Android - GCM for development, do I need a physical device?

Question

If I want to use GCM in a development environment, can I use the Android mobile device emulator or do I need a physical device?

I want to run the GCM Demo Application.

Answer 1

You can use an emulator. But it has to be version 2.2 above and contains Google API. Once you created this emulator AVD, goto Settings->Accounts & Sync, then add a google account. Once this is done, you should be ready to register for GCM and receive messages from it.