Better get comfortable, because the emulator takes a long time to load. However, the emulator does have one massive flaw, which becomes glaringly obvious the first time you launch it. It gives you the ability to test your Android projects across more devices than you could ever realistically hope to get your hands on. I hope it helps you as well.The emulator is one of the most powerful tools in the Android developer’s arsenal. (I describe this solution more in my Android File Transfer error: Can’t access device storage (solved) tutorial.) Summary: How to enable a physical Android device for development and debuggingĪt the time of this writing this article, Configure On-Device Developer Options, wasn’t 100% clear about this process, so I wrote this article to save me some time in the future.

Select the “Transfer files” option on that notification setting.

There should be an “Android System” notification there.

Pull down the Android settings window on your physical device.

The short version of this goes like this: If it doesn’t show up, there is one more step you need to take on your device. Your Android device should be ready to useĪt this point your device should show up in the “Select Deployment Target” window when you click “Run app” in Android Studio. This needs to be enabled so you can upload your Android apps to your physical hardware device.

Scroll down to the “USB debugging” setting, and enable it.

Go back to the main Settings menu, where you’ll see a new “Developer options” menu item.

When you finish with this you’ll see a message that says something like, “You’re now a developer.” 2) Developer options > USB debugging In Android 7, as you tap “Build number,” you’ll see it count down, which is a nice touch.

Tap the “Build number” field seven times.

Tap that item (“About phone” or “About tablet”).Scroll down to “About phone” or “About tablet”.

The first thing you have to do with a new Android device is to enable the developer options in the Settings app. To enable a physical Android hardware device (phone or tablet) for developing and debugging your apps with Android Studio, follow these steps.

Setup hardware debug android studio