# MauiProjectResource.addAndroidEmulator

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Maui](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui.md)
- Defined on: [MauiProjectResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiprojectresource.md)
- Version: `13.4.0-preview.1.26281.18`
- Kind: `method`

Adds an Android emulator resource to run the MAUI application on an Android emulator with a specific name.

## Definition

```typescript
interface MauiProjectResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  addAndroidEmulator(
      name: string,
      emulatorId?: string): MauiAndroidEmulatorResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
addAndroidEmulator(
    name: string,
    emulatorId?: string): MauiAndroidEmulatorResource
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`string`)
- `emulatorId` (`string`) `optional`

## Returns

[MauiAndroidEmulatorResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiandroidemulatorresource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [MauiProjectResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiprojectresource.md) -- `handle`