# Android Studio Emulator on mac

To prepare to run and test your Flutter app on the Android emulator, follow the following steps.

Go to **Tools > Device Manager** (Android Virtual Device (AVD) is a configuration that defines the characteristics of an Android device that you want to simulate in the Android Emulator)

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Or you can click on the icon as shown on the image below to open AVD Manager.

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Select the option **Create Virtual Device…**

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Select a device type and its configurations and click Next.

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After that, select the **System image**.

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Next, add a name to your device and select the **Hardware - GLES 2.0** for the **Emulated Performance**.

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Finish the creating of your virtual device.


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