Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
Overview
Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (
HAXM) is a hardware-assisted virtualization engine (hypervisor) that uses Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) to speed up Android app emulation on a host machine — improving the execution speed of the Android emulator and decreasing Android app development time.
HAXM allows the Android emulator to use hardware virtualization features, such as Intel VT, on Windows and Mac OS X systems. This enables it to run faster than the default emulator if the host machine has an Intel CPU with hardware virtualization extensions.
Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager enables more efficient use of computing resources and improved system performance.
Features:
• Improved emulator performance: HAXM takes advantage of hardware virtualization features, such as Intel VT, on Intel CPUs to speed up Android app emulation on a host machine, improving the execution speed of the Android emulator and decreasing Android app development time.
• Easy installation: HAXM can be easily installed by downloading it from Intel’s website.
• Open source software: HAXM is an open-source tool and is available for free.
• Compatible with Windows and Mac OS X systems: HAXM is compatible with Windows and Mac OS X systems.
• Support for a variety of architectures: HAXM supports a variety of architectures, including x86, x86_64, and ARM.
• Support for multiple Android versions: HAXM supports multiple versions of Android, including Android 4.4 and later.
• Support for multiple CPU vendors: HAXM supports multiple CPU vendors, including Intel, AMD, and ARM.
• Support for multiple virtualization technologies: HAXM supports multiple virtualization technologies, including Intel VT, AMD-V, and ARM-V.
• Flexible settings: HAXM allows users to customize settings such as the memory size, CPU type, and number of CPUs used for virtualization.
• Dynamic memory allocation: HAXM allows users to dynamically adjust the memory allocated to the
virtual machine.
• Easy debugging: HAXM simplifies the process of debugging Android applications by providing detailed error messages.
• Support for multiple host operating systems: HAXM supports multiple host operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Conclusion
Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (HAXM) is a hardware-assisted virtualization engine (hypervisor) that uses Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) to speed up Android app emulation on a host machine. It takes advantage of hardware virtualization features, such as Intel VT, on Intel CPUs to improve the execution speed of the Android emulator and decrease Android app development time. HAXM is compatible with Windows and Mac OS X systems, supports a variety of architectures, and can be easily installed. It also offers flexible settings, dynamic memory allocation, and easy debugging. HAXM is an open-source tool and is available for free.