App not run in visual studio emulator for android in visual studio 2015

I had the same issue. VS 2015 can launch the VS emulator but can’t deploy the app.

I was able to solve the issue like this:

  1. Launch the emulator (F5 in VS, then cancel the deployment using the Build/Cancel menu)
  2. Click on the chevron icon (ยป) in the toolbar to the right of the emulator
  3. Select the Network tab
  4. Locate the preferred network ip address
  5. Back in VS, click on the Open Adb Command Prompt toolbar button
  6. Type adb connect [the emulator ip address]
  7. Press F5 again in VS

Looks like a VS bug to me.

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