MobSF VM cannot be used for Dynamic Analysis

[INFO] 05/Feb/2026 09:25:06 - Performing System check

[INFO] 05/Feb/2026 09:25:06 - Android API Level identified as 30

[ERROR] 05/Feb/2026 09:25:06 - VM's /system is not writable. This VM cannot be used for Dynamic Analysis.

[ERROR] 05/Feb/2026 09:25:06 - Please start the AVD as per MobSF documentation!

[ERROR] 05/Feb/2026 09:25:06 - Cannot Connect to emulator-5554

[ERROR] 05/Feb/2026 09:25:06 - Internal Server Error: /android_dynamic/a312049526219c769f2fe0d599fc4bc8

[ERROR] 05/Feb/2026 09:25:06 - Internal Server Error: /android_dynamic/a312049526219c769f2fe0d599fc4bc8

adb root

adbd cannot run as root in production builds

Android Studio > Tools > Device Manager > Create Virtual Device > Medium Phone > API 29 > Services > Android Open Source

[INFO] 05/Feb/2026 10:56:33 - Testing Environment is Ready!

adb shell

su

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43923996/adb-root-is-not-working-on-emulator-cannot-run-as-root-in-production-builds/45668555#45668555

https://xdaforums.com/t/question-how-to-get-writable-system-on-emulator-with-google-apps-android-13-arm-image.4567963/

You should use the open source version of Partition and run AVD with the following code:

emulator -avd <NameAVD> -writable-system

sudo apt install google-android-emulator-installer

Add to ~/.bashrc:

export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Android/Sdk

export ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT

export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/platform-tools

Reload:

source ~/.bashrc

emulator -avd Medium_Phone_API_29 -writable-system -verbose

emulator -avd Medium_Phone_API_29 -writable-system -no-audio -verbose