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How to install the Google Play store on a virtual android device in android-studio
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This works in android-studio 4.0.

  1. In the menu, Tools -> AVD Manager
  2. Create an Android Virtual Device (AVD). Consider compatibility issues when choosing which sort of machine to create. Some apps are not compatible with tablets, for instance.
  3. DO NOT OPEN THE AVD.
  4. Navigate to the configuration files for the AVD. On my system this was $HOME/.android/avd/my_avd.avd
  5. Edit config.ini. Find the setting PlayStore.enabled and change the value to true.
  6. For good measure I also did this in hardware-qemu.ini but I'm not certain that that is required.
  7. Now you can start the AVD. The Play Store will be available on first boot up.

If you started the AVD before making this change, I don't know how to get the Play Store on the device. The best suggestion I have is to create a new one and don't start it until you've enabled the Play Store in the config.

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