Debugging from Delphi in a VM using an emulator on the host

Note: These instructions work for me, where I am using VirtualBox on OSX, using a standard emulator from the Android SDK, and a Windows 10 VM with Delphi 10.1 Berlin installed.

Way back in 2013, Jim McKeeth from Embarcadero blogged about debugging against a remote Android emulator. His method uses PuTTY and remote login via SSH inside the VM, which is a little involved to set up, however once it is, it’s relatively painless to use.

Recently there was a question on StackOverflow about connecting to the Nox player, which I was interested in using, so I did a bit of digging and found an answer. The comments after the solution had me curious: if adb can “connect” to the emulator, surely this is a method that could be used for debugging from Delphi? After a little more digging, I came up with a method that can be kicked off from the Delphi IDE.

One of Delphi’s features is being able to run external tools from the IDE, using Tools|Configure Tools

This method can run any external command of your choosing, and more importantly in this case (i.e. it appears to work only this way), the command is executed as a process spawned from the Delphi executable. In order to make the emulator on the host visible to Delphi, use the Add button to create a new entry, and enter the details as per the next image:

(the value for Program on my machine is: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\18.0\PlatformSDKs\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools\adb.exe)

The value for the path to adb.exe in the Program field may differ depending on your version of Delphi, and version of Windows. The path in the image is for Delphi 10.1 Berlin on Windows 10. The Parameters value is the command for adb, which in this case is connect, and the IP address (10.0.2.2) of the special alias for the loopback interface in the emulator. Click OK, and the item added becomes available from the Tools menu in the IDE.

Make sure the emulator is actually running in your host (in my case OSX), then in the Delphi IDE use the Tools menu to run the command that has been added. Now go to the Project Manager, right-click the Target node under Android, click Refresh,

and the emulator should appear under it. This is how it appears for me:

Now you’re set to debug against the Android emulator that is running on your host machine.

Source

It worked for me to add Android emulator to be used in Delphi 10.4.1.

Debugging Multi-Device Applications

Start the emulator from the command line

How to Install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox on Windows 10

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In this article, I will show you how to install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox on Windows 10. Android 8.1 Oreo is one of the most common mobile operating systems. Android released the Android 8.1 mobile operating system and now available for Nexus and Pixel devices. However, never think that it is not possible to install the Android operating system on Windows 10. Just for the installation of this OS, you need the recommended files to have a clean installation of PC. And now the Android Oreo 8.1 image is available for popular virtualization machines Hyper-V, VirtualBox, VMware Workstation. And one of the best methods is to install Android OS on Linux. In the era of Android developer, there is Android Studio to install Android OS, to have a better orientation with features. Also, you might get the update of Android Oreo because this version is older for Android.

And now the latest version of Android OS is come out which Google named the Android 10 “Q”. I am interested to write an article on different titles. Before, the Android Q, Android Pie, Oreo 8.1, Oreo 8.0, Nougat, Marshmallow, and Android Lollipop. The listed Android OS released in there on times for Android devices users. There is much reason that we install Android OS on Virtual machines on Windows PC. In case, with every Android OS, the latest Apps come out, due to that the developers decided to build something to test and install the Apps and bring out the bugs of Apps. After waiting many months for any kind of operating system we become curios to install and check the features the usability of that.

Table of Contents

• Install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox on Windows 10
• Install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox
  • • Step 1: Install VirtualBox on Windows PC
    • Step 2: Create a Virtual machine for Android 8.1 Oreo
    • Step 3: Configure the setting for Android 8.1 Oreo
• Install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox on Windows 10
• Bottom Line

Install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox on Windows 10

However, while every OS comes out remember to test that in a Virtualization machine to be sure about bugs. There are many Virtual machines as I have nominated above. But the two most popular for developers are VirtualBox, VMware, and Android Studio. Also, these three Virtual machines are available in a free version on every platform there is no need to pay. Those who are testing the Android operating system for the first time in VirtualBox, VMware, and Android Studio. It can be the best solution and source to test Android like using Android devices. Therefore, the developers and users can create Virtual machines to install and test the related Apps of Android OS.

Android Oreo comes out with Android O code-name for Android users. However, Android Oreo is the eighth major release and the 15th Android OS, and the first released of Alpha quality developers previewed in march 2017 the beta version released on August 21, 2017, for the public. Android Oreo includes lots of amazing features like notification grouping, picture-in-picture support for video, Best performance and Optimized battery usage, which can support auto fillers, and Bluetooth 5, by the review of Android in September 2019, 27.4% of Android devices run Oreo 8.1 and Oreo 8.0.

Install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox

To install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox, VMware, and Android Studio virtualization machines are the same to install the operating system on a computer. The environment is a bit changed because we run Android on Virtualization machines as a guest operating system. Guest operating is like we run at the same time two or more than two OS in on a computer.

• Download VirtualBox, VMware, or Android Studio
• Install it on your computer
• Download Android 8.1 Oreo OS image
• Create a Virtual machine for Android Oreo
• Boot the Android Oreo
• And complete the installation of Android 8.1 Oreo

You can download the Android 8.1 Oreo installation requirement files from below given links.

• Download VirtualBox
• Download Android 8.1 Oreo OS image file

Step 1: Install VirtualBox on Windows PC

The process of VirtualBox installation on Windows PC is simple. Everyone can install it, before installation you have to prepare and download the file and check the below guide.

• After that, the download completed then go to download folder double click on VirtualBox setup.
• On the welcome screen of VirtualBox click Next.
• In the custom setup screen click Next.
• In this step, if you want to create a shortcut icon check the box and click Next.
• Again click yes to install VirtualBox
• VirtualBox is ready to install then click Install.
• Once the VirtualBox is installed click Finish.

Step 2: Create a Virtual machine for Android 8.1 Oreo

• To create Virtual machine for Android 8.1 Oreo run VirtualBox and click on New or press the shortcut key CTRL+N.

Create a Virtual machine

• Now give a name, choose the location where you want to install Android Oreo, choose the Type Linux, and the version then clicks Next.
• Specify the Memory size and click Next.

Name and operating system, and memory size

• Choose, create a virtual hard disk now and click Next.

Create a virtual hard disk now

• Now choose the type of your file that you would like to use for new virtual hard disk, therefore, choose VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) and click Next.
• Choose the Storage on a physical hard disk, there you have to select Dynamically allocated and click Next.

Hard disk file type, Storage of physical hard disk

• Specify the file size and location for Android 8.1 Oreo and click Create.

File location and size

Step 3: Configure the setting for Android 8.1 Oreo

Close X

Before to install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox you have to customize some important setting. Also, the setting can affect more on the performance of VirtualBox and Android 8.1 Oreo. Indeed this setting is must to perform on VirtualBox before installation.

• Select the created Virtual machine and click on the setting.

Android 8.1 Oreo setting

• Select the System tab on the left-handed and increase the Processor core up to 2.
• On the Acceleration menu, the Paravirtualization interface should be Default.

System setting

• Now select the Display from the left-handed tab and increase Video Memory up to 128MB.

Display

• Select Storage to insert the Android 8.1 Oreo ISO file. Therefore, select Storage from the left-handed tab select Empty and click on the disk icon and choose the virtual optical disk file. Navigate to the folder where you have stored the ISO file select that and insert it.

Insert Android 8.1 Oreo ISO file

• After that, the Android 8.1 Oreo ISO file inserted click OK.

Click OK

Install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox on Windows 10

Now we are ready to perform a clean installation of Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox on Windows. Therefore, we have done all the necessary files for the Android Oreo installation. The setting which is recommended for Android Oreo doesn’t miss any portion otherwise you will face error during installation.

• Now to run the installation of Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox click on Start.

Click Start

• Wait until the black screen should bypass, on the first screen scroll down and choose Advanced Options and press Enter.
• In the second screen scroll down choose Auto installation – Auto install to specified hard disk and press Enter.

Advanced options – Auto installation

• You have chosen the Auto installation, the installation will erase the whole /dev/sda and install Android-x86 to it. This is the last confirmation. Are you sure to do so? select Yes and press Enter.
• Now, Android-x86 is installed successfully therefore, you have to reboot the installation.

Auto installer

• Now the installation is rebooting after some seconds.

rebooting

• Again navigate to setting of Android 8.1 Oreo setting, and from left-handed select Storage tab. On the Android, ISO clicks on the disk icon and Remove Disk From Virtual Drive and click OK.

Remove Disk From Virtual Drive

• Again run the installation for that click Start.

Start installation

• Choose the first option Android-x86 8.1-r2 and press Enter.

GRUB

• After that, the Android 8.1 Oreo logo will appear there you have to wait for some seconds.
• Now complete the settings for the first use.

Install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox

Also, read:

• How to Install Android 10 “Q” on Windows PC using Android Studio
• How to install Android 10 on your Smartphones

Bottom Line

Oreo’s complete version was released in the last month of 2017 completely for Android devices. As above mentioned that in 2019 27.4% of people are using Android 8.1 Oreo on their mobile devices. Moreover, Android Oreo is developed by the eclipse and brought to many significant features and cookies on the Android operating system. We received lots of experience from using Android OS and again we will wait after Android 10 Google release which Android OS for people. However, Android OS is an operating system based on Linux and developed by Google. Also, Android x86 is an open-source project that in every environment supports x86 platforms.

However, that’s all about how to install Android 8.1 Oreo on VirtualBox on Windows 10. I hope you have gotten something from this article. If you enjoyed reading then don’t forget to share your suggestion and feedback in below comment section. And if you faced any sort of problem feel free to ask me in the comment section.

Source

Android x86 VirtualBox images are here.

iOS

XCode hot reload:

Injection III, the App

VirtualBox tricks

iOS Simulator that comes with Xcode Seed seems to be unable to boot iOS devices

cd "c:\Program Files\oracle\virtualbox"
VBoxManage setextradata "$vm_name" VBoxInternal/CPUM/IsaExts/AVX 0
VBoxManage setextradata "$vm_name" VBoxInternal/CPUM/IsaExts/AVX2 0

Change screen resiolution on iOS VB machine:

cd "c:\Program Files\oracle\virtualbox"

VBoxManage setextradata "$vm_name" VBoxInternal2/EfiGraphicsResolution 1920x1080

VirtualBox: Change Date and Time

If you want to change the time in a guest system in VirtualBox, by default, you can experience the following behavior: After changing the clock of an operating system that was launched from VirtualBox, it does not take long before the time is returning to its original state. It seems as if there is no chance to change the time.

<path to exe>\VBoxManage.exe setextradata <VirtualMachineName> "VBoxInternal/Devices/VMMDev/0/Config/GetHostTimeDisabled" "1"

VirtualBox images are here.

Delphi compiler version numbers

List Updated 2020 -> http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Sydney/en/Compiler_Versions

Abother source: https://delphidabbler.com/notes/version-numbers

{$IFDEF VER80} ShowMessage('Delphi 1');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER90} ShowMessage('Delphi 2');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER100} ShowMessage('Delphi 3');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER120} ShowMessage('Delphi 4');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER130} ShowMessage('Delphi 5');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER140} ShowMessage('Delphi 6');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER150} ShowMessage('Delphi 7');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER160} ShowMessage('Delphi 8');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER170} ShowMessage('Delphi 2005');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER180} ShowMessage('Delphi 2006');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER185} ShowMessage('Delphi 2007');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER200} ShowMessage('Delphi 2009');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER210} ShowMessage('Delphi 2010');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER220} ShowMessage('Delphi XE');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER230} ShowMessage('Delphi XE2');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER240} ShowMessage('Delphi XE3');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER250} ShowMessage('Delphi XE4');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER260} ShowMessage('Delphi XE5');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER270} ShowMessage('Delphi XE6');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER280} ShowMessage('Delphi XE7');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER290} ShowMessage('Delphi XE8');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER300} ShowMessage('Delphi 10 Seattle');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER310} ShowMessage('Delphi 10.1 Berlin');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER320} ShowMessage('Delphi 10.2 Tokyo');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER330} ShowMessage('Delphi 10.3 Rio');{$ENDIF}
{$IFDEF VER340} ShowMessage('Delphi 10.4 Sydney');{$ENDIF}

{$IFDEF VER350} ShowMessage('Delphi 11 Alexandria');{$ENDIF}

{$IFDEF VER360} ShowMessage('Delphi 12 Yukon');{$ENDIF}

if CompilerVersion = 20 then sCompilerName := 'Delphi 2009';
 
or in conditional compiler expressions:

{$if CompilerVersion > 18} // Delphi 2007 or later {$ifend}
 
Compiler        CompilerVersion  Defined Symbol   Used BPL
Delphi 12 Yukon                   36                 VER360             29

Delphi 11 Alexandria 35   VER350                28

Delphi 10.4 Sydney 34   VER340                27
Delphi 10.3 Rio         33   VER330                26
Delphi 10.2 Tokyo 32   VER320                25
Delphi 10.1 Berlin 31   VER310                24
Delphi 10 Seattle 30   VER300                23
Delphi XE8  29   VER290                22
Delphi XE7  28   VER280                21
Delphi XE6  27   VER270                20
Delphi XE5  26   VER260                19
Delphi XE4  25   VER250                18
Delphi XE3  24   VER240                17
Delphi XE2  23   VER230                16
Delphi XE         22   VER220                15
Delphi 2010          21   VER210                14
Delphi 2009  20   VER200                13
Delphi 2007 .NET  19   VER190                12
Delphi 2007          18.5     VER185                12
Delphi 2006          18   VER180
Delphi 2005          17   VER170
Delphi 8 .NET           16   VER160
Delphi 7   15   VER150
Delphi 6   14   VER140
Delphi 5   13   VER130
Delphi 4   12   VER120
Delphi 3   10   VER100
Delphi 2          9   VER90
Delphi 1   8   VER80

App crashing on Android 10 with targetSDK = 29 in AndroidManifest

App crashing on Android 10 with targetSDK = 29 in AndroidManifest. App crashes after splash screen, It's rightly for 32-bit and 64-bit

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