An update has been released for the official Android emulator that makes testing multiplayer games and other applications easier, and allows for easier interconnection of multiple virtual devices.

The Android development environment, Android Studio, includes an emulator called '

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/04/Test-Multi-Device-Interactions-with-the-Android-Emulator.html

Emulator Release Notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/emulator?hl=ja

Previously, running multiple instances simultaneously and interconnecting them in the Android Emulator required manually configuring port forwarding and other settings. With version 36.5.10 Stable, released on April 2, 2026, multiple instances can now reside on the same virtual Wi-Fi network and interconnect using standard Wi-Fi-based protocols.

Google is touting that the ease of interconnecting instances will simplify testing for features such as multiplayer games and file sharing. It will also simplify testing for integration with XR devices, AI glasses, cars, smartwatches, and more.

Documentation regarding instance interconnection is available at the following link.

Interconnecting emulator instances | Android Studio | Android Developers
https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-networking-interconnect?hl=ja