Launching a new emulator with Virtual Device 'avd' emulator: ERROR: x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration! Please ensure Intel HAXM is properly installed and usable. I had recently updated Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator revision 5.1: HAXM installer from Android SDK Manager tool on my Mac OS X operating system running. Performing activity launch Automatic Target Mode: Preferred AVD 'avd' is not available. Android Launch! adb is running normally.