android emulator stop

Stops the specified virtual device.

Usage

android emulator stop [-h] [<device>]

Options

  • -h,--help - Shows the help message for the specified command.

android options:

  • --sdk=PARAM - Path to the Android SDK.
  • -v,--verbose - Enable verbose output for troubleshooting.
  • -V,--version - Print version information and exit.

Positional arguments

  • <device> - The emulator name or serial number to stop. Optional if only one emulator is running.

Description

android emulator stop shuts down a running Android Virtual Device (AVD).

If only a single emulator is currently running, <device> is optional. If multiple emulators are running, specify either the AVD name (for example, medium_phone) or its adb serial number (for example, emulator-5554).

Examples

Stop the only running emulator:

android emulator stop

Stop a specific emulator by its serial number:

android emulator stop emulator-5554