{"id":10392,"date":"2015-11-06T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudioalm\/2015\/11\/06\/marshmallow-api-23-now-available-in-the-visual-studio-emulator-for-android\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T04:27:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T12:27:14","slug":"marshmallow-api-23-now-available-in-the-visual-studio-emulator-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/marshmallow-api-23-now-available-in-the-visual-studio-emulator-for-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshmallow (API 23) now available in the Visual Studio Emulator for Android"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we\u2019re excited to announce the availability of Marshmallow images in the Visual Studio Emulator for Android<\/a>. Marshmallow (Android version 6.0, API Level 23) is the latest release of Android, and includes a set of new APIs for developers to use<\/a>. If you\u2019ve developed an app for other versions of Android, you\u2019ll want to make sure your app runs well against this latest release, and we\u2019ve provided a range of Device Profiles to make sure you can test against the top devices that support or will soon support API 23.<\/p>\n

Getting started with Marshmallow<\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t have the emulator installed, you can install the latest version (including Marshmallow support) here<\/a>. If you already have the emulator installed, you\u2019ll need to do a quick update. When you open the Emulator Manager by going to the \u201cVisual Studio Emulator for Android\u201d entry in the Start Menu, you will see a notification that an update is available. Click \u201cDownload\u201d to install the update.<\/p>\n

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Once the update is installed, you\u2019ll see a new entry in the API Level dropdown\u2014Marshmallow (API Level 23).<\/p>\n

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Selecting this entry will filter the list to show only Marshmallow device profiles. To install a Marshmallow device profile, simply click the \u201cInstall profile\u201d button.<\/p>\n

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Note that the first time you install a new API level you will need to be connected to the internet. Once the profile is installed, simply hit the \u201cPlay\u201d button and you\u2019re ready to get going. The simulations and features available in earlier versions of the emulator (accelerometer, location, camera, network, etc.) are all hooked up and running with Marshmallow too.<\/p>\n

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Wrap up<\/h2>\n

Thanks to everyone who has given us feedback and helped us to prioritize bringing new versions of Android to the emulator quickly\u2014keep it coming by commenting below, submitting items to our UserVoice page<\/a>, using the Send-a-Smile tool in Visual Studio or in the Emulator Manager, or asking for help on StackOverflow using the android-emulator and visual-studio tags<\/a> (you can also check our troubleshooting document<\/a> for common problems)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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