Please note that there are a lot of GPUs out there, and we haven’t tested all of them for this beta release, so let us know if you have feedback or encounter issues. In the video below, the emulator is still interpreting ARM instructions the performance boost is the effect of putting the GPU to work.Īs a bonus, since we’re now supporting OpenGL ES 2.0, your OpenGL games can now run inside the emulator. With Android’s growing reliance on using the GPU to improve performance, the difference is significant. The system image we’re shipping today has built-in GPU support (Android 4.0.3 r2). Today we’re thrilled to announce several significant improvements to the emulator, including a dramatic performance upgrade and support for a broader range of hardware features, notably sensors and multi-finger input. As the power and diversity of Android devices has grown quickly, it’s been hard for the emulator keep pace. The Android emulator is a key tool for Android developers in building and testing their apps.
