Android emulator command always log an error (Storing crashdata, detection is enabled for process...)

Question

I'm currently installing Android Studio on my Mac Mini M1 (after a factory reset), but I got an error using the emulator command (from android SDK), each time I run it, the first output line is the following error:

INFO    | Storing crashdata in: /tmp/android-gregoire/emu-crash-34.1.18.db, detection is enabled for process: 4832

For example:

> emulator -list-avds
INFO    | Storing crashdata in: /tmp/android-gregoire/emu-crash-34.1.18.db, detection is enabled for process: 4832
Pixel_3a_API_34

> emulator -help
INFO    | Storing crashdata in: /tmp/android-gregoire/emu-crash-34.1.18.db, detection is enabled for process: 4872
Android Emulator usage: emulator [options] [-qemu args]
  options:
    -list-avds                                                          list available AVDs
    -sysdir <dir>
[...]

So this is not related to any of the existing AVD (there is only a single AVD, but I got this error even if I remove it).

This is really painful because I develop using React Native who use the emulator -list-avds internally to start the first available AVD, but the react-native android command consider it should use the AVD named "INFO | Storing crashdata in: /tmp/android-gregoire/emu-crash-34.1.18.db, detection is enabled for process: 4832" that obviously doesn't exist.

Also when I go to the error folder /tmp/android-gregoire/emu-crash-34.1.18.db, there is nothing relevant, only empty folders attachments, completed, new, pending and a file settings.dat that contain sdPC����;A�$��ٽB`.

I have customised Android environment variables to use an external storage:

export ANDROID_HOME="/Volumes/GregDev/macmini/android/sdk"
export ANDROID_USER_HOME="/Volumes/GregDev/macmini/android/home"
export ANDROID_EMULATOR_HOME="/Volumes/GregDev/macmini/android/home"
export ANDROID_AVD_HOME="/Volumes/GregDev/macmini/android/home/avd"

And excepted the error with emulator, the installation appear to be workin: I can compile and run my react native app (I just need to launch the right emulator manually first).

My environment:

• MacOS Sonoma 14.3.1 (Mac Mini M1)
• emulator --version -> Android emulator version 34.1.18.0 (build_id 11481568) (CL:N/A)
• Android Studio: Iguana 2023.2.1 (Build #AI-232.10227.8.2321.11479570)

I don't find any information on the internet about a related problem. Does anyone have any more information?

Thanks for help.

Answer 1

Ok, this is what works for me on my mac:

Download Android Emulator (33.1.24) Stable from https://developer.android.com/studio/emulator_archive and overwrite the existing folder in ~/Library/Android/sdk (if that's where your sdk is).

Run emulator -list-avd manually, confirm the macOS permissions in System Preferences, and then run it a second time to see the INFO log line gone.

IF for some reason this doesn't work, go back to an older Stable release from that page.