I recently got an update to Android Studio Preview 3 Beta 2 called "Google Play Intel x86 Atom System Image" which seems like it should be the long-rumored Android Emulator with the Google Play app on it, for testing upgrades and such (Announced this year at Google I/O).
After Downloading, I can see the image as installed when I look at the SDK Manager GUI:
But when I go the AVD Manager to try and create an AVD with this image, it doesn't seem to be there, either in the "Recommended" section:
Or in the x86 section:
So, what gives? I have the image, but I can't create an AVD with it?
The Beta 4 of Android Studio 3 Preview has the ability to create Google-Play enabled emulators for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 5x