Connect Bluestacks to Android Studio

Question

I have recently shifted to android studio. I would like to know how I can test my apps in Bluestacks app player. I had already had the bluestacks connected and working with eclipse using adb connect localhost:5555 but it doesn't seem to work with android studio. Didn't find any help anywhere. If anyone has done this, please help.

Answer 1

Steps to connect Blue Stack with Android Studio

1. Close Android Studio.
2. Go to adb.exe location (default location: %LocalAppData%\Android\sdk\platform-tools)
3. Run adb connect localhost:5555 from this location.
4. Start Android Studio and you will get Blue Stack as emulator when you run your app.

Answer 2

In my case I didn't needed start adb.exe. I only started the BlueStacks before android studio.

After that when I press "Run" in android studio, bluestacks is detected as a new emulator.

Regards.

Answer 3

I Solved it. I just had to add the path of android studio's platform-tools after removing my earlier eclipse's path. I don't know, maybe some conflict in the command.

Answer 4

world !

No need to do execute batch command. With the current version, just run BLUESTACKS before ANDROID STUDIO

Answer 5

In my case, none of the above approaches worked for me till I had to enable an Android DEBUG Bridge Option under the BlueStack emulator. Check the picture below.

An approach inspired from : Vlad Voytenko

I Hope It's Helps Someone!

Answer 6

For those people with (cannot connect to localhost:5555: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (10061) :

Blustacks is listening at IPv4-Localhost-TCP-5555 (not IPv6). Most of the time Windows has IPv6 enabled by default and Localhost is solving ::1:

If the client (ADB) tries to connect a server using localhost and IPv6 is enabled on the main network adapter, ADB will not connect to the server.

So, you have two options :

1- Change your ADB client TCP connection string to localhost IPV4 : adb connect 127.0.0.1

OR :

2-Disable IPV6 protocol from the main network adapter.

Answer 7

first open bluestacks and go to settings > preferences > check the Enable Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and press Change path button, then select adb path. (default location: %LocalAppData%\Android\sdk\platform-tools)

then install one apk in emulator (by click the installed apps > install apk in bluestacks home screen)

after doing this works run cmd by administrator and got to adb path then run this command:

adb connect localhost:5555

now you can open VSCodde or AndroidStudio and select BlueStacks emulator.

Answer 8

1. Goto Blustacks settings > Preferences > Check Enable Android Debug Bridge (ADB)
2. Restart Bluestacks and Start Android Studio
3. Done

Answer 9

You can easily use it in Bluestacks 5 by going to:

1. Settings
2. Advanced
3. Enable Android Debug Bridge