Running the App
Now that you have an Android emulator and a debug configuration, you can run your first app. Click SalutonMondo, the top item in the Package Explorer, and then click the bug icon in the Eclipse toolbar.
The Android emulator loads in its own window. This can take a minute or more, so wait patiently as the fake phone boots up. (The emulator is so slow to load it gives you time to ponder this Chinese proverb: “The oxen are slow but the earth is patient.”)
The emulator displays “Saluton Mondo!” as the text and title bar of the app, as shown in Figure 24.7. Controls enable the emulator to be used like a phone, but with a mouse instead of your finger. Click the back button to close the app and see how the Android device is emulated. ...
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