Simulate the connect and disconnect of the charging cable on the Android emulator

Question

How can I simulate the connection and the disconnection of the charging cable on the Android emulator?

Answer 1

With the new emulator introduced in Android Studio 2.0 you can switch connection status easily on emulator extended controls.

Answer 2

From : http://developer.android.com/tools/help/emulator.html#power

On command line call:

telnet localhost 5554

and then:

  power ac off
  power ac on