Android - Modify hosts file

I use Cordova to bundle a web application as a native app for ease of distribution.

To test the site locally, but on the simulator, I needed to modify the hosts file on the Android simulator to point the test domain to the host machine:

• Start the emulator in writeable mode:

•   emulator <avd-name> -writeable-system
  

• Set adb to root

•   adb root
  

• Remount filesystem

•   adb remount
  

• Log into the simulator shell

•   adb shell
  

• Edit the hosts file

•   vi /system/etc/hosts
  

After this, you should be able to access the FQDN on the simulator, which will now be pointing to the specified IP.