Why is “adb install (my APK)” triggering “can’t find service: package”?

You have essentially answered your own question while asking it. The root of the problem is that the emulator is not setup properly (evidenced by the system UI not loading). When Android can’t boot properly, it is likely to fail to start some system services (in this case, the package service). The solution is to … Read more

Android Studio AVD Manager button is disabled

This generally happens when Android Studio is not able identify the android sdk installation in the machine. This could happen if Android Studio is launched in non-Administrator mode. Just close and relaunch Android Studio in administrator mode. You will see a saying “android framework is identified” Click on the configure link on that notification. The … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S II AVD (Android Virtual Device) Basic Settings?

The interface to the AVD manager has changed. So there are changes needed to the process. Rather than a single file, there’s now both a device definition and a virtual device definition. Unfortunately, the UI doesn’t give full control over the contents of either. These instructions work with the Android SDK Tools revision 21. They … Read more