Newer versions of the Android Emulator (specifically for Automotive or Android 13+) support a more direct flag that simplifies the process:
List all connected USB devices to find your device's Bus ID: powershell usbipd list Use code with caution.
Whether you are testing a custom hardware accessory, debugging a USB serial device, or working on a smart card reader application, you need a reliable way to pass that hardware through to your emulator.
adb -s emulator-5554 forward tcp:12345 tcp:12345 connect usb device to android emulator better
Open PowerShell as an Administrator and install the tool using winget: powershell winget install usbipd Use code with caution. Step 2: Share the USB Device
This method is often used for testing Bluetooth dongles or specialized serial devices. 4. Method 3: Third-Party Alternatives
emulator -avd MyAVD -usb-passthrough "vid=046d,pid=c077" Newer versions of the Android Emulator (specifically for
To connect a physical USB device (like a web camera, custom hardware, or a flash drive) to an Android Emulator, you must utilize . Standard Android Studio emulators do not "see" USB hardware by default because they are isolated from the host machine's physical ports.
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./emulator -avd <Your_AVD_Name> -usb-passthrough vendorid=0x1234,productid=0xabcd Step 2: Share the USB Device This method
How to Better Connect USB Devices to an Android Emulator: A Complete Guide
Navigate to your Android SDK emulator directory and launch your target AVD using the -qemu flag:
Click the icon to open a dropdown list of all physical USB devices connected to your computer.
This is an older, legacy syntax and is not recommended for new deployments, but you may encounter it in older scripts. It is functionally similar to the first method: