Android console: authentication required

Question

I am trying to run the geo fix command but I am unable to do so because I am greeted by the following message:

Android Console: Authentication required Android Console: type 'auth ' to authenticate Android Console: you can find your in '/Users/me/.emulator_console_auth_token'

I am on a mac [new user] and I do not know how to access the .emulator_console_auth_token file to delete it.

I have tried ~/Users to get to the users folder but it is returning no results. Additionally, the folder with my name does not contain that file. Please help.

Answer 1

The best thing you can do is:

1. Go to the file .emulator_console_auth_token
2. Open it.
3. Delete the content, let it in blank.
4. Restart your terminal
5. Type again: telnet 127.0.0.1 port_number(5554)

Example: telnet 127.0.0.1 5554

Answer 2

You need to take key from this file. On Mac OS this file is hidden by default.

open terminal, run command:

nano ~/.emulator_console_auth_token

and copy token from opened file (token look like: mEKb+d0DA2x9eHaK)

Connect to Emulator (if does not connected yet):

1) Check the Port of emulator:

adb devices

2) Connect to Emulator:

telnet localhost <number of port like 5554>

you should see:

" Authentication required Android Console: type 'auth ' to authenticate Android Console: you can find your in '/Users/me/.emulator_console_auth_token'"

3) Set Auth Token:

auth <your auth token>

Now you can run:

geo fix <longitude value> <latitude value>

or

sms send <phonesender> <textmessage>