How to emulate different Android versions and devices?

To test your web applications on Android devices, various methods are there to emulate Android versions and devices for website testing.

• Android emulators: The first method to emulate Android versions and devices is using Android emulators for UI testing. You can test mobile apps on your desktop with Android emulators. Using the app or browsing the web is like using your mobile phone. It gives you a similar experience to working on your physical device. Popular IDE, like Android Studio, comes with an in-built Android emulator.

Here is an example of an Android Emulator running on Android Studio.



• Test on cloud-based Android emulators: Maintaining in-house Android emulators can be cumbersome. To ease your mobile app testing, using cloud-based emulators is a viable option to emulate Android versions and devices. Cloud-based testing platforms like LambdaTest offer testing on Android emulators on an online browser farm of 3000+ browsers and OSes, thereby eliminating the pain point of setting up local emulators.

Shown below is an emulation of an Android device - the OnePlus 10 Pro running Android 13 on the LambdaTest platform.

Now you can reduce operational costs instantly paired with security and performance behind your own firewall through private real device cloud. Through private real device cloud you can select from a wide range of iOS and Android devices & set up them according to your specifications, ensuring they're ready for your testing needs.