[Solved] What’s the difference between real device and simulator/emulator? [closed]

Recently in QCon, Gerard Meszaros said that we should run automation tests only on simulators to improve efficiency. This was odd advice, if that is really what Mr. Meszaros said. Running tests on the emulator is fine, but “only” is an excessive recommendation. There is no harm in running automated tests on devices, and you … Read more

[Solved] Android Eclipse not able to see older emulator in Android device chooser [closed]

Restart ADB (you can do this in the ‘DDMS Perspective’, or from the command-line). Command line to restart: adb kill-server adb start-server If the device is configured correctly (USB Debugging enabled, and the computers drivers installed) – it should show up. There are no issues I have encountered with the new tools where devices don’t … Read more

[Solved] Is it safe to turn on the Developer options in my Android smartphone?

No problem arises when you switch on the developer option in your smart phone. It never affects the performance of the device. Since android is open source developer domain it just provides permissions which are useful when you develop application. Some for example USB debugging, bug report shortcut etc. solved Is it safe to turn … Read more