Android — 4.0 Emulator |best|

ICS was designed for ~320 DPI. Modern monitors have much higher DPI. Edit the AVD’s config.ini file and set hw.lcd.density=240 . This will make UI elements larger but much more responsive.

Uncheck the "Hide Obsolete Packages" checkbox in the bottom right corner. This is the critical step most users miss. Android 4.0 Emulator

You might ask, "Why not just use a real device from eBay?" Good question. Here are three concrete reasons developers and QA engineers still spin up the Android 4.0 emulator: ICS was designed for ~320 DPI

: For a more "manual" approach often discussed in technical papers, you can install the Android-x86 VirtualBox This will make UI elements larger but much more responsive

A "generic" Android 4.0 emulator provides a foundational build of the operating system, stripped of manufacturer themes or pre-installed apps. This "clean slate" allows developers to: Test App Compatibility

An is a virtual device that mimics the hardware and software of a physical Android smartphone or tablet running API Level 14 or 15 (Android 4.0.1 – 4.0.4). Unlike a simulator (which only replicates software behavior), an emulator creates a full virtual machine, including a virtual ARM or x86 processor, GPU, and storage.