As a developer, I like keeping Android emulator always on top of my screen – whatever IDE(VS Code or Android Studio) I may be working.
I like keeping the emulator on top the VS code while developing apps using Flutter (Keeping emulator always on top with Flutter’s hot reload feature is a terrific combo).
In this post, I am going to share how to keep Android emulator always on top of your screen (if you want this in your development machine).
- Start your AVD from Android Studio.
- On the emulator’s navbar select the triple-dot icon. For your reference, a screenshot is displayed below:

- Go to settings.

- Toggle the “Emulator always on top” option

Now, you emulator will appear on top of any running applications on your screen!

Kuzu Zangpo la! I am Sonam Dargay. I am a full-time software developer. Apart from 9-5 office works, I am a tech enthusiast, blogger, and dreamer.
I graduated from the College of Science and Technology(CST), affiliated with the Royal University of Bhutan.