The new tool is currently available in preview, but it comes with the Visual Studio 2015 preview, so to get the emulator you’ll have to download the full package from the Microsoft Download Center.

Here’s an interesting one. Microsoft has created a Visual Studio Emulator for Android, and it’s a free download, which can be used separately from Visual Studio itself. When it comes to emulators, ...

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Emulator for Android was launched only last November. It was the tech company’s attempt at getting developers working on Android apps from their own platform, but it ...

The Visual Studio Emulator for Android is a tool within the full Visual Studio 2015 suite, which Microsoft brought to Mac users for the first time back in April.

Microsoft developers building software for Android have noticed this, so the company developed its own high-performance Android emulator. That emulator is included with Visual Studio 2015.

Microsoft has released the Android Emulator as a standalone download and one does not need to install the bulky Visual Studio package with it.

Microsoft said support for the Android emulator will be coming soon, but didn't give an exact timeframe. Mac users can sign-up to be notified when it's available from the Visual Studio website.

If you're eager to give it a try, download and install Visual Studio 2015 RC. Be sure to enable the option for "Microsoft Visual Studio Emulator for Android" during the setup process. Source: MSDN ...

Anyone having performance issues with the android emulator (assuming you're not targeting assembly code) try creating a new AVD with the CPU architecture set to x86.