Android - Two different programs at the same time in an emulator
- by Léa Massiot
I'm new to Android development. My OS is WinXP.
I'm trying to install two different applications on an Android Device Emulator in command line.
I have two Android projects "ap1" and "ap2".
In the "ap1" project directory, I ran "ant debug". I got an "ap1.apk" executable.
In the "ap2" project directory, I ran "ant debug". I got an "ap2.apk" executable.
I created an Android Virtual Device:
cmd_line android create avd -n avd1 -t 1 --abi x86
I launched the emulator:
cmd_line emulator -avd avd1 -verbose
The "adb devices" command returns:
List of devices attached
emulator-5554 device
I installed the first program on the emulator:
cmd_line adb -s emulator-5554 install "ap1.apk"
I ran the program:
cmd_line adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n my.pkg.android/.Activity1
= It worked.
I installed the second program on the emulator:
cmd_line adb -s emulator-5554 install "ap2.apk"
I ran the program:
cmd_line adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n my.pkg2.android/.AnotherActivity1
= It worked.
All this works except that the second executable "replaced" of the first one.
If I try to run the first executable, I get an error:
cmd_line adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n my.pkg.android/.Activity1
Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cmp=my.pkg.android/.Activity1 }
Error type 3
Error: Activity class {my.pkg.android/my.pkg.android.Activity1} does not exist.
It looks like I can't have the two apps at the same time in the emulator.
What do you think?
What do I have to do to have the two apps available (at the same time) in the emulator?
Thank you for helping.
Best regards.
