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Running headless android emulator on AWS EC2 Ubuntu instance (ARM64 / aarch64) - 2022
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| Android Emulator (ARM64) on EC2 - 2022 | |
| --------------------------------------- | |
| 1. Launch EC2 ARM based Instance (a1.metal / a1.2xlarge): (16 Gb RAM, 32Gb Disk), Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS (HVM) ARM x64 | |
| 2. sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade | |
| 3. sudo apt install default-jdk python3-pip repo python-is-python3 unzip libpcre2-dev adb | |
| 4. wget https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-8512546_latest.zip | |
| 5. unzip commandlinetools-linux-8512546_latest.zip -d android-sdk | |
| 6. sudo mv android-sdk /opt/ | |
| 7. mkdir /opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest | |
| 8. mv /opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/* /opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest (ignore the error) | |
| 9. at this point you should have sdkmanager and avdmanager under /opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/ | |
| 10. echo "export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/opt/android-sdk" >> ~/.bashrc | |
| 11. echo "export ANDROID_HOME=/opt/android-sdk" >> ~/.bashrc | |
| 12. echo "export ANDROID_EMULATOR_WAIT_TIME_BEFORE_KILL=60" >> ~/.bashrc | |
| 13. echo "export PATH=$PATH:/opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin" >> ~/.bashrc | |
| 14. source ~/.bashrc | |
| 15. sdkmanager --update | |
| 16. sdkmanager --licenses | |
| 17. cd /opt/android-sdk/ | |
| 18. Get emulator download link: | |
| - https://ci.android.com/builds/branches/aosp-emu-master-dev/grid? | |
| - column: emulator --> linux_aarch64 | |
| - click a green version | |
| - click Artifacts tab | |
| - click sdk-repo-linux_aarch64-emulator-[build number].zip (~1.6Gb) | |
| - Right-click the Download link (blue) and copy the download URL | |
| - A Relatively stable version (31.3.8 - 5/24/2022): https://ci.android.com/builds/submitted/8632828/emulator-linux_aarch64/latest/sdk-repo-linux_aarch64-emulator-8632828.zip | |
| 19 wget -O emulator.zip "[download URL]" | |
| 20. unzip emulator.zip | |
| 21. cd emulator | |
| 22. copy text from https://chromium.googlesource.com/android_tools/+/refs/heads/master/sdk/emulator/package.xml | |
| 23. nano /opt/android-sdk/emulator/package.xml --> paste copied text | |
| 24. cat source.properties --> get Emulator version number from Pkg.Revision (Example: Pkg.Revision=31.3.9) | |
| 25. update the following params in package.xml according to the version: <major>, <minor>, <micro> | |
| 26. sdkmanager "system-images;android-31;google_apis;arm64-v8a" | |
| 27. avdmanager -v create avd -f -n MyAVD -k "system-images;android-31;google_apis;arm64-v8a" -p "/opt/android-sdk/avd" | |
| 28. avdmanager list avd --> check that you have MyAVD | |
| 29. mkdir /opt/android-sdk/platforms | |
| 30. mkdir /opt/android-sdk/platform-tools | |
| 31. echo "Vulkan = off" >> ~/.android/advancedFeatures.ini | |
| 32. echo "GLDirectMem = on" >> ~/.android/advancedFeatures.ini | |
| 33. on Metal instance, enabled KVM access: | |
| - sudo gpasswd -a $USER kvm | |
| - logout and re-login | |
| - /opt/android-sdk/emulator/emulator -accel-check --> check accel:0, KVM (version 12) is installed and usable: accel | |
| Run the Emulator: | |
| ------------------ | |
| Metal instance: | |
| /opt/android-sdk/emulator/emulator @MyAVD -no-window -no-audio -ports 5554,5555 -skip-adb-auth -no-boot-anim -show-kernel | |
| Non-metal instance: | |
| /opt/android-sdk/emulator/emulator @MyAVD -no-window -no-audio -ports 5554,5555 -skip-adb-auth -no-boot-anim -show-kernel -qemu -cpu max -machine gic-version=max | |
| Notes: | |
| 1. Use an ARM based EC2 instance. A Metal instance will allow ARM to run on the host CPU (via KVM). A non-metal instance will do ARM emulation which is much slower (but works). | |
| 2. The Android Emulaotr isn't included in the sdk-tools for ARM, we download it separately. After we install and update its package file, we can use sdkmanager to download system images and other emultaor-dependant packages. | |
| 3. The platform-tools (adb, aapt2 etc.) aren't not available for ARM64. We install ADB with apt-get (see apt list android-sdk* for other available tools). | |
| 4. Make sure to create the /platforms and /platform-tools folders under /opt/android-sdk/ or the emulator will exit (folder can be empty). | |
| 5. First run on non-Metal instance might take 10-15 minutes. | |
| 6. Use "google_apis" system image and not "google_apis_playstore". The "google_apis_playstore" requires authentication to connect via ADB (adb devices will show "emulator-5554 offline") | |
| 7. In case of unstable images (crash with illegal instruction), try using the aosp_atd image (e.g. "system-images;android-30;aosp_atd;arm64-v8a") | |
| Android Emulator HW options: | |
| ---------------------------- | |
| nano /opt/android-sdk/avd/config.ini | |
| nano ~/.android/avd/MyAVD.ini | |
| Specific parameters to consider: | |
| hw.ramSize=2048M | |
| disk.dataPartition.size=2048M | |
| Disabling the "Ok Google" Hotword detection (might cause 100% CPU on non-metal instance): | |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| adb shell "su root pm disable com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox" | |
| Note: run after Emulator fully loaded | |
| Connecting to Emulator console: | |
| ------------------------------- | |
| 1. get token from: /home/ubuntu/.emulator_console_auth_token | |
| 2. telnet 127.0.0.1 5554 | |
| 3. auth [token] | |
| 4. save snapshot: avd snapshot save default | |
| Manually setup system image (ex: android-32, Google APIs, ARM64): | |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| 1. https://dl.google.com/android/repository/sys-img/google_apis/arm64-v8a-32_r03.zip | |
| 2. mkdir /opt/android-sdk/system-images/android-32 | |
| 3. mkdir /opt/android-sdk/system-images/android-32/google_apis | |
| 4. unzip arm64-v8a-32_r03.zip /opt/android-sdk/system-images/android-32/google_apis | |
| image path: /opt/android-sdk/system-images/android-[api_version]/[api_type]/[arch_type] (/opt/android-sdk/system-images/android-32/google_apis/arm64-v8a) | |
| avdmanager -v create avd -f -n MyAVD2 -k "system-images;android-32;google_apis;arm64-v8a" -p "/opt/android-sdk/avd2" | |
| Useful ADB commands: | |
| -------------------- | |
| Connect: adb devices | |
| Install APK: adb install myapp.apk | |
| Uninstall app: adb uninstall com.package.name | |
| Start app: adb shell am start -n com.package.name/com.package.name.ActivityName | |
| Start app2: adb shell monkey -p com.package.name --pct-syskeys 0 -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1 | |
| Stop app: adb shell am force-stop com.package.name | |
| Disable package: adb shell "su root pm disable com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox" | |
| Uninstall package: adb shell "su root pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox" | |
| Check if running: adb shell dumpsys activity | grep -i run | grep -i com.package.name | |
| Forward port: adb forward tcp:8888 tcp:8888 | |
| Kill emulator: adb -s emulator-5554 emu kill | |
| Links: | |
| ------ | |
| Emulator ARM builds: | |
| https://ci.android.com/builds/branches/aosp-emu-master-dev/grid? | |
| Specific: https://ci.android.com/builds/submitted/8664812/aarch64_sdk_tools_linux/latest/sdk-repo-linux_aarch64-emulator-8664812.zip | |
| ARM System images: | |
| Google API Images: https://androidsdkoffline.blogspot.com/p/android-sysimg-google-arm-v8a-download.html | |
| All Images: https://androidsdkoffline.blogspot.com | |
| Another: https://androidsdkmanager.azurewebsites.net/GoogleAPIaddonSystemImages | |
| References: | |
| https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/emulator#emulator_for_arm64_hosts | |
| https://github.com/google/android-emulator-container-scripts/issues/192 | |
| https://github.com/yaizudamashii/AndroidSDK/pull/1 | |
| https://medium.com/heuristics/deploying-android-emulators-on-aws-ec2-1-3-arm-architecture-and-genymotion-solutions-for-a-2ef3238542d5 | |
| https://gist.github.com/JonathanLalou/180c87554d8278b0e6d7 |
Instead,I haven't been able to boot succesfully Android Cuttlefish neither on top of Ubuntu 24.04 x64 bit nor on the Jetson Nano on arm64.
Unfortunately not, I haven't found the time. I guess the fastest way to get it working would be to use netsimd from x86_64 emulator build and let the Rosetta do its magic.
I eventually used Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS x86_64 (ami-001f2488b35ca8aad) on a c5n.metal with this script and it worked fine :
#!/bin/bash
echo "Updating package list..."
sudo apt update && echo "Package list updated." || echo "Failed to update package list."
echo "Upgrading installed packages..."
sudo apt upgrade -y && echo "Packages upgraded." || echo "Failed to upgrade packages."
echo "Installing required packages..."
yes | sudo apt install default-jdk python3-pip repo python-is-python3 unzip libpcre2-dev adb && echo "Required packages installed." || echo "Failed to install required packages."
echo "Downloading command line tools..."
wget https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-11076708_latest.zip && echo "Command line tools downloaded." || echo "Failed to download command line tools."
echo "Unzipping command line tools..."
unzip commandlinetools-linux-11076708_latest.zip -d android-sdk && echo "Command line tools unzipped." || echo "Failed to unzip command line tools."
echo "Moving command line tools to /opt..."
sudo mv android-sdk /opt/ && echo "Moved command line tools to /opt." || echo "Failed to move command line tools."
echo "Creating cmdline-tools directory..."
mkdir -p /opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest && echo "Cmdline-tools directory created." || echo "Failed to create cmdline-tools directory."
echo "Moving files to the latest cmdline-tools directory..."
mv /opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/* /opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest && echo "Moved files to latest cmdline-tools directory." || echo "Failed to move files to latest cmdline-tools directory."
echo "Setting up environment variables..."
echo "export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/opt/android-sdk" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export ANDROID_HOME=/opt/android-sdk" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export ANDROID_EMULATOR_WAIT_TIME_BEFORE_KILL=60" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export PATH=\$PATH:/opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "Sourcing .bashrc to apply changes..."
source ~/.bashrc
echo "Updating sdkmanager..."
sdkmanager --update && echo "Sdkmanager updated." || echo "Failed to update sdkmanager."
echo "Accepting licenses..."
yes | sdkmanager --licenses && echo "Licenses accepted." || echo "Failed to accept licenses."
echo "Changing directory to /opt/android-sdk..."
cd /opt/android-sdk/ && echo "Changed directory to /opt/android-sdk." || echo "Failed to change directory."
echo "Installing emulator..."
sdkmanager "emulator" && echo "Emulator installed." || echo "Failed to install emulator."
echo "Installing system images..."
sdkmanager "system-images;android-31;google_apis;x86_64" && echo "System images installed." || echo "Failed to install system images."
echo "Creating AVD..."
no | avdmanager -v create avd -f -n Pixel4 -k "system-images;android-31;google_apis;x86_64" -p "/opt/android-sdk/avd" && echo "AVD created." || echo "Failed to create AVD."
echo "Creating directories for platforms and platform-tools..."
mkdir -p /opt/android-sdk/platforms && echo "Platforms directory created." || echo "Failed to create platforms directory."
mkdir -p /opt/android-sdk/platform-tools && echo "Platform-tools directory created." || echo "Failed to create platform-tools directory."
echo "Setting Vulkan and GLDirectMem options..."
echo "Vulkan = off" >> ~/.android/advancedFeatures.ini
echo "GLDirectMem = on" >> ~/.android/advancedFeatures.ini
echo "Configuration for Vulkan and GLDirectMem set."
sudo gpasswd -a $USER kvm
echo "Script execution completed."
echo "logout and re-login"
echo "Then start an emulator using : /opt/android-sdk/emulator/emulator @Pixel4 -no-window -no-audio -ports 5554,5555 -skip-adb-auth -no-boot-anim -show-kernel"
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I've ran it on the Jetson Nano :
And after compiling ANGLE and the library libshadertranslator.so,I've been able to use the native GPU of the Jetson Nano with Android 13 using these parameters...
$ emulator @android13 -cores 2 -lowram -memory 1000 -gpu host -ports 5554,5555 -skip-adb-auth -no-boot-anim -no-snapshot -no-metrics -qemu -machine gic-version=2