No suitable Android AVD found

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Issue

No suitable Android AVD System images are available for installation when attempting to set up Android development on the local machine.

No suitable AVD system images are available.
Do you wish to add a custom Android Virtual Device?

Steps Taken

  1. Installed the latest version of Android Studio.
  2. Attempted to create an Android Virtual Device (AVD) from the AVD Manager.

Expected Behavior

A list of suitable AVD system images should be available for download and installation.

Actual Behavior

No suitable AVD system images are available. The following message appears when attempting to create an AVD:

No suitable AVD system images are available.
Do you wish to add a custom Android Virtual Device?
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Solution:

  1. Open Android Studio and click on “Configure”.
  2. Click on “SDK Manager”.
  3. In the SDK Platforms tab, check the box next to “Show Package Details” in the bottom right corner.
  4. Expand the Android version you want to use for your AVD (e.g. Android 11).
  5. Check the box next to the “Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image” (or whichever system image you prefer).
  6. Click “Apply” to download and install the system image.
  7. Once the image has been installed, go back to the AVD Manager and create a new virtual device using the newly installed system image.
  8. You should now be able to launch the AVD without any issues.