Foldable emulators in Android Studio - or as I like to call it, the beginning of the end

import foldable_emulators from ‘./images/foldable_emulators.mp4’

Foldable emulators in Android Studio - or as I like to call it, the beginning of the end

I have been thinking about how one can test apps on foldables - there’s no way I am going to invest in $2000+ on a handset - in fact I distinctly recall my first macbook pro was only really about $1600 (after some work discounts of course).

Anyway, looks like foldable emulators are available on Android Studio now (requires time investment), so I don’t have to. Plus Samsung eww.

Steps:

• Get AS 3.5 canary 10 or above.

• Update the emulator to 29+

• Get the latest Android Q beta

• Create a new AVD by using the available 7.3” or 8” foldables.

• Profit.

• Bonus! apply changes (the new instant run) looks available in this version of AS also! (But that might warrant a different post)

Here's what it looks like:

<video width="30%" controls autostart autoPlay src={ foldable_emulators } type="video/mp4" />