diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/__tests__/tryLaunchEmulator.test.ts b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/__tests__/tryLaunchEmulator.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..657bda037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/__tests__/tryLaunchEmulator.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import {execFileSync, execSync} from 'child_process';
+import execa from 'execa';
+import tryLaunchEmulator from '../tryLaunchEmulator';
+
+jest.mock('child_process');
+jest.mock('execa');
+
+const flushPromises = () => Promise.resolve().then(() => Promise.resolve());
+
+describe('tryLaunchEmulator', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+
+    (execa.sync as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({stdout: 'Pixel_9'});
+    (execa as unknown as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+      on: jest.fn(),
+      unref: jest.fn(),
+    });
+    (execSync as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(
+      Buffer.from('List of devices attached\nemulator-5554\tdevice\n'),
+    );
+    (execFileSync as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(Buffer.from(''));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  test('waits for Android framework boot completion after adb connects', async () => {
+    const resultPromise = tryLaunchEmulator('/path/to/adb');
+    const onResult = jest.fn();
+    resultPromise.then(onResult);
+
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(onResult).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(execFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/path/to/adb', [
+      '-s',
+      'emulator-5554',
+      'shell',
+      'getprop',
+      'sys.boot_completed',
+    ]);
+
+    (execFileSync as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(Buffer.from('1\n'));
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
+
+    await expect(resultPromise).resolves.toEqual({success: true});
+  });
+
+  test('allows up to two minutes for a cold boot to complete', async () => {
+    const resultPromise = tryLaunchEmulator('/path/to/adb');
+    const onResult = jest.fn();
+    resultPromise.then(onResult);
+
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(119_000);
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(onResult).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
+
+    await expect(resultPromise).resolves.toEqual({
+      success: false,
+      error: expect.stringContaining('It took too long'),
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/adb.ts b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/adb.ts
index 8cd6995de..bab30c7fd 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/adb.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/adb.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,27 @@ function getDevices(adbPath: string): Array<string> {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks whether Android has finished booting on a connected device.
+ */
+function isDeviceBooted(adbPath: string, device: string): boolean {
+  try {
+    return (
+      execFileSync(adbPath, [
+        '-s',
+        device,
+        'shell',
+        'getprop',
+        'sys.boot_completed',
+      ])
+        .toString()
+        .trim() === '1'
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Gets available CPUs of devices from ADB
  */
@@ -90,6 +111,7 @@ function getCPU(adbPath: string, device: string): string | null {
 
 export default {
   getDevices,
+  isDeviceBooted,
   getAvailableCPUs,
   getCPU,
 };
diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/tryLaunchEmulator.ts b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/tryLaunchEmulator.ts
index 2739182a8..30bcb4b88 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/tryLaunchEmulator.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/tryLaunchEmulator.ts
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ const launchEmulator = async (
     },
   );
   cp.unref();
-  const timeout = 30;
+  const timeout = 120;
 
   return new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) => {
-    const bootCheckInterval = setInterval(async () => {
+    const bootCheckInterval = setInterval(() => {
       const devices = adb.getDevices(adbPath);
-      const connected = port
+      const connectedDevice = port
         ? devices.find((d) => d.includes(`${port}`))
-        : devices.length > 0;
-      if (connected) {
+        : devices[0];
+      if (connectedDevice && adb.isDeviceBooted(adbPath, connectedDevice)) {
         cleanup();
         resolve(true);
       }