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mobium boot

This tool on every surface: CLI · MCP · Python · JavaScript · Go · Java · .NET

Start an emulator or a simulator, and wait until it has booted

Starts an Android emulator by its AVD's name, or an iOS simulator by its name or UDID, and answers with its serial or UDID once it has booted. One already running is said to be. An emulator cold-boots, headless unless --window.

Usage​

mobium boot <avd | simulator> [flags]

Flags​

FlagTypeDefaultWhat it does
--windowboolShow the emulator's window (default: headless)

And the global flags.

Examples​

Boot an emulator by its AVD's name, and wait until it is up​

mobium boot mobium-test

More, from mobium boot --help​

mobium boot mobium-test                 # an AVD
mobium boot "iPhone 17 Pro"             # a simulator, by name
mobium boot mobium-test --window

No screenshot: it starts a device, which has no screen of its own until it is up.

The tool​

boot calls app_boot; its arguments and what every client calls it are there.