# Emulator selection

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/emulator-selection/1938>\
**Category:** Processing for Android\
**Created:** [July 20, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/emulator-selection/1938 "2018-07-20T16:19:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kfrajer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kfrajer/32/196_2.png) [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/emulator-selection/1938/1 "2018-07-20T16:19:09Z")

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@codeanticode  
Hi Andres, Is it possible to select an emulator in the PDE instead of the default one or this can only be done in AS? I also notice that the emulator never shows up under the device listing in the PDE menu _Android\>\>Devices_, even if I start the emulator from the CLI. Right now I have a two emulators, _processing-phone_ and a _Nexus\_5X\_API\_25_.

For documentation, the way to run the sketch in the default emulator in Processing is to go to _sketch\>\>Run in Emulator_.

Kf

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**Author:** ![Andres](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/andres/32/18007_2.png) [@Andres](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Andres)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/emulator-selection/1938/2 "2018-07-21T20:51:41Z")

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No at this moment you cannot select the emulator from the PDE. You can launch another emulator from the CLI, and as long as it uses either the ports 5566 (phone) or 5576 (watch) then Processing will install the sketches on in instead. This [online chapter](http://andrescolubri.net/androidbook/chapter-3/index.html) has more info on how to customize the emulator. Having the option to select the emulator from the PDE could be a future enhancement.