Applicable XR devices This guidance helps you build experiences for these types of XR devices. [Learn about XR device types →](https://developer.android.com/develop/xr/devices)  Audio \& Display Glasses [](https://developer.android.com/develop/xr/devices#audio-display) [Learn about XR device types →](https://developer.android.com/develop/xr/devices)
The Android XR Emulator is a specialized version of the Android Emulator that is designed for XR app development. It lets you test and debug your XR apps within the familiar environment of Android Studio. Before you can run your app in the Android XR Emulator, you need to set it up. Create Android Virtual Devices (AVDs) for audio glasses and display glasses to use with the Android XR Emulator as you test and debug your app. The emulator for audio glasses and display glasses acts as a separate, virtual device that you can pair with an emulator instance running a phone AVD. Follow the steps in the following sections to set up everything you need for these virtual devices. [ See also If this your first time using an emulator with Android Studio, review the Android Emulator documentation.](https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator) ## Check system requirements Before you start creating Android Virtual Devices (AVDs) for audio glasses and display glasses, review the following system requirements. > [!NOTE] > **Note:** The Android XR Emulator is designed for developing Android apps in Android Studio and doesn't support Unity or OpenXR apps. - **Android Studio** : Install the [latest Canary build](https://developer.android.com/studio/preview) and [configure Studio for XR development](https://developer.android.com/develop/xr/jetpack-xr-sdk/get-studio). - **System** : A computer with at least [the same specs as what's required for the Android Emulator](https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator#requirements), except ChromeOS isn't supported. Plan for extra disk space because audio glasses and display glasses AVDs also require a phone AVD to act as the host device for your app. ## Create an Android Virtual Device for audio glasses or display glasses Follow these steps to create an AVD for audio glasses or display glasses that you can use as you test and debug your app: 1. Open the latest Canary build of Android Studio, and then click **Tools \> Device Manager \> Add a new device  \> Create Virtual Device**.  2. In the **Add Device** window, in the **Form Factor** section, select **XR**. 3. From the list, select either **Audio Glasses** or **Display Glasses** , and then click **Next**. 4. In the **Configure Virtual Device** tab in the **Select system image** section, select the most-recent system image that is compatible with your system from the list of system images.  5. Click **Finish** , and also click **Yes** if prompted to download the system image that you selected. ## Create a phone AVD to act as the host device Audio glasses and display glasses AVDs also require a phone AVD to act as the host device for your app. > [!NOTE] > **Note:** Each audio glasses or display glasses AVD needs a separate, phone AVD to act as a host device. A single phone AVD can't be paired to multiple audio or display glasses AVDs. First, create a phone AVD to act as the host device for the glasses: 1. In Android Studio, return to the Device Manager and click **Add a new device  \> Create Virtual Device**. 2. In the **Add Device** window, in the **Form Factor** section, select **Phone**. 3. Select any phone device (this example uses a Pixel 9 Pro), and then click **Next**. 4. From the **API** drop-down menu, select **API CANARY Preview** with API level **canary-20261007**.  5. In the **Select system image** section, select the most-recent system image that is compatible with your system from the list of system images: - Pre-Release 16 KB Page Size Google Play ARM 64 v8a System Image (macOS) - Pre-Release 16 KB Page Size Google Play Intel x86_64 Atom System Image (Windows and Linux)
6. Click **Finish** , and also click **Yes** if prompted to download the system image that you selected. ## Pair the devices Finally, pair the devices: 1. In the Device Manager, find the audio glasses or display glasses AVD and select **Pair Glasses** from the overflow menu.  > [!NOTE] > **Note:** If you encounter issues while pairing the devices using the Pairing Assistant, you can also try to [pair manually](https://developer.android.com/develop/xr/jetpack-xr-sdk/run/emulator/glasses-troubleshoot#pairing-assistant). 2. Select the phone AVD from the list of compatible devices.  The Pairing Assistant launches both AVDs in the emulator and initiates pairing. 3. On the phone AVD, accept the permission requests to associate the devices.  The Pairing Assistant completes pairing.  > [!NOTE] > **Note:** After you've completed pairing the first time, the emulators automatically reconnect the devices to each other whenever you launch them. If the emulators fail to reconnect the devices, see the [troubleshooting steps](https://developer.android.com/develop/xr/jetpack-xr-sdk/run/emulator/glasses-troubleshoot#emulators-dont-reconnect). ## Next steps After you've created your AVDs for audio glasses and display glasses, you can [run your app on the AVDs using the emulator](https://developer.android.com/develop/xr/jetpack-xr-sdk/run/emulator/glasses). *** ** * ** *** OpenXR™ and the OpenXR logo are trademarks owned by The Khronos Group Inc. and are registered as a trademark in China, the European Union, Japan and the United Kingdom.