Java.lang.RuntimeException: createContext failed:

Question

I am using Emulator 7.1.1(Google Apis) . Full exception

  E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: GLThread 309 java.lang.RuntimeException: createContext failed: 12291 at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.bi.a(:com.google.android.gms.DynamiteModulesB:834) at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.bj.f(:com.google.android.gms.DynamiteModulesB:20825) at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.bj.run(:com.google.android.gms.DynamiteModulesB:881) 

The code works fine on samsung galaxy J5 but doesn't work on emulator . I searched on google and spent my 2 hours on this error and still could not find a solution. Any help would be appreciated.

My build.gradle file:

 apply plugin: 'com.android.application' android { compileSdkVersion 25 buildToolsVersion "25.0.2" dexOptions { javaMaxHeapSize "4g" } defaultConfig { applicationId "com.katariya.pomoc" minSdkVersion 15 targetSdkVersion 25 versionCode 1 versionName "1.0" multiDexEnabled true renderscriptTargetApi 18 renderscriptSupportModeEnabled true } buildTypes { release { minifyEnabled false proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro' } } } dependencies { compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs') testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12' compile 'com.mcxiaoke.volley:library-aar:1.0.0' compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.3.0' compile 'com.android.support:design:25.3.0' compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:25.3.0' compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:10.2.1' compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:10.2.1' compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:10.2.1' compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:10.2.1' compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:10.2.1' compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.0' compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:25.3.0' compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.0' compile 'commons-io:commons-io:2.4' } apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' 

Answer 1

I understood!

I went into the settings of the emulator itself and changed the OpenGL ES rendering from Autodetect based on the host (default) to Desktop native OpenGL . After that, my application started to work fine. Here is a screenshot for clarity, hope this helps someone in the future!

Answer 2

When creating a new emulator, you can select some parameters in Emulated performance. It can be automatic, hardware GLES or software GLES. In my case, Software GLES 2.0 did the magic. Maps work a little slower, but fast enough to have the patience to try my app.

Here is an image of a place to choose emulation for graphics