The usual fix in these circumstances in to check you have the latest version installed - a quick check in the SDK manager would suggest I did. Turns out there's an issue with earlier versions of Intel HAXM and other virtualisation technologies playing nicely together. I noticed that even when I wasn't actively using a container but had Docker itself running I experienced this problem but if I quit Docker the problem went away. The trouble started as soon as I installed Docker for Mac alongside Virtualbox. Not a blank screen, not a crash, not a 'stuck at the Android logo' just nothing. Recently I've been having a problem developing Android Apps on a Mac using Android Studio whereby when I try and start an AVD nothing happens. TL DR - if you are having problems running the Android Emulator and Docker at the same time check that you actually have the latest version installed and don't rely on what the SDK Manager is reporting
