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I am new to Android development. I am setting up development environment. So my question is, what is Intel x86 atom system image in Android SDK manager? Should i install it or not? The option is present in API level 15 & 16 but not in 17.
Thanks.
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A system image is used to create different Android Virtual Devices (AVDs) and emulate the different Android devices in common use. As developer workstations are usually Intel x86 based, the ARM instruction set had to be emulated as well.
x86 images run the fastest in the emulator. If you see Download next to the system image, you need to click it to download the system image.
So my question is, what is intel x86 atom system image in android sdk manager?
It is a version of the Android emulator that runs natively on x86 CPUs, like those in most development machines.
Contrast that with the ARM system image, which contains ARM (not x86) CPU instructions, and therefore must be translated when run.
Should i install it or not?
The x86 emulator images, where available, tend to run faster. You will have to do some work on your development machine to take advantage of them, as is outlined in the documentation.
the option is present in api level 15 & 16 but not in 17.
AFAIK Google relies upon Intel to create these images, and Intel has only done so on a few API levels.
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