And then adb should use preferentially the hardware device over the emulator.
Automatic and manual target modes
By default, a run configuration uses
the automatic target mode in order to
select an AVD. In this mode, ADT will
select an AVD for the application in
the following manner:
1) If there's a device or emulator already running and its AVD
configuration meets the requirements
of the application's build target, the
application is installed and run upon
it.
2) If there's more than one device or emulator running, each of which meets
the requirements of the build target,
a "device chooser" is shown to let you
select which device to use.
3) If there are no devices or emulators running that meet the
requirements of the build target, ADT
looks at the available AVDs. If there
is an AVD that matches the build
target of the project, ADT chooses
that AVD. If the AVD versions are
newer than the build target of the
project, ADT chooses the oldest
possible version of an AVD that meets
the project's build target
requirement.
4) If there are no suitable AVDs, the application is not installed a console
error warning tells you that there is
no existing AVD that meets the build
target requirements.
However, if a "preferred AVD" is
selected in the run configuration,
then the application will always be
deployed to that AVD. If it's not
already running, then a new emulator
will be launched.
If your run configuration uses manual
mode, then the "device chooser" is
presented every time that your
application is run, so that you can
select which AVD to use.
