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Android Emulator Stuck at “Waiting for target to come online”

Android Emulator Stuck at “Waiting for target to come online”

April 24, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett 17 Comments

Developers using the Android Emulator in Android Studio may have a problem where it is stuck at the “Waiting for target to come online” screen. This tutorial will explain how to fix this problem.

Fix 1 – Stop Emulator from AVD Manager

  1. From Android Studio, select “Tools” > “Android” > AVD Manager.
  2. Right-click the emulator you are using, then choose “Stop“.
  3. Try running the emulator again.

Fix 2 – Exit Docker (MacOS)

Exit out of the Docker application on your Mac computer, then attempt to launch the emulator again.

Fix 3 – Wipe Image

  1. From Android Studio, select “Tools” > “Android” > AVD Manager.
  2. Right-click the emulator you are using, then choose “Wipe Data“.
  3. Try running the emulator again.

Fix 4 – Uninstall and Reinstall AVD

  1. From Android Studio, select “Tools” > “SDK Manager” > “SDK Tools“.
  2. Uncheck “Android Emulator“.
  3. Select “Apply” to have the emulator uninstalled.
  4. Once the emulator has been removed, check the “Android Emulator” box again, then select “Apply” to reinstall it.

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Comments

  1. birdie says

    September 12, 2021 at 10:56 am

    wow..the fix 3 solved the problem for ma thanks man

  2. D says

    June 30, 2021 at 11:50 am

    Fix 3 worked for me. Thank you.

  3. Joy says

    March 30, 2021 at 7:00 pm

    Thanks so much. I just started out with Android development, and this fix–fix 3– turned out to be a lifesaver (not literally, but still much appreciated). :-)

  4. Usman Karamat says

    December 9, 2020 at 5:56 am

    Thanks it helped a Lot!

  5. Andrew says

    October 18, 2020 at 10:25 am

    Updated from Android Studio 4.0.1 to 4.1 and had this problem. Fix #3 did the trick. Thank you.

  6. ESTER says

    October 12, 2020 at 1:58 am

    Thank you….

  7. Rovin says

    October 5, 2020 at 6:17 pm

    Fix 3 helped

  8. zionnite says

    September 13, 2020 at 1:03 pm

    Thanks, Fix 3 did it for me

  9. Pranto Mubashir says

    June 23, 2020 at 9:56 am

    I have been trying every possible ways, still the issue is not solved, can anyone please help me?

  10. aman says

    May 17, 2020 at 12:43 am

    thank you . after 2 hours of frustration, finally your advice saved me.. fix 3 is working !!

  11. Tom says

    December 2, 2019 at 3:00 am

    Did a cold boot, that’s what fixed it for me. I didn’t even know about the AVD Manager, thank you.

  12. Harsh Rohila says

    June 25, 2019 at 10:11 pm

    Thanks a lot, Fix 3 worked

  13. erassy says

    May 8, 2019 at 3:58 am

    Thank you for this.. Fix 3 worked for me aswell.

    Cheers
    3rassy

  14. Yassine says

    April 13, 2019 at 1:14 pm

    The fix 3 solved the problem too !

    Thanks!

  15. Sanjay Rao says

    December 5, 2018 at 8:02 am

    Thanks – Fix 3 solved my problem

  16. Kesi says

    October 7, 2018 at 12:49 pm

    Thanks a Lot
    Anony

  17. Laurent says

    September 6, 2018 at 11:43 am

    Yes Mitch, the “Fix 3” solved my problem, thanks a lot !

    Regards,
    Laurent

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