Disabling the Ethernet (hardware) adapter (ControlPanel), thendeletingthe emulator, andreconstructing it bylaunching a phoneapp in VS fixed theconnectionissue.
To that end, it has more system controls than the existing Facebook app, with permission to turn off the lock screen, start up when the phone boots and control your WiFi connection, among others.
That this app or operating system or even a forked version of Android, has permission to control key parts of the phone: from its WiFi connection to the lock screen, to its system settings.