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Useful commands when working with Android emulators
List available emulators
```~/Library/Android/sdk/emulator/emulator -list-avds```
Launch emulator with hardware acceleration. Replace EMULATORNAME by the name of the available emulator.
```
~/Library/Android/sdk/emulator/emulator -avd EMULATORNAME -gpu host
```
Examples:
IN
```~/Library/Android/sdk/emulator/emulator -list-avds```
OUT
```Pixel_3_API_30```
IN
```~/Library/Android/sdk/emulator/emulator -avd Pixel_3_API_30 -gpu host```
OUT
```[Launched emulator instance]```
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