Install Google Play Store on Android 7.1.1(API 25) emulator

Install Google Play Store on Android 7.1.1(API 25) emulator

- 안드로이드 7.1.1(API 25) 에뮬레이트에 구글 플레이 스토어 설치

# Required Packages

• GAPPS Package (select x86_64, 7.1, pico) 
• lzip (on Mac using home-brew: brew install lzip) 

# Installation Procedures

1. Create Android Virtual Device(AVD)

# android avd

2. Download Open Apps package for the emulator’s virtual device

• select x86_64, 7.1, pico and click download button
• downloaded file : open_gapps-x86_64-7.1-pico-xxxxxxxx.zip

3. Extract .apk files from downloaded package

• unzip open_gapps-x86_64-7.1-pico-xxxxxxxx.zip
• we require the following 4 files

   Core/gmscore-x86_64.tar.lz
   Core/gsfcore-all.tar.lz
   Core/gsflogin-all.tar.lz
   Core/vending-all.tar.lz

• extract *.lz files using lzip and tar

   lzip -d -c gmscore-x86_64.tar.lz | tar xvf -
   lzip -d -c gsfcore-all.tar.lz | tar xvf -
   lzip -d -c gsflogin-all.tar.lz | tar xvf -
   lzip -d -c vending-all.tar.lz | tar xvf -

• ex) gmscore extracting example

   => lzip -d -c gmscore-x86_64.tar.lz | tar xvf -
   x gmscore-x86_64/
   x gmscore-x86_64/nodpi/
   x gmscore-x86_64/nodpi/priv-app/
   x gmscore-x86_64/nodpi/priv-app/PrebuiltGmsCore/
   x gmscore-x86_64/nodpi/priv-app/PrebuiltGmsCore/PrebuiltGmsCore.apk

4. copy *.apk to one directory

   mkdir ~/Downloads/gapp7.1
   cp Core/gmscore-x86_64/nodpi/priv-app/PrebuiltGmsCore/PrebuiltGmsCore.apk ~/Downloads/gapp7.1/
   cp Core/gsfcore-all/nodpi/priv-app/GoogleServicesFramework/GoogleServicesFramework.apk ~/Downloads/gapp7.1/
   cp Core/gsflogin-all/nodpi/priv-app/GoogleLoginService/GoogleLoginService.apk ~/Downloads/gapp7.1/
   cp Core/vending-all/240-320-480/priv-app/Phonesky/Phonesky.apk ~/Downloads/gapp7.1/

5. make batch shell script to install above 4 apk to AVB

• edit install.sh in the same directory of 4 apks
• must use -writable-system option

   #!/bin/bash

   $ANDROID_SDK_HOME/tools/emulator -avd Android7.1.1 -writable-system -no-boot-anim &
   adb wait-for-device
   adb root
   adb shell stop
   adb remount

   adb push PrebuiltGmsCore.apk /system/priv-app/PrebuiltGmsCore/
   adb push GoogleServicesFramework.apk /system/priv-app/GoogleServicesFramework/
   adb push GoogleLoginService.apk /system/priv-app/GoogleLoginService/
   adb push Phonesky.apk /system/priv-app/Phonesky/Phonesky.apk

   adb shell start

6. Run the shell script.

   ./install.sh

7. You can see Play Store in emulator, then Stop it.

8. Check Installation is successful or not.

• Now Play Store is installed in ANDROID SDK HOME’s system image. i.e., is installed in $ANDROID_SDK_HOME/system-images/android-25/google_apis/x86_64/system.img
• Check the system.img is modified. If then, installation is successful.
• From now, all new created virtual machine has Google Play Store.

9. Delete current Android7.1.1 AVD and Re-Create it.

• to fix “Google Play Services has stopped” problem, we should recreate AVD (the new AVD will use modified system.img).

10. Now you can access fully working Android 7.1.1 emulator.