Android Studio Sucks, How To Use VSCode To Install Android SDKs And Run Android Emulator

Don’t you wish there was a way to install Android SDKs and run the Android Emulator in VSCode without installing Android Studio? Let me show you the awesome way to use VSCode to install Android SDKs and run the Android Emulator without installing Android Studio.

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Setting Up AVD Manager

Here is the result of this technique, in that I have used VSCode AVD Manager to install the Android SDK and created an Android AVD emulator:

To get there, we have to install the Android SDK cmdline tools in a devOPS way. The Android SDK stuff consistently puts cmdline tools in the wrong place, so you will put cmdline tools manually in the place I…