Sometimes you might want to launch the emulator without running an app, such
as if you want to see how two emulator devices interact with each
other when paired over Bluetooth. To launch the emulator without launching an
app, follow these steps:

1. [Open the Device Manager](https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds).
2. Double-click an AVD or select an AVD and click **Run** ![](https://developer.android.com/static/studio/images/buttons/toolbar-run.png). The Android Emulator loads.

While the emulator is running, you can run Android Studio projects and choose
the emulator as the target device. You can also install one or more APKs onto
the emulator, as described in the following section, and then run them.