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Android Build a Simple Android App Getting Started with Android Running the Fun Facts Project

Elias Adams
Elias Adams
4,263 Points
Posted by Elias Adams
Elias Adams
4,263 Points

Problem with Running Android App

I am having trouble starting the app emulator and received this error code in Android Studio, "ProcessNotCreatedException: Error launching emulator: Cannot run program "/Users/user/Library/Android/sdk/tools/emulator": error=13, Permission denied". Please help.

3 Answers

Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points
Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points

Hey there E Adams,

Could you please run the following command in your Mac Terminal:

chmod +r+w+x /Users/user/Library/Android/sdk/tools/emulator

and let me know how that works for you?

Hope it helps :)

Thale van der Sluijs
Thale van der Sluijs
1,756 Points
Thale van der Sluijs
Thale van der Sluijs
1,756 Points

Hey E Adams,

What kind of computer do you have? mac, windows or linux?

Thale van der Sluijs

Elias Adams
Elias Adams
4,263 Points
Elias Adams
Elias Adams
4,263 Points

Mac. Please help. Thanks.