Appium app not even seeing Android emulator

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In the Appium app, when I launch an app (with the emulator running) it appears to make no attempt to access the emulator. Here are my caps:

[Appium] address: ‘127.0.0.1’

[Appium] debugLogSpacing: true
[Appium] platformName: ‘Android’
[Appium] platformVersion: ‘5.1’
[Appium] automationName: ‘Appium’

[Appium] deviceName: ‘Nexus_5_API_22’
[Appium] appPackage: ‘com.publisher.test’
[Appium] appActivity: ‘com.publisher.test.MainActivity’
[Appium] appWaitPackage: ‘com.publisher.test’
[Appium] appWaitActivity: ‘com.publisher.test.MainActivity’
[Appium] deviceReadyTimeout: 30
[Appium] avd: ‘Nexus_5_API_22’
[Appium] dontStopAppOnReset: true

[Appium] Default capabilities, which will be added to each request unless overridden by desired capabilities:

[Appium] platformName: ‘Android’

[Appium] platformVersion: ‘5.1’
[Appium] automationName: ‘Appium’
[Appium] deviceName: ‘Nexus_5_API_22’
[Appium] appPackage: ‘com.publisher.test’
[Appium] appActivity: ‘com.publisher.test.MainActivity’
[Appium] appWaitPackage: ‘com.publisher.test’
[Appium] appWaitActivity: ‘com.publisher.test.MainActivity’
[Appium] deviceReadyTimeout: 30
[Appium] avd: ‘Nexus_5_API_22’
[Appium] dontStopAppOnReset: true

When I launch, I get:

Appium] Appium REST http interface listener started on 127.0.0.1:4723

[HTTP] → GET /wd/hub/status {}

[MJSONWP] Calling AppiumDriver.getStatus() with args:

[MJSONWP] Responding to client with driver.getStatus() result: {“build”:{“version”:“1.5.3”…

[HTTP] ← GET /wd/hub/status 200 35 ms - 83

[HTTP] → GET /wd/hub/status {}

[MJSONWP] Calling AppiumDriver.getStatus() with args:

[MJSONWP] Responding to client with driver.getStatus() result: {“build”:{“version”:“1.5.3”…

No mention of trying to access the emulator. (I tested this by changing the avd setting to a value that does not match the name of the running emulator.)

Here is my setup:

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Note that I have experimented with checking/not checking Device Name and App Path, but to no avail: Appium just doesn’t see the emulator.

Please help! I am completely dead in the water here, and just spinning my wheels!

Appium 1.5.3, Mac OS 10.12.3 (Sierra)

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I’m guessing you are using Android studio emulators.

I’d recommend getting genymotion. Also, paste your code here so we have an idea of what you have tried

3

Hmmm. I used studio emulators in the past without a problem.

Which code should I paste? I am trying to use the GUI, so I can use the inspector

4

Is your emulator running or are you expecting the inspector to start it?

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It’s running.

BTW, the Appium app knows about the available avds, because the Launch AVD field on the Android config panel lists all of them