How do I get an Android emulator running API 14 (or API 15)?

Issue

I want to quickly smoke test my soon to be released Android app update as functional on API 14 and/or 15. Previously to test on Ice Cream Sandwich, I had a physical device to validate my code on, but I don't have it anymore.

I'm building with a recent install of the Eclipse/ADT tools. I had thought that older emulator images were available from the SDK Manager. Instead, it only appears that I can install the build tools from previous SDK releases, but not the corresponding system images for the emulator. (I've got "obsolete" packages checkbox set as well - still nothing). The AVD editor continues to show "no system images present" when the the Target setting is API 14.

How do I get download emulator (AVD or otherwise) to run an Ice Cream Sandwhich build?

Solution

Short summary: Did a clean install of Android/ADT/Eclipse tools and all is well.

Basically did this. Removed the directory Eclipse/ADT was installed in. Then removed my ".android" folder (on windows this is located in my c:\users\ directory).

Then I downloaded the ADT/Eclipse bundle again. After that, I was able to get the older emulator images through "SDK Manager" again.

Answered By - selbie