Note:  after you try running an older app with .net 9.0, you may need to load .net 9.0

Here is a rough draft of the install cheat sheet - screen shots are also on grey usb in "android" folder with date of 20250708, we may use the ones already there too

note links to codelabs if they need more info

-- cheat sheet for Installation with screen shots

search on "Turn Windows features on or off." and click open as shown

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make sure "Windows Hypervisor Platform" is chosen

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if it wasn't chosen originally, it will install and then you need to restart, otherwise just click ok

 

now go to - https://developer.android.com/studio#get-android-studio and click on download button to download file, then either in downloads folder on browser or file explorer, run the .exe file you just downloaded

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follow all defaults/prompts and say yes to any UAC prompts from Windows

you should get the welcome screen, click on New Project (or if coming back, you will go to file, new project)

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click on phone on left-hand side, empty activity, then Next

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give it a name then click finish

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give it a few minutes (or a few more)

click on split button first (at the top), then you will see Build and Refresh, then click on that

note: if don't see split button, just enable k2 mode and let Android Studio restart

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now you see the preview

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click on the device mgr button on right hand side (it may be in different order but still on the right hand side)

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there is probably already a device installed,

if there is not a device already installed or you want a different one

in device mgr, click on plus sign, then Create Virtual Device

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choose phone on left-hand side, then model on right, then click next

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change name then click Finish (it may or may not warn you that is has to download a file)

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click on play button for the phone you want to run, in the device mgr list, then click run at top

see sc9 above

app is running in emulator

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