How to change target emulator in Android Studio?

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I have several genymotion emulators for different API levels. The problem is this:

I run the app on a single emulator with the option 'same device for future launches' checked.
I open another emulator.
I run the the app again.

After this, the app only runs on the first emulator and I can't figure out how do I show the dialog (select target) again to run the app on both emulators.

Click Edit config beside run app. – tiny sunlight Apr 01 '16 at 15:53 — tiny sunlight, Apr 01 '16 at 15:53

score 99 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 10 '17 at 16:09

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Click Run → Edit Configurations...

Then uncheck Use same device for future launches

As mentioned by @B-GangsteR, you can also launch your app on multiple devices at the same time. To do this, select targets using ctrl key.

edited Dec 10 '17 at 16:09

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answered Apr 01 '16 at 15:57

F43nd1r

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Oh. It's that simple. I tried to go there multiple times but I didn't notice that option. Thank you. – Sid Go Apr 01 '16 at 16:11
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And also check answer from @b-gangster below , you might need to kill the app on target device before relaunching again – banguru Jan 27 '17 at 05:43
This seems to often be bypassed when instant run is enabled, especially after having executed against one emulator and then launched a new one. – androidguy Jul 30 '17 at 02:59
See B-GangsteR's answer below if your checkbox is unchecked and it still doesn't pop the Deployment Target chooser. – studog Nov 15 '17 at 18:06
There is no "Deployment Target Options" option for me. It ends at the previous one. Yes, I do have an app open that was launchable before. – Peter Griffin Sep 12 '19 at 05:16

B-GangsteR · Answer 2 · 2017-10-15T16:15:42.380

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Note that even if "Use same device for future launches" is unchecked, you can't launch app on other device while it is still running on first device. So you've got to

terminate app on first device before running on another device,
or kill adb process (it will restart),
or run your app on multiple devices at the same time from the start (when choosing target, select multiple targets using 'ctrl' button or 'ctrl' + A)

edited Oct 15 '17 at 16:15

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:51

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Thanks a lot! LoL I did not even know that we can launch on multiple Emulators simultaneously :O – Vinay Vissh Mar 07 '17 at 18:49
yup. this is unexpected. _lemme just ignore those settings for you_. – methodsignature Feb 08 '18 at 12:52

score 20 · Answer 3 · answered May 12 '19 at 20:13

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In Android Studio 3.5 or above, the "Deployment Target" part of the configurations dialog has moved into the main toolbar.

answered May 12 '19 at 20:13

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If you don't see toolbar - go to menu: View / Toolbar - when shown, menu option is checked. – Robert Lujo Aug 29 '19 at 09:53
@exscape How did you get the controls in the Toolbar to display (the things circled in red after the 'app' dropdown)? Since I updated the OS on my laptop, I can only see the first dropdown. I'm also on Android Studio 3.5.1. – FractalBob Nov 01 '19 at 07:04

score 13 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 01 '16 at 15:56

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Click Edit config beside run app.

answered Apr 01 '16 at 15:56

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How did you get the shortcuts to display in the toolbar? All I have is the stuff to the left; the 'Run', icon, 'Debug', etc. don't appear. Right-click, etc. on the toolbar doesn't help. – FractalBob Nov 11 '19 at 04:51

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 21 '16 at 10:24

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Close the existing running app in all emulators to have this option even if the problem persist after doing configuration changes

answered Dec 21 '16 at 10:24

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It was valid for me because when i tried to uncheck the "Use same device for future launches" check, it was already unchecked dispate Android Studio didn´t ask me for a device where to deploy the app. So, i closed the app in one emulator, and the next time, AS ask me for which device i wanted to deploy. Awesome! – Juan Pedro Martinez May 07 '17 at 21:41

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 25 '18 at 09:56

You can change profiles by going to "Run" -> "Run..." -> "1.app" (click on the arrow) -> "Profile", then choosing which device (virtual or physical) you'd like to run on. This took me a while to find and I couldn't find anything like it in the answers above, so hopefully, I help someone out.

You can hold ctrl to select multiple devices (mentioned by @B-GangsteR).

Delowar Hossain · Answer 7 · 2019-08-25T15:57:57.190

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In Android Studio 3.5, need to click on the Emulator name which is the left option of Run 'app' button.

You can select specific Emulator of your choice or multiple Emulator as well.

edited Aug 25 '19 at 15:57

answered Aug 25 '19 at 15:51

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