Cannot install manually HAXM in MacOS Catalina 10,15

[tiavina-mika]

Describe the Bug

Summary:

Host Environment

• HAXM version: 7.7.0
• Host OS version: macS 10.15.0
• Host OS architecture: x86_64
• Host CPU model: intel Core i5
• Host RAM size: 16GB
• (Optional) Host computer model: Mac Mini 2012

Guest Environment

• Android Emulator or QEMU version: 2020.3
• Guest OS version: Android 11.0
• Guest OS architecture:

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Download the file here https://github.com/intel/haxm/releases
2. Decompress the zip file
3. Open the DMG file, then run the installer (mpkg) contained inside.
4. Launch the mpkg file

Expected Behavior Should display the welcome screen

Reproducibility

100%

Diagnostic Information

Screenshots:

Additional context

None

[wcwang]

Thanks for your feedback. HAXM can only support up to macOS 10.14 as Apple introduced the new System Extensions mechanism for kernel driver.

[nevilad]

I think Intel should ask Apple to whitelist HAXM kext by default, HAXM needs to be a kernel extension.

[tiavina-mika]

@wcwang so is there any solution or alternative for the recent macOS versions?

[wcwang]

You may try to create or edit the configuration file ~/.android/advancedFeatures.ini and put the text HVF = on in it to enable HVF hypervisor. Thanks.