CPU acceleration status: HAXM must be updated

Question

I create a new virtual device in Android Studio. When I attempt to start it, I get the following error message:

Cannot launch AVD in emulator.
Output:
emulator: WARNING: Increasing RAM size to 1024MB
emulator: WARNING: VM heap size set below hardware specified minimum of 384MB
emulator: WARNING: Setting VM heap size to 384MB
emulator: ERROR: x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration!
Please ensure Intel HAXM is properly installed and usable.
CPU acceleration status: HAXM must be updated (version 1.1.1 < 6.0.1).

How can I fix this error?

Answer 1

You will need to actually install the Intel HAXM in order to use it:

Windows

1. In your Android SDK folder, look in extras\intel\Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager\
2. Run intelhaxm-android.exe 

Mac

1. Open the HAXM directory

   cd $ANDROID_HOME/extras/intel/Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager
   

   or, if $ANDROID_HOME is not set (i.e. if you're getting an error " No such file or directory"), try

   cd /Users/$USER/Library/Android/sdk/extras/intel/Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager
   

2. Run the installer:

   • Mount the HAXM *.dmg file, then run the *.mpkg contained inside it

   or

   • Execute $ ./silent_install.sh