You can also view this on my youtube channel How to Open Android Emulator from Commad Line 1.Open Command line 2.Change working directory to android sdk directory cd appdata/local/android/sdk/emulator 3.List all available Android virtual devices emulator -list-avds 4. All your avds will be shown choose the avd_name you want to open emulator -avd avd_name 5.Your Android virtual device will open up How to install APk file to emulator Drag the APK to Android emulator it will install automatically