How to Load Pictures on an Android Emulator. Google's Android emulator allows you to develop and experiment with Android apps, but it doesn't offer an obvious way to load files into the emulator.

Click the small icon of an Android phone above the File Explorer window. Find files to copy to the SD card image in the pop-up file browser. Double-click files to add them to the disk image.

How to Set Up a Virtual Device in Android Studio Emulator To set up a virtual device in Android Studio, begin by launching the application. Once it opens, you’ll see the main interface.

Other changes include a new Project Structure Dialog, an update to IntelliJ 2018.3.4, a tool for removing unused code and resources from applications (R8), and Android Q images in the emulator.

There are lots of great reasons to use an Android emulator. Perhaps you're thinking of ditching your iPhone in favor of, say, a Google Nexus, but want to test-drive Android first.