> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.macstadium.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Orka 3.7 Release Notes

> Orka 3.7.0-alpha release notes: early-access Android emulator support on Apple silicon and new operator VM queue-depth metrics.

<Note>
  Orka 3.7.0-alpha is an early-access preview for evaluation, not a production release. Features, defaults, and behavior may change before general availability. It is not offered as an in-place upgrade; contact [MacStadium support](mailto:support@macstadium.com) to take part in the alpha.
</Note>

**IMPORTANT**

Always ensure that your cluster, Orka tools and integrations, and Orka VM Tools run matching versions. For example, the respective available 3.x versions.

The alpha runs on Apple silicon nodes. Android emulator support requires Apple silicon (M-series) hosts.

## Orka 3.7.0-alpha

### Release summary

Orka 3.7.0-alpha is an early-access release centered on **Android emulator support**: you can run Android emulators alongside your macOS VMs on Apple silicon nodes and reach them over ADB, so iOS and Android tests can share a single CI job. This release also adds operator metrics that surface VM deployment backlog earlier. It is a preview for evaluation and is not intended for production workloads.

## New features

### Android emulators (early access)

<Note>This feature is in early access and is available on Apple silicon nodes only.</Note>

Orka can now run Android emulators as first-class resources alongside your macOS VMs. The emulator runs on the same host Mac as the VM, connected over an ADB relay bridge, so from inside your VM you connect with `adb connect` exactly as in any other Android CI setup. This is useful whenever you want iOS and Android tests in the same job without coordinating separate infrastructure.

You can deploy, list, and delete Android emulators through the Orka API and the `orka3 emulator` CLI. Platform, device profile, and image type are passed through to the Android SDK's `avdmanager` and `sdkmanager` tooling, so any ARM-compatible combination those tools support works on a best-effort basis.

For setup, connection steps, and current limitations, see [Android emulators on Orka](/orka/orka-resources/android-emulators).

## Improvements

### Observability

* The operator now reports a pending-VM queue-depth metric (a gauge counting VMs in `Pending` or pre-`Running` states) and adds a `vm_namespace` label to its metrics. Together these give a leading indicator of VM deployment backlog before deployment durations start to climb. See [Consuming metrics from Prometheus](/orka/orka-resources/consuming-metrics-from-prometheus).

## Support

If you have questions, run into rough edges, or want to take part in the alpha, please [contact our support team](mailto:support@macstadium.com).


## Related topics

- [Orka 3.2 Release Notes](/orka/orka-upgrades-and-release-notes/orka-32-release-notes.md)
- [Orka 3.6 Release Notes](/orka/orka-upgrades-and-release-notes/orka-36-release-notes.md)
- [Orka 3.3 Release Notes](/orka/orka-upgrades-and-release-notes/orka-33-release-notes.md)
- [Orka 3.4 Release Notes](/orka/orka-upgrades-and-release-notes/orka-34-release-notes.md)
- [Orka 3.5 Release Notes](/orka/orka-upgrades-and-release-notes/orka-35-release-notes.md)