ReactiveCircus/android-emulator-runner
A GitHub Action for installing, configuring and running hardware-accelerated Android Emulators on macOS virtual machines. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
88/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 68
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 124
- age_days: 2493
- days_rel: 59
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1277 stars · 256 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A GitHub Action that installs, configures, and runs hardware-accelerated Android Emulators on GitHub Actions Linux and macOS virtual machines. It simplifies running Android instrumented and UI tests in CI by handling emulator setup, KVM/Hypervisor acceleration, and script execution.
Use cases
- run android instrumented tests on github actions
- set up an android emulator in a ci workflow
- run espresso ui tests in ci
- configure a hardware-accelerated emulator on ubuntu runners
- automate android emulator testing in pull request pipelines
- run connected android tests without a physical device
When to choose
- you run Android instrumented or UI tests on GitHub Actions
- you need hardware-accelerated emulators on hosted Linux or macOS runners
- you want a maintained, configurable action instead of hand-rolled emulator setup scripts
When to avoid
- your CI provider does not support nested virtualization or KVM
- you need emulators on Windows runners or non-GitHub CI systems
- you only need Robolectric or JVM-based tests that don't require an emulator
Facets
plugin · maturity active
testing e2e-testing ci-cd developer-tools mobile-development testing android-tools cli github-actions android-emulator android instrumented-tests kvm ci-runners devops linux macos docker
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ReactiveCircus/android-emulator-runner · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7f8e6002de20
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ReactiveCircus/android-emulator-runner | main | 88 |
For agents
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