Qt for HarmonyOS/Local Emulator Configuration
Scenario
Initialize the "Phone" device type "Pura 90" in a local directory (e.g./Volumes/MacintoshExtSSD/DevEcoEmulator), and start it using command-line tools.
Prerequisites
- DevEco Studio installed
- Sufficient disk space at the target emulator location
Initialize the Emulator
- Open DevEco Studio.
- Open Device Manager.
- Edit Local Emulator Location to set the emulator storage path (e.g.
/Volumes/MacintoshExtSSD/DevEcoEmulator). - Find the device: Phone → Pura 90.
- Note: You may select any supported emulator available in DevEco Studio. "Pura 90" is used here as an example.
- Click the Download button in the Actions column, then wait for the emulator to download and initialize.
Run the Emulator via Command Line
Test Method
- Close DevEco Studio completely.
- Disable the network connection on your machine.
- Run the following command in a terminal:
/Applications/DevEco-Studio.app/Contents/tools/emulator/Emulator \
-start "Pura 90" \
-instancePath /Volumes/MacintoshExtSSD/DevEcoEmulator/
Closing DevEco Studio and disabling the network ensures the emulator launches independently from the IDE and confirms it can run fully offline using only the locally downloaded resources.
Notes
- Replace the
-instancePathvalue with your own emulator storage path. - The emulator name passed to
-startmust match the device name configured in Device Manager. - Any supported emulator from DevEco Studio's device list can be used — replace
"Pura 90"with the desired device name. - [[Category:Qt for HarmonyOS]]