In the months leading up to the launch of the T-Mobile G1 (the first commercial Android phone), the emulator was the primary "device" for developers. By packaging a full-system emulator with the SDK, Google democratized mobile development. Unlike competing platforms of the era that often required expensive physical dev kits, any programmer with a PC could simulate the Android experience.
Android 1.0, released in September 2008, represents the first commercial version of the OS. While modern Android Studio android 1.0 emulator