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Commit 09af67aa authored by Bert McMeen's avatar Bert McMeen
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Docs: Emulator-related updates

Bug: 31819645
Change-Id: I54ac73c091f162bef427c8e97c256c6581beb2f6
parent 7e8a5e8a
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@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ This is the Android Wear SDK Preview License Agreement (the “License Agreement
      the accounts on the phone.
      </li>

      <li>Choose a Google account to add and sync to your watch.
      <li>Choose a Google Account to add and sync to your watch.
      </li>

      <li>Confirm the screen lock and enter the password to start the copying of
@@ -647,8 +647,13 @@ This is the Android Wear SDK Preview License Agreement (the “License Agreement
    </h2>

    <p>
      To test with the Android Emulator, create a virtual device in Android
      Studio as follows:
      To test with the Android Emulator,
      confirm that you have the latest version of the <strong>Android SDK
      Platform-tools</strong> from the <a href=
      "{@docRoot}studio/intro/update.html#sdk-manager">SDK Manager</a>.
    </p>

    <p>Create a new virtual device in Android Studio as follows:
    </p>

    <ol>
@@ -659,8 +664,8 @@ This is the Android Wear SDK Preview License Agreement (the “License Agreement
      <li>Click <strong>Create Virtual Device</strong>.
      </li>

      <li>In the <strong>Category</strong> pane, select Wear and
       choose a hardware profile.
      <li>In the <strong>Category</strong> pane, select <strong>Wear</strong>
       and choose a hardware profile.
       The Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview
       is only optimized for round devices currently, so we recommend not
       using the square or chin profiles for now.
@@ -679,16 +684,66 @@ This is the Android Wear SDK Preview License Agreement (the “License Agreement
      <li>Verify the configuration of the Android Virtual Device (AVD) and
      click <strong>Finish</strong>.
      </li>

      <li>Start the emulator by selecting the new virtual device, clicking the
      <strong>Play</strong> button, and waiting until
      the emulator initializes and shows the Android Wear home screen.
      </li>
    </ol>

    <p>
      You can now test an application with a virtual preview device
      Pair the phone with the emulator, and sync a Google Account, as follows:
    </p>

    <ol>
      <li>On the phone, install the Android Wear app from Google Play.
      </li>

      <li>On the phone, enable Developer Options and USB Debugging.
      </li>

      <li>Connect the phone to your computer through USB.
      </li>

      <li>Forward the AVD's communication port to the connected handheld device
      (each time the phone is connected):<br>
      <code>adb -d forward tcp:5601 tcp:5601</code>
      </li>

      <li>On the phone, in the Android Wear app, begin the standard pairing
      process. For example, on the Welcome screen, tap the
      <strong>Set It Up</strong> button.
      Alternatively, if an existing watch already is paired, in the upper-left
      drop-down, tap <strong>Add a New Watch</strong>.
      </li>

      <li>On the phone, in the Android Wear app, tap the
      Overflow button, and then tap
      <strong>Pair with Emulator</strong>.
      </li>

      <li>Tap the Settings icon.
      </li>

      <li>Under Device Settings, tap <strong>Emulator</strong>.
      </li>

      <li>Tap <strong>Accounts</strong> and select a Google Account,
      and follow the steps in the wizard to
      sync the account with the emulator. If necessary, type the screen-lock
      device password, and Google Account password, to start the account sync.
      </li>
    </ol>

    <p>
      You can now test an app with a virtual preview device
      in the <a href=
      "{@docRoot}tools/devices/emulator.html">Android Emulator</a>. For more
      information about using virtual devices, see <a href=
      "{@docRoot}tools/devices/managing-avds.html">Managing AVDs with the AVD
      Manager</a>.
      "{@docRoot}tools/devices/managing-avds.html">
      Create and Manage Virtual Devices</a>.
    </p>

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