Kudos for the script solution to MartinCR who proposed it here. Now, Android Studio will run your script that will run the original binary with the addtitional parameters to disable emulator's audio. Set the newly created script permissions with chmod +x emulator

~/Library/Android/sdk/emulator/emulator-original -qemu -no-audio Rename the emulator binary to emulator-original.Ĭreate a bash script text file with the name emulator that contains: If you want to start the emulator with disabled audio directly from Android studio, you should replace the emulator file with a script that will run emulator with additional parameters:Īndroid Studio by default uses the binary $ANDROID_SDK/emulator/emulatorwhich is located in: ~/Library/Android/sdk/emulator/

There are two options to start the emulator with disabled audio:Įmulator -avd Pixel_2_API_27 -qemu -no-audio To fix the issue you should start the emulator with disabled audio. Well, the good news is that it certainly can be done, all by using the help of an Android emulator for Mac. Best Android Emulators for Mac OS The only way this could get any better would be if it were possible to run Android on a Mac OS. This happens even if you disable access to the microphone for Android studio in Security settings. The Mac OS is very user friendly and has amazing features coupled with a truly interactive interface. When the emulator is started with enabled audio, sometimes it overrides the audio channel of the Mac machine.