X86 require an Intel processor   AMD support as specified by Android is only available for Linux systems   If you want a better experience when creating your Virtual Device  use  Store a snapshot for faster startup  instead of the default  Use Host GPU

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https   android-developers googleblog com 2018 07 android-emulator-amd-processor-hyper-v html  Important   If you have an AMD processor in your computer you need the following setup requirements to be in place   AMD Processor - Recommended  AMD   Ryzen    processors  Android Studio 3 2 Beta or higher - download via Android Studio Preview page  Android Emulator v27 3 8  - download via Android Studio SDK Manager  x86 Android Virtual Device  AVD  - Create AVD  Windows 10 with April 2018 Update  Enable via Windows Features   Windows Hypervisor Platform

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