At the end of each of the remaining recipes of this chapter you will have a working app with new functionality. This recipe tells us how to quickly test it on the emulator.
You can follow these steps every time you want to test your app. Remember not to close the emulator when you're done if you think you will need it again soon. This will save you from the wait of loading it up every time.
From the Eclipse main menu select Project | Clean. Click on OK in the next pop up box.
To run the app find the little green and white play icon below the main menu bar as shown in the following screenshot:
Select Android Application as shown in the following screenshot:
Click on OK.
You might be prompted to select an emulator. Simply double click on the emulator we created in the Configuring an Android emulator (AVD) recipe. Make a coffee or read a book while waiting for the...