Using the Visual Studio Emulator for Android from Android Studio or Eclipse with ADT

This post details how to use the standalone Visual Studio Emulator for Android with Android Studio and Eclipse. It provides step-by-step instructions for configuring Android Studio to select the emulator as a target device during debugging and for creating external tools in both Android Studio and Eclipse to quickly launch the emulator manager or specific device profiles. The post also reiterates the availability of the emulator as a standalone download.