Is Intel HAXM necessary to run Android Studio? - android-studio

When I try to run Android Studio, I get an error that Intel HAXML is not installed.
I have an AMD A4-3330MX processor. Is Intel HAXML necessary to work with Android Studio? If so, can I use it on an AMD processor?

Intel haxm is used for emulator acceleration. If you are on windows and you have an AMD CPU you won't be able to use it. With linux you can use kvm. Refer yourself to this documentation for more informations.

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Android Studio Emulator error "Emulator: CPU acceleration status: Unable to open HAXM device: ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND"

I was able to use Emulator in the android studio without any problems. Since today I am getting the error as:
"Emulator: CPU acceleration status: Unable to open HAXM device: ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND".
Virtualization is enabled in BIOS, Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager is installed in control panel - programs.
Also tried installing intelhaxm-android.exe from android sdk folder.
Please help with the error.
(i7/16gb/windows 10).
I solved that problem following steps
disabling Hyper-v
reinstalling HAXM
- Android studio -> SDK Manager -> SDK Tools -> Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator
Use Hyper-V instead of HAXM
I had the same error. Disabling Hyper-V avoided this error however it also stopped Docker from working properly.
To use both the Android Emulator and Docker on Windows 10 you need to:
Uninstall the Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (HAXM)
Enable Hyper-V (check by running "Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All -Online" in PowerShell running as Administrator)
Enable Windows Hypervisor Platform
Restart your computer
Enable Virtualization Technology in your computer's BIOS
Enable Hardware Enforced Data Execution Prevention in the BIOS
Enable Hyper-V and Windows Hypervisor Platform in Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off
Enable Windows Hypervisor
Microsoft recommends that you use Hyper-V instead of HAXM to accelerate the Android emulator (detailed instructions).
I had the same issue, and solved it by disabling the Hyper-V hypervisor on Windows (from the "Activate/Deactivate Windows Functionalities" menu).
1st you uninstall the hexm everywhere also in android studio :
Download haxm version haxm-macosx_v7_0_0.zip from here Click Me
And Follow this steps : Haxm error in android studio 3.0 with windows requires a digitally signed driver
You can disable hyper-v or you can visit here
You can't run a VM-accelerated emulator inside another VM, such as a VM hosted by VirtualBox, VMWare, or Docker. You must run the Android emulator directly on your system hardware
For me Hyper-V hypervisor was not installed but still I got the error. What I did was I went to SDK Manager->SDK Tools and there I unchecked Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator clicked apply. Closed my Android studio and then reopened Android studio and again went to SDK Manager->SDK Tools and installed Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator by checking the item and clicking apply. And it started working fine.
I had the same problem, but I need Hyper-V for Docker.
So according to the official documentation, you have 3 choices (the second solution helped me):
You have an Intel processor and do not need to run Hyper-V at the same time as the Android Emulator.
Use Intel HAXM.
You have an Intel processor and do need to run Hyper-V at the same time as the Android Emulator.
Use WHPX.
You have an AMD processor.
Use WHPX.
See: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#choose-windows-hypervisor

HAXM requires a genuine Intel Processor

I installed Android Studio and I get this warning message when I want to run a virtual Android device.
I am using an Intel i5 processor and I have enabled hardware virtualisation and installed kvm.
This is just Android studio messing up, What you can do is install (even though you already might have) the HAXM, download link is here:
https://software.intel.com/en-us/android/articles/intel-hardware-accelerated-execution-manager

failed to Install HAXM while installing android studio

Failed to install intel HAXM.
This computer meets the requirments for HAXM, but intel virtualization technology (VT-x) is not turned on. HAXM cannot be installed until VT-x is enabled.
This message appears in between installation process, though after installation studio is running. Please let me know effects of HAXM installation failure on studio. How to correct??
HAXM will speed up your emulator (in my experience dramatically).
VT-x is enabled via your machines bios (look for references to virtualisation and ensure they are enabled).
There's little downside to enabling virtualisation in your bios to get the benefits of HAXM but if you don't want to bother it won't stop you using Android Studio.

Enabling Virtualization with no option in BIOS (Windows 8.1 basic, Samsung laptop)

I downloaded and installed Android Studio but I am not able to install Intel-HAXM (hardware-acceleration for the emulator) because I am unable to turn on virtualization.
I downloaded Speccy and it says virtualization is disabled.
I got into BIOS using F2 on startup and it says Intel VT-x is disabled but there is no option to enable it.
When I run Android Studio I get an error saying I need Intel-HAXM installed. When I try to install intel-HAXM (running as admin) I get an error saying "This computer does not support Intel virtualization technology. HAXM can not be installed".
My laptop is a Samsung NP355V5C running a recent update to Windows 8.1 Basic. I do not have Hyper-V as that is only available for higher levels of Windows 8.1
Also I don't believe I'm qualified to hack my BIOS. Please help me find a way to enable virtualization or to use Android Studio for development without using Intel-HAXM.
Please help me find a way to enable virtualization
See if there is a BIOS update from Samsung. It is possible, though somewhat unlikely, that they have added the ability to toggle Intel virtualization extensions in a BIOS update.
Outside of that, you would need to buy a new computer.
to use Android Studio for development without using Intel-HAXM
Use the ARM emulator images instead of x86 emulator images. These do not require HAXM. However, they run a lot slower than their x86 counterparts.
Here is a screenshot of the AVD Manager from Android Studio:
The "ABI" column indicates what CPU architecture that AVD will use. Those that are listed as armeabi-v7a are ARM images, and they will work on your notebook without HAXM.
However, as I mentioned, they will be very slow, particularly for higher-resolution screens. I suggest using some fairly low-resolution screens (e.g., Nexus S) to get by.

I have AMD processor.when i run app in android studio it shows:

emulator: ERROR: x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration!
Please ensure Intel HAXM is properly installed and usable.
CPU acceleration status: HAX kernel module is not installed!
after looking through some forum found suggestion about genymotion. but i want to use android studio emulator on AMD processor. appreciate if anyone would like to help.
Ensure that you have installed Intel X 86 Emulator accelarator(Haxm Installer for Intel processors) or ARM system image(AMD).
Then go to the [SDK Folder path]\extras\intel\Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager and run intelhaxm-android.exe.
If you get an error Virtualization technology is not enabled, enable Hardware Virtualization in BIOS setting:http://www.sysprobs.com/disable-enable-virtualization-technology-bios.
For AMD processors to use genymotion you need to have AMD-v enabled CPU.
Using Genymotion would be a better option
If you have an AMD processor, you can download the Genymotion emulator, which supports AMD-V technology.
You need to have AMD-v enabled
First, open the Android SDK Manager: Tools -> Android -> SDK Manager, then chose any package you want to download, expand it and select ARM EABI v7a System or ARM 64 v8a System Images and install.
Then, open Android AVD Manager: Tools -> Android -> AVD Manager and create an emulator.
You should restart Android Studio for be shure it works

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