Unable to Start .NET MAUI Application on Android Emulator: 'Waiting for Debugger' Message

Question

Hi,

I am encountering an issue when trying to start my .NET MAUI application on the Android emulator. Upon launching the app, I receive a pop-up message stating:

"Application [AppName] (process package-name) is waiting for the debugger to attach."

The emulator is unable to proceed past this point, and the app remains in a waiting state. I have tried restarting both the emulator and Visual Studio, but the issue persists.

Here are the details:

.NET version: .NET 9

Android Emulator version: Pixel_7_api_34

Requesting for the help here.

Answer 1

Hello,

This situation is caused by some problem inside the emulator, such as cache full, network problem, memory problem, etc., which makes adb unable to attach the debugging process to the emulator.

Workaround:

To solve this problem, you need to delete the emulator and recreate the Android emulator after restarting Visual Studio.

Best Regards,

Alec Liu.

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