Android Studio stuck 'Connecting to emulator'

Question

I recently updated Android studio, and as usual, it broke. Whenever I try to launch an emulator, Android Studio gets stuck in the 'Connecting to emulator' screen forever.

Things I've tried:

• Increasing VM heap size to 512mb
• Decreasing RAM size to 512mb
• Wiping device data
• Invalidating cache and restarting Android Studio
• Changing the device's system image (to API 32 arm64-v8a)
• Reinstalling the virtual device
• Installing a new virtual device

I'm on an M1 Macbook and running Android Studio Bumblebee 2021.1.1 Patch 3

edit: I've also tried switching to Cold Boot

Answer 1

I fixed my issue using the following steps:

Go to Android Studio -> Preferences -> Tools -> Emulator -> Uncheck “Launch in a tool window”.

And retry to launch emulator again OR run app on using the same emulator.

Answer 2

Solution1

1. Stop Emulator from AVD Manager
2. From Android Studio, select “Tools” > “Android” > AVD Manager.
3. Right-click the emulator you are using, then choose “Stop“.
4. Try running the emulator again.

Solution 2 – Exit Docker (MacOS)

Exit out of the Docker application on your Mac computer, then attempt to launch the emulator again.

Solution 3 – Wipe Image

1. From Android Studio, select “Tools” > “Android” > AVD Manager.
2. Right-click the emulator you are using, then choose “Wipe Data“.
3. Try running the emulator again.

Solution 4 – Uninstall and Reinstall AVD

1. From Android Studio, select “Tools” > “SDK Manager” > “SDK Tools“.
2. Uncheck “Android Emulator“.
3. Select “Apply” to have the emulator uninstalled.
4. Once the emulator has been removed, check the “Android Emulator” box again, then select “Apply” to reinstall it.

Solution 5 - Coldboot

1. Go to Device Manager.
2. Right-click your virtual device.
3. Select Cold Boot Now.

Extra

1. Make use of Android Studio’s ‘Instant Run’
2. Install HAXM and Switch to x86. …
3. Virtual machine acceleration. …
4. Disable the emulator’s boot animation.
5. Free your ram by closing unnecessary apps.