How to install Android Market App on the emulator?

Question

I am not able to access android market through emulator.

Answer 1

I got Android Market to work on Emulator for Platform 2.3 using OS 10.6.6:

First download and setup emulator on your mac. Launch emulator and create an AVD. I created one called vd1. Close vd1.

Launch Terminal in Utilities and enable the Finder to show hidden system files and folders by executing following commands:

lsy$ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE lsy$ killall Finder 

Download system.img http://www.mediafire.com/?s8eeph3r71ho1lz

Copy system.img to two locations:

[username]\.android\avd\[vd1]\ [username]\android\platforms\android-9\images\ 

Launch emulator from Terminal

lsy$ cd android\tools lsy$ ./emulator -avd [vd1] -partition-size 100 

Answer 2

Android Market is not available through the emulator for similar reasons it is not available through the developer phone. Allowing people to buy applications with an unlocked phone (or the emulator) would make it easier for those paid apps to be redistributed as freee apps.