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In Android Studio, I'm adding a Pixel 4 virtual device. It asks me to select a System Image, and has the following one selected by default:

Release name: Pie
API Level: 28
ABI: x86
Target: Android 9.0 (Google Play)

There are others with API levels 29 and 30 that are shown but that I haven't downloaded yet. How do I decide which System Image to use for a Pixel 4?

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  • Pixel 4 is still maintained by Google hence it has received update to Android 11. If you want to simulate that select the API30 image.
    – Robert
    Commented Apr 10, 2021 at 22:06
  • Hi Robert, would the general rule be "use the highest API level that existed when the device stopped being maintained by Google"?
    – gkeenley
    Commented Apr 10, 2021 at 22:09
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    Since your previous question was also related to an emulator, may I know what you're trying to do and/or the specific concern you are having regarding the system image, so that we can focus and clarify those?
    – Andrew T. ♦
    Commented Apr 10, 2021 at 23:46
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    No, the general rule if you develop for a specific device is "get a real physical device". An emulator is just for testing general compatibility to a certain Android version. It will never behave exactly like a real device. Therefore most app developers don't use the emulator at all, instead then have multiple physical test devices.
    – Robert
    Commented Apr 11, 2021 at 10:10

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