What is the benefit of the Cold Boot option?

Cold Boot starts the Android OS from a completely powered-off state, which is useful for testing app startup behavior without cached data or saved states.

Does this skill work with physical Android devices?

No, this specific skill is designed to manage virtual emulators (AVDs). For physical devices, standard adb commands are typically used.

Can I choose which emulator to start?

Yes. If you provide a name, Claude will use it. Otherwise, the skill will list all available emulators and ask you to select one.

What are the requirements to use this skill?

You must have the Android SDK installed and at least one Android Virtual Device (AVD) created via Android Studio or the avdmanager tool.

Android Emulator Starter

Name: Android Emulator Starter
Author: powdream

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Mobile Development

Launches Android Virtual Devices (AVDs) with customizable boot options to streamline mobile development workflows.

About

The Android Emulator Starter skill integrates your mobile development environment with Claude, allowing you to launch and manage Android emulators directly through natural language commands. It automates the process of discovering installed AVDs, provides an interactive selection menu when multiple devices are available, and strictly enforces a choice between Quick Boot and Cold Boot to ensure your testing environment meets your specific needs. This skill is ideal for Android developers looking to minimize context switching and accelerate the transition from code implementation to live testing.

Key Features

Interactive selection interface for multiple emulator configurations
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Automatic discovery and listing of available Android Virtual Devices
Support for both time-saving Quick Boot and clean Cold Boot modes
Seamless integration with existing Android SDK command-line tools
Detailed success and failure reporting with troubleshooting hints

Use Cases

Performing a clean Cold Boot to test app initialization from a fresh state
Listing all configured emulators to choose the correct API level for testing
Quickly launching a specific Pixel AVD to verify a UI bug fix

About

Key Features

Interactive selection interface for multiple emulator configurations
0 GitHub stars
Automatic discovery and listing of available Android Virtual Devices
Support for both time-saving Quick Boot and clean Cold Boot modes
Seamless integration with existing Android SDK command-line tools
Detailed success and failure reporting with troubleshooting hints

Use Cases

Performing a clean Cold Boot to test app initialization from a fresh state
Listing all configured emulators to choose the correct API level for testing
Quickly launching a specific Pixel AVD to verify a UI bug fix