How to open Android project in IntelliJ

You can find the AVD Manager & SDK Manager option under the Tools menu as shown below. In the older version of the Android studio you will find this menu under the Tools -> Android.

How to Install Android Virtual Device(AVD)?

Use the emulator command to start the emulator, as an alternative to running your project or starting it through the AVD Manager. Here’s the basic command-line syntax for starting a virtual device from a terminal prompt: emulator -avd avd_name [ {- option [ value ]} … ]

Create a React Native project in IntelliJ IDEA or Webstorm. Try to run it in Android Emulator, realize that you need to start the emulator manually. One way is to run Android Studio and start Android AVD manager from there using its Tools->Android->AVD Manager menu item .