diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tasks/GetAvailableAndroidDevices.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tasks/GetAvailableAndroidDevices.cs
index fe041ee49df..9475e66c8a7 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tasks/GetAvailableAndroidDevices.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tasks/GetAvailableAndroidDevices.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Microsoft.Android.Build.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Build.Framework;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ enum DeviceType
     // Pattern to match device lines: <serial> <state> [key:value ...]
     // Example: emulator-5554          device product:sdk_gphone64_arm64 model:sdk_gphone64_arm64
     static readonly Regex AdbDevicesRegex = new(@"^([^\s]+)\s+(device|offline|unauthorized|no permissions)\s*(.*)$", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+    static readonly Regex ApiRegex = new(@"\bApi\b", RegexOptions.Compiled);
 
     readonly List<string> output = [];
 
@@ -198,8 +200,7 @@ static string MapAdbStateToStatus (string adbState)
                 var avdName = outputLines [0].Trim ();
                 // Verify it's not the "OK" response
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (avdName) && !avdName.Equals ("OK", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) {
-                    // Format the AVD name: replace underscores with spaces
-                    return avdName.Replace ('_', ' ');
+                    return FormatDisplayName (serial, avdName);
                 }
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {
@@ -208,4 +209,21 @@ static string MapAdbStateToStatus (string adbState)
 
         return null;
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Formats the AVD name into a more user-friendly display name. Replace underscores with spaces and title case.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string FormatDisplayName (string serial, string avdName)
+    {
+        Log.LogDebugMessage ($"Emulator {serial}, original AVD name: {avdName}");
+
+        // Title case and replace underscores with spaces
+        var textInfo = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture.TextInfo;
+        avdName = textInfo.ToTitleCase (avdName.Replace ('_', ' '));
+
+        // Replace "Api" with "API"
+        avdName = ApiRegex.Replace (avdName, "API");
+        Log.LogDebugMessage ($"Emulator {serial}, formatted AVD display name: {avdName}");
+        return avdName;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/Tasks/GetAvailableAndroidDevicesTests.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/Tasks/GetAvailableAndroidDevicesTests.cs
index ccbb78aea38..c1dd157648b 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/Tasks/GetAvailableAndroidDevicesTests.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/Tasks/GetAvailableAndroidDevicesTests.cs
@@ -436,5 +436,125 @@ public void ParseAdbDaemonStarting ()
 			Assert.AreEqual ("Device", physical.GetMetadata ("Type"));
 			Assert.AreEqual ("Online", physical.GetMetadata ("Status"));
 		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void FormatDisplayName_ReplacesUnderscoresWithSpaces ()
+		{
+			var task = new MockGetAvailableAndroidDevices {
+				BuildEngine = engine,
+			};
+
+			var result = task.FormatDisplayName ("emulator-5554", "pixel_7_pro");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual ("Pixel 7 Pro", result, "Should replace underscores with spaces");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void FormatDisplayName_AppliesTitleCase ()
+		{
+			var task = new MockGetAvailableAndroidDevices {
+				BuildEngine = engine,
+			};
+
+			var result = task.FormatDisplayName ("emulator-5554", "pixel 7 pro");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual ("Pixel 7 Pro", result, "Should apply title case");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void FormatDisplayName_ReplacesApiWithAPIUppercase ()
+		{
+			var task = new MockGetAvailableAndroidDevices {
+				BuildEngine = engine,
+			};
+
+			var result = task.FormatDisplayName ("emulator-5554", "pixel_5_api_34");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual ("Pixel 5 API 34", result, "Should replace 'Api' with 'API'");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void FormatDisplayName_HandlesMultipleApiOccurrences ()
+		{
+			var task = new MockGetAvailableAndroidDevices {
+				BuildEngine = engine,
+			};
+
+			var result = task.FormatDisplayName ("emulator-5554", "test_api_device_api_35");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual ("Test API Device API 35", result, "Should replace all 'Api' occurrences with 'API'");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void FormatDisplayName_HandlesMixedCaseInput ()
+		{
+			var task = new MockGetAvailableAndroidDevices {
+				BuildEngine = engine,
+			};
+
+			var result = task.FormatDisplayName ("emulator-5554", "PiXeL_7_API_35");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual ("Pixel 7 API 35", result, "Should normalize mixed case input");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void FormatDisplayName_HandlesComplexNames ()
+		{
+			var task = new MockGetAvailableAndroidDevices {
+				BuildEngine = engine,
+			};
+
+			var result = task.FormatDisplayName ("emulator-5554", "pixel_9_pro_xl_api_36");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual ("Pixel 9 Pro Xl API 36", result, "Should format complex names correctly");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void FormatDisplayName_PreservesNumbersAndSpecialChars ()
+		{
+			var task = new MockGetAvailableAndroidDevices {
+				BuildEngine = engine,
+			};
+
+			var result = task.FormatDisplayName ("emulator-5554", "pixel_7-pro_api_35");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual ("Pixel 7-Pro API 35", result, "Should preserve hyphens and numbers");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void FormatDisplayName_HandlesEmptyString ()
+		{
+			var task = new MockGetAvailableAndroidDevices {
+				BuildEngine = engine,
+			};
+
+			var result = task.FormatDisplayName ("emulator-5554", "");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual ("", result, "Should handle empty string");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void FormatDisplayName_HandlesSingleWord ()
+		{
+			var task = new MockGetAvailableAndroidDevices {
+				BuildEngine = engine,
+			};
+
+			var result = task.FormatDisplayName ("emulator-5554", "pixel");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual ("Pixel", result, "Should capitalize single word");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void FormatDisplayName_DoesNotReplaceApiInsideWords ()
+		{
+			var task = new MockGetAvailableAndroidDevices {
+				BuildEngine = engine,
+			};
+
+			var result = task.FormatDisplayName ("emulator-5554", "erapidevice");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual ("Erapidevice", result, "Should not replace 'api' when it's part of a larger word");
+		}
 	}
 }