To run the emulator, the computer must meet the requirements to run Hyper-V. The Visual Studio Emulator for Android can be used as an alternative to the default Android SDK emulator when developing a Xamarin.Android application. This emulator uses the Hyper-V capabilities of your development computer, resulting in faster launch and execution times than the default emulator that comes with the Android SDK. Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 includes an Android emulator that can be used as a target for debugging an Xamarin.Android app: Visual Studio Emulator for Android. Download Visual Studio Android Emulatorĭeploy, test and debug Android apps with our fast, free, and best-of-breed Android emulator.