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ERROR: Running multiple emulators with the same AVD is an experimental feature. #48894
Description
From crash logging.
ProcessException: Process exited abnormally:
emulator: ERROR: Running multiple emulators with the same AVD is an experimental feature.
Please use -read-only flag to enable this feature.
Command: C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\emulator\emulator.exe -avd Pixel_3_API_24
| at RunResult.throwException | (process.dart:172 )
| at _DefaultProcessUtils.run | (process.dart:322 )
| at <asynchronous gap> | (async )
| at AndroidEmulator.launch | (android_emulator.dart:53 )
| at EmulatorsCommand._launchEmulator | (emulators.dart:73 )
| at <asynchronous gap> | (async )
| at EmulatorsCommand.runCommand | (emulators.dart:46 )
| at FlutterCommand.verifyThenRunCommand | (flutter_command.dart:637 )
| at _asyncThenWrapperHelper.<anonymous closure> | (async_patch.dart:75 )
| at _rootRunUnary | (zone.dart:1134 )
| at _CustomZone.runUnary | (zone.dart:1031 )
| at _FutureListener.handleValue | (future_impl.dart:140 )
| at Future._propagateToListeners.handleValueCallback | (future_impl.dart:682 )
| at Future._propagateToListeners | (future_impl.dart:711 )
| at Future._completeWithValue | (future_impl.dart:526 )
| at Future._asyncComplete.<anonymous closure> | (future_impl.dart:556 )
| at _rootRun | (zone.dart:1126 )
| at _CustomZone.run | (zone.dart:1023 )
| at _CustomZone.runGuarded | (zone.dart:925 )
| at _CustomZone.bindCallbackGuarded.<anonymous closure> | (zone.dart:965 )
| at _microtaskLoop | (schedule_microtask.dart:43 )
| at _startMicrotaskLoop | (schedule_microtask.dart:52 )
| at _runPendingImmediateCallback | (isolate_patch.dart:118 )
| at _RawReceivePortImpl._handleMessage | (isolate_patch.dart:175 )
Maybe we can parse out the 'Running multiple emulators' bit, and throw a tool exit instead of crashing.
/cc @blasten
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pranavirao commentedon Feb 16, 2021
Is there any fix for this issue, I get the same error
emulator: ERROR: Running multiple emulators with the same AVD is an experimental feature.
Please use -read-only flag to enable this feature.
julietrincy commentedon Jul 23, 2021
https://youtu.be/AOK9ZxiBOGg
follow this video to solve this error....i solved by : local disk c-avd-delete all older emulators and create new one in android studio
Resolve issue flutter#48894: Fail gracefully on Android AVD lock erro…
Fail gracefully on Android AVD lock errors during startup (flutter#18…
Fail gracefully on Android AVD lock errors during startup (flutter#18…
github-actions commentedon Jul 14, 2026
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