Playing Audio with Android Emulator on Mac: Redirecting Sound to Bluetooth Devices

When playing audio through the Android Emulator on a Mac, you might notice that even when connected to a Bluetooth device, the sound still plays through the Mac’s built-in speakers. This can be frustrating if you prefer to use Bluetooth headphones or speakers.

Solution

After some research, I found a solution on the Android developer website that resolved this issue.

The description was like below:

Here’s the fix:

1. Locate the config.ini file in your Android Emulator’s configuration directory.
2. Look for the line: hw.audioInput=yes.
3. Change the value from yes to no.
4. Save the file and restart the emulator.

After making this change, the audio will be redirected to your Bluetooth device as expected.