Pre-loading Contacts into the Emulator

    • From Gmail, export some contacts in vCard format

    • Start the emulator

    • From a DOS prompt:Open a shell

      • cd to your tools directory

        • (In WinXP: C:\Program Files\Android\appinventor-extras)

      • command: adb push contacts.vcf /sdcard/contacts.vcf

    • In the emulator

      • click the Contacts button to start Contacts

      • press the menu button

      • import from the sdcard

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