How do I debug when using ionic emulate android

I created an application using ionic:

ionic start MyFirstApp blank
cd MyFirstApp
ionic serve
ionic platform add android
ionic build android
ionic emulate android

Everything is successful except the emulator step. The emulator boots up, but I get "Unfortunately, MyFirstApp has stopped". Everything brand new straight out of the box, no changes to code.

What next? How do I debug what has gone wrong?

EDIT This is the output displayed when I call ionic build android:

    C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp>ionic build android
add to body class: platform-android
Running command: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\cordova\build.bat
Buildfile: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\build.xml

-set-mode-check:

-set-debug-files:

-check-env:
 [checkenv] Android SDK Tools Revision 23.0.2
 [checkenv] Installed at C:\Program Files\Eclipse\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20140702\sdk

-setup:
     [echo] Project Name: MyFirstApp
  [gettype] Project Type: Application

-set-debug-mode:

-debug-obfuscation-check:

-pre-build:

-build-setup:
[getbuildtools] Using latest Build Tools: 20.0.0
     [echo] Resolving Build Target for MyFirstApp...
[gettarget] Project Target:   Android 4.4.2
[gettarget] API level:        19
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Creating output directories if needed...
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Resolving Dependencies for MyFirstApp...
[dependency] Library dependencies:
[dependency]
[dependency] ------------------
[dependency] Ordered libraries:
[dependency]
[dependency] ------------------
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Building Libraries with 'debug'...

nodeps:

-set-mode-check:

-set-debug-files:

-check-env:
 [checkenv] Android SDK Tools Revision 23.0.2
 [checkenv] Installed at C:\Program Files\Eclipse\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20140702\sdk

-setup:
     [echo] Project Name: MyFirstApp
  [gettype] Project Type: Android Library

-set-debug-mode:

-debug-obfuscation-check:

-pre-build:

-build-setup:
[getbuildtools] Using latest Build Tools: 20.0.0
     [echo] Resolving Build Target for MyFirstApp...
[gettarget] Project Target:   Android 4.4.2
[gettarget] API level:        19
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Creating output directories if needed...
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Resolving Dependencies for MyFirstApp...
[dependency] Library dependencies:
[dependency] No Libraries
[dependency]
[dependency] ------------------

-code-gen:
[mergemanifest] Found Deleted Target File
[mergemanifest] Merging AndroidManifest files into one.
[mergemanifest] Manifest merger disabled. Using project manifest only.
     [echo] Handling aidl files...
     [aidl] No AIDL files to compile.
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Handling RenderScript files...
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Handling Resources...
     [aapt] Found new input file
     [aapt] Generating resource IDs...
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Handling BuildConfig class...
[buildconfig] No need to generate new BuildConfig.

-pre-compile:

-compile:
     [echo] Creating library output jar file...

-post-compile:

-obfuscate:

-dex:
     [echo] Library project: do not convert bytecode...

-crunch:
   [crunch] Crunching PNG Files in source dir: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\CordovaLib\res
   [crunch] To destination dir: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\CordovaLib\ant-build\res
   [crunch] Crunched 0 PNG files to update cache

-package-resources:
     [echo] Library project: do not package resources...

-package:
     [echo] Library project: do not package apk...

-post-package:

-do-debug:
     [echo] Library project: do not create apk...
[propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\CordovaLib\ant-build\build.prop
[propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\CordovaLib\ant-build\build.prop
[propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\CordovaLib\ant-build\build.prop
[propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\CordovaLib\ant-build\build.prop

-post-build:

debug:

-code-gen:
[mergemanifest] Found Deleted Target File
[mergemanifest] Merging AndroidManifest files into one.
[mergemanifest] Manifest merger disabled. Using project manifest only.
     [echo] Handling aidl files...
     [aidl] No AIDL files to compile.
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Handling RenderScript files...
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Handling Resources...
     [aapt] Found Deleted Target File
     [aapt] Generating resource IDs...
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Handling BuildConfig class...
[buildconfig] No need to generate new BuildConfig.

-pre-compile:
     [echo] Set jars path to: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\CordovaLib\ant-build\classes.jar

-compile:
    [javac] Compiling 2 source files to C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build\classes

-post-compile:

-obfuscate:

-dex:
      [dex] input: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build\classes
      [dex] input: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\CordovaLib\ant-build\classes.jar
      [dex] Using Pre-Dexed classes-3a52ec06bbf9dc987d551c9695e3393a.jar <- C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\CordovaLib\ant-build\classes.jar
      [dex] Found Deleted Target File
      [dex] Converting compiled files and external libraries into C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build\classes.dex...
       [dx] Merged dex A (12 defs/8.7KiB) with dex B (209 defs/317.1KiB). Result is 221 defs/396.2KiB. Took 0.2s

-crunch:
   [crunch] Crunching PNG Files in source dir: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\res
   [crunch] To destination dir: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build\res
   [crunch] Crunched 0 PNG files to update cache

-package-resources:
     [aapt] Found Deleted Target File
     [aapt] Creating full resource package...

-package:
[apkbuilder] Found Deleted Target File
[apkbuilder] Creating MyFirstApp-debug-unaligned.apk and signing it with a debug key...

-post-package:

-do-debug:
 [zipalign] Running zip align on final apk...
     [echo] Debug Package: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build\MyFirstApp-debug.apk
[propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build\build.prop
[propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build\build.prop
[propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build\build.prop
[propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build\build.prop

-post-build:
     [move] Moving 1 file to C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build
     [move] Moving 1 file to C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\CordovaLib\ant-build

debug:

BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 4 seconds
Using apk: C:\Users\Colin\Documents\Ionic\MyFirstApp\platforms\android\ant-build\MyFirstApp-debug-unaligned.apk

EDIT 2 This is the output from android list avd

Available Android Virtual Devices:
    Name: Nexus7
  Device: Nexus 7 (Google)
    Path: C:\Users\Colin\.android\avd\Nexus7.avd
  Target: Android 4.4W (API level 20)
 Tag/ABI: android-wear/armeabi-v7a
    Skin: WVGA800

Please make sure you created the right avd configuration for the emulator.

type android list avd and see the output. What is the first avd listed there ? If it shows older API level (for eg: 7)

old api

API level 9 and higher is required, API level 15 and high preferred. You cannot use API 20 Android Wear AVD, as it is only for testing wear devices.

You can delete the existing avd with android delete avd -n Name (replace Name with yours).

create one with android create avd --name test15 --target android-15 --abi x86

make sure android list avd shows your avd is the first listed.

  • I followed the same steps, i use windows, my ionic build android output is similar to yours; I was able to get ionic emulate android working with API-15, please see below:

    ionic emulate android