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Android

Posted by Adam Corder
Adam Corder
579 Points

Error when trying to load an AVD in Android Studio

I am a newbie to android studio and I followed the instructions to download and install the program. When I try to follow along with the "build a simple android app" video lesson when I try and run the program my AVD emulator isnt showing up. When I go to the AVD Manager and manually run my AVD i get a pop up that says:

"Cannot launch AVD in emulator. Output: emulator: ERROR: x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration! Please ensure Intel HAXM is properly installed and usable. CPU acceleration status: HAXM must be updated (version 1.1.1 < 6.0.1)."

I tried googling solutions but nothing seems to be working. As an added issue when I go to the design view I get a message at the bottom of the screen that says:

"Rendering Problems This version of the rendering library is more recent than your version of Android Studio. Please update Android Studio "

Philip Gales
Philip Gales
15,193 Points

Try going to help > check for updates in the menu at the top of android studio.

1 Answer

Adam Corder
Adam Corder
579 Points
Adam Corder
Adam Corder
579 Points

Looks like updating it worked for now thanks.