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Abstract

Developers have been using the Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (Intel® HAXM) based Android* emulator for developing Android* apps, but it had a limitation when it came to testing apps that use Google APIs. The x86 based Google APIs system image was added to Android SDK recently. In this article we look at how to install, configure and test the HAXM based emulator with Google APIs. We will create a sample app to demonstrate how you can use the Google APIs and test them with the HAXM based emulator.

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Overview

The Intel HAXM Android emulator is extremely fast as it uses hardware accelerated virtualization. Developers can see great productivity gains in their Develop-Debug-Test cycle of app development. Until recently we were not able to test Android apps that use Google APIs, as there were no x86 based Google APIs emulator images.

We now have standard x86 Google API emulator images available in Android SDK. The article below on the Intel Developer Zone goes into more detail about how to setup and create an AVD configuration for running x86 Google API image.

There were some issues reported in the comments section. On some systems if you enable “Use Host GPU” checkbox for the emulator image, some Google apps (e.g. Maps) that use OpenGL related technologies seem to crash. Disabling the GPU emulation may fix the issue.

Install The Latest x86 based Google APIs Image

An updated bug fix version (v5) for the image has been released recently. Select and install the image as shown below.

Figure 1: Google APIs x86 Image in Android SDK

Create Android Virtual Device (AVD) Configuration and Test

Create an Android Virtual Device configuration for your target device profile of choice. The following screenshot shows the AVD configuration for Nexus 4 profile. Please note the “Target” option showing the x86 System with Google APIs with API level 19.

Figure 2: Selecting the correct target for AVD configuration

Start the emulator image, the “Starting Android Emulator” window will show the message “HAX is working and emulator runs in fast mode”, if HAXM is being used successfully.

Figure 3: Shows HAXM is being used successfully

Once the Android emulator image is booted, the apps screen should show some standard Google apps like Maps and Google Settings. Please refer to the following screenshot.

Figure 4: Google APIs x86 Image with Google Apps

Click on Google Maps to verify that your HAXM based x86 Google APIs image is working properly.

If you do not see the Maps displaying properly, check to see if your emulator has network connectivity by opening the browser app and testing your favorite website. By default, the emulator should automatically get network access and internet connectivity (if your host system has it). Using proxy configuration on a host system can sometimes cause network related issues in emulator.

Resolve all the network issues, and verify your android emulator can connect to the internet.

The following screenshot shows the Google Maps app running inside the Intel HAXM based Android emulator. It uses the AVD configuration (x86_19g) we created earlier.

Figure 5: Google Maps App running inside x86 Google APIs image

Install Google Play Services SDK

Before we can use Google APIs in our Android app, we first need to download Google Play Services SDK in Android SDK Manager.

The below article goes into detailed setup instructions.

Below is a screenshot of Android SDK Manager showing Google Play Services selected for installation. It is listed under the “Extras” section.

Figure 6: Install the Google Play Services using Android SDK Manager

At a higher level, Google APIs on Android depend on two main components:

• The Google Play Services, which runs as a background system service on the Android OS. It is automatically updated by Google Play Store just like any other APK.
• Client Library, which is a thin API wrapper with a consistent interface. This is part of the Google Play Services SDK we downloaded earlier. Developers need to make sure they use the latest, correct version in their apps.

The following article goes into more detail on how these 2 pieces work together to provide seamless access to Google APIs for Android Apps.

Create a Sample App To Test Google APIs in x86 based Emulator

Next, we will create a basic app to try out Google APIs with x86 Android Emulator Image under HAXM.

Android Studio is used for creating the sample app. Click on File -> New Project to create a basic app with a single main activity. As our x86 Google API image is using API level 19, make sure to use the same one for Compile and Target options. The following screenshot shows all the options chosen for our sample app.

Figure 7: Creating a default app in Android Studio with correct API levels for x86 Google API image

Go ahead and build the app, and run it inside the emulator AVD configuration (x86_19g) we created earlier. By default, the app should display a 'hello world” message.

We will now add Google Play service Client library to our app. It is easier with an Android Studio project; we just need to modify the build.gradle file under our app module (not the main project’s build.gradle). Simply add the reference to the latest google play services under the dependencies, highlighted in the following code snippet.

Code Snippet 1 ++

The reference documentation goes into more detail: http://developer.android.com/google/play-services/setup.html

Google Play Services and Client Library provide access to several Google APIs – Maps, Drive, Location, Google+, Ads among others.

For our sample test app, we will use the Google Maps Android APIs. We need an API key to access the Google Maps Android API. Please follow the instructions in the following reference article to create your API key: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/start#obtain_a_google_maps_api_key

Once you have obtained the API key, modify the App manifest to add your API key, replace the text (<ADD YOUR KEY>) highlighted in green with your API key.

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We have a few other additions to the app manifest: Google Play Service version, and depending on APIs used, the required permissions.

For Google Maps, we need internet, network_state, and external_storage at a minimum. Please refer to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/start#specify_app_settings_in_the_application_manifest for a detailed explanation.

The following code snippet shows the entire app manifest file used for our test sample app.

Code Snippet 2 ++

We should now be able access Google APIs and invoke Google Map objects.

For a simple Google Maps invocation we can just use the MapFragment and replace our “hello world” layout with it. Modify the contents of the default “activity_main.xml” with the following code snippet, as mentioned in https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/start#add_a_map

Code Snippet 3 ++

Rebuild the app, and run it on the emulator. Instead of the “hello world” message, we should now see the entire space occupied by the MapFragment displaying basic google maps with default controls.

Figure 8: Google maps API working and tested with HAXM based Android emulator using sample app

Users can drag the map around and click on zoom controls to interact with the map, just like on a real device. It provides a smooth experience with no noticeable artifacts, latencies or delays.

Summary

This article discussed installation, configuration and setup of x86 based Google APIs system image on the Intel HAXM based Android Emulator. We also discussed how to setup Google Play service SDK and created a basic app to test accessing of the Google APIs from the Emulator.

About the Author

Ashok Emani is a Software Engineer in the Intel Software and Services Group. He currently works on the Intel® Atom™ processor scale enabling projects.

++This sample source code is released under the Intel OBL Sample Source Code License (MS-LPL Compatible)

macOS 11 Big Sur is an advanced Macintosh operating system that you can install on your Mac. It has got tons of new features to enhance the user experience, like making safari browser 50% faster, new features of messages, Air Pods improvements, new-design sidebar in mail and photos, widgets in the notification bar, and many more.

Apple announced this new software on 22 June at WWDC. And this time, Apple did a big challenge and released the macOS 11 Big Sur along with iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7. Meanwhile, Apple highlighted all the new features, changes, and improvements to the current software. You can download this new operating system from various sources now. Unfortunately, some Macs can't receive macOS 11 Big Sur update and they can't install the new operating system. In this article, we will discuss how to install macOS 11 Big Sur on an Unsupported Mac with easy steps.

Part 1: Official List of Big Sur Supported Mac Models

macOS 11 Big Sur Developer Beta is available to download. But you have to check your Mac compatibility first. If you have the below-listed Macs then you don't have to install macOS 11 Big Sur as these models will receive an update for macOS Big Sur automatically.

• MacBook 2015 and later
• MacBook Air and Pro Late 2013 and later
• Mac mini 2014 and later
• iMac 2014 and later
• iMac Pro 2017 and later (all models)
• Mac Pro 2013 and later

Part 2: Unsupported Mac Models of Big Sur (Not Eligible for Direct Upgrade)

On the other hand, if you have the below-listed Mac computers then you can install macOS Big Sur on those models as they are unsupported officially. You have to do some hacks to let Big Sur running on unsupported Macs.

• MacBook Air 2012
• MacBook Pro 2012 and Early 2013 MacBook Pro
• 2012 Mac Mini
• 2012 and 2013 iMac

Part 3: How to Install macOS Big Sur on an Unsupported Mac

Before the installation, make sure that you take a backup of your Mac on an external hard disk as you will lose all your data when you install the new operating system. There are several backup software like Time Machine, iCloud, Dropbox, and many more. Once you have taken a backup follow the instructions below to install macOS Big Sur on your unsupported Mac.

Step 1: First you need to download two files from the links below to complete the macOS 11 Big Sur installation on your unsupported Mac.

• macOS Big Sur PKG installer: https://developer.apple.com/macos/
• macOS Big Sur PKG install hack: https://forums.macrumors.com/simple-installer-hack-zip.926156/

Step 2: After you have downloaded these two files, unzip the hack and copy the hax.dylib file and then paste it to home folder.

Step 3: Click on Install Assistant.pkg to install required contents to your Mac. Make sure that you have enough space on your hard disk as the file will take 20.1 MB size on your computer.

Step 4: Now go ahead and tap on the Install button to install the software on the disk 'Macintosh SSD'. Once you click the 'Install' button then it will ask you to enter your password. Next, click the 'Install Software' button.

Step 5: Next, you have to boot your computer into Recovery mode. You can do that by pressing Command + R immediately on startup until Recovery option appears. In case if you have no recovery partition, you can press down Command + Option +R to get into Internet Recovery. After that, go to Utilities -> Terminal and type 'csrutil disable', followed by pressing the Enter button on your keyboard.

Step 6: Type the following two commands in the terminal. Once you apply the first command, type your login password, and then input the second command.

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.libraryvalidation.plist DisableLibraryValidation -bool true

launchctl setenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES $PWD/Hax.dylib

Step 7: Next, run the macOS 11 Big Sur installer app that you installed from InstallAssistant.pkg a while ago. Now click on the 'Continue' button and follow the instructions to complete the installation process.

Step 8: The installation will take about 30 minutes approximately. Once the installation is successful you will see the macOS 11 Big Sur wallpaper on your Mac screen. That's it, you have installed macOS Big Sur on your unsupported Mac successfully.

Follow the above-mentioned method to install macOS 11 Big Sur on unsupported Mac devices. The method is quite easy; you just have to focus on the command line and other installation procedures.

Part 4: Alternative Method to Install Big Sur on an Unsupported Mac

The above tutorial is for users who still have access to their device. However, if your Mac is unable to boot into Desktop or you are using a Hackintosh, then you should follow the alternative method instead. In this part, we will show you how to create a macOS Big Sugr bootable USB on a Windows PC and install macOS Big Sur on unsupported Mac by using that bootable media.

Step 1: Make a full backup of important files on your Mac.

Step 2: Download a copy of UUByte DMG Editor and follow the instructions to install it on your Windows PC.

Step 3: Insert a USB flash drive into PC and open UUByte DMG Editor. Now, click the Burn tab to get into the new window.

Step 4: You will see three options on Burn windows. Please import macOS Big Sur DMG file into the program and choose the USB drive name. You can also set a new name for that USB drive. And this is optional.

Step 5: Once the setting process is completed, just click 'Burn' button located at the bottom to start burning dmg file to USB on your PC. You should wait about 10 minutes for this task.

Step 6: Plug Big Sur bootable USB on your Mac and press Power + Option combine keys to open Startup Manager. At this stage, you are able to select a booting device. Click on the USB drive and start Big Sur installation process.

This part is mainly for Windows users who want to install Big Sur on an unsupported Mac. The most important step is to create a bootable USB drive.

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Troubleshooting:

If your system is showing any error message while installing the macOS Big Sur you can try these methods to fix it.

• Restart your Computer and continue with the installation.
• Make sure that your Mac’s date and time is correct.
• Check your Hard Drive to see that you have enough free space to carry out the installation.
• Make sure that the version of macOS Big Sur is up to date including the macOs installer
• Run first aid on your startup disk before installing macOS Big Sur to check any system files are damaged or not.

Summary

You can see that it is not hard to install macOS Big Sur on an Supported Mac. Make sure that you key in the right command lines which are mentioned above, as typing a wrong command can harm your system. Enjoy the great features that come with the macOS Big Sur on your unsupported device!