Create headful android simulator open on Ubuntu 16.04 stack

As per this link, x86 emulators are available only on the Linux/Android stacks . However, you could try out using an ARM emulator.
I too have run into a location related issue with Android Emulator on BitRise and I posted a query. However, in my case, the application would not even launch when I used an Android Emulator with google_apis. When I used an Android Emulator (without google_apis), it would launch but my app would prompt a location error.

Reference: Android Emulator with Google APIs

  - avd-manager@1:
      inputs:
      - api_level: '29'
      - tag: google_apis

Reference: Android Emulator without Google APIs

  - avd-manager@1:
      inputs:
      - api_level: '29'
      - tag: default