This is not a mandatory that you have to follow my method, but for a beginner, i found that when i am executing the android program, it took so long that I started to wonder if the program is launching at all.
I found that the emulator [this is software built in the eclipse IDE to help developer like us to test our application before we download into the mobile phone device] is responding extremely slow.
There are also cases that the emulator screen is too large and my desktop screen only able to view partial of the device which i hate the most.
Therefore, I have found a walk-around method that suits me and fix my frustration about the emulation.
With this new method, it helps me not only prepare the device, but also allows to wait shorter when i am debugging or testing my codes.
My new method is to launch the emulator first before doing anything in Eclipse Editor. To launch the Emulator, go to Window > Android SDK and AVD Manager.
As you may notice, I have in fact installed 3 platforms for my testing purpose - AVD version 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.3 - you may install the latest versions if you want to.
Next, select the version of your choice. In my case, I chooses 2.3.3 for my android applications that I am going to develop later.
Then click on Start button. It will launch the option window as per below.
Set the screen size to your choice - I like to put 7 inches that can fit well for my desktop screen.
Great! Now click on Launch button. Wait for one or two minutes until the android device is fully loaded on your desktop.
Voila!!! Now, we are ready to start the development.
[Important Note]
Remember to remain open this emulator all the times during your coding and debugging. This will help you save more time from re-launching the emulator again and again.
Another finding is that if you are using the physical device, the testing is much faster than using emulator.
