Overview – Simulates selection of the standard Android “Overview” button which displays the currently running apps on the device.Home – Simulates selection of the standard Android “Home” button.As with the Home and Overview buttons outlined below, the same results can be achieved by selecting the actual buttons on the emulator screen. Back – Simulates selection of the standard Android “Back” button.Zoom Mode – This button toggles in and out of zoom mode, details of which will be covered later in this chapter.The captured image is stored at the location specified in the Settings screen of the extended controls panel as outlined later in this chapter. Screenshot – Takes a screenshot of the content currently displayed on the device screen.Rotate – Rotates the emulated device between portrait and landscape orientations.Volume Up / Down – Two buttons that control the audio volume of playback within the simulator environment.Clicking and holding this button will initiate the device “Power off” request sequence. Clicking and releasing this button will lock the device and turn off the screen.
Power – The Power button simulates the hardware power button on a physical Android device.Exit / Minimize – The uppermost ‘x’ button in the toolbar exits the emulator session when selected while the ‘-‘ option minimizes the entire window.Though many of the options contained within the toolbar are self-explanatory, each option will be covered for the sake of completeness: The emulator toolbar (Figure 6-3) provides access to a range of options relating to the appearance and behavior of the emulator environment.Įach button in the toolbar has associated with it a keyboard accelerator which can be identified either by hovering the mouse pointer over the button and waiting for the tooltip to appear, or via the help option of the extended controls panel.