I need to export my Android Studio project to an Android phone. I've generated a signed APK already but I don't know what to do after this. What else do I need to do to export my project?
Install it. Look for the apk file in the project folder and transfer it to your phone and click it.
Another way, connect your android phone to your laptop and click on instant Run.
This isn't called exporting, it's called installing.
By default, the APK should be under
app/release/
in your project directory, as app-release.apk.
You can use the Android Studio terminal tab (check the bottom toolbar) to install it directly:
adb install -r app/release/app-release.apk
If you have Android Emulator, then you can directly run and check your app contents.
Or
If you want your app to run on your phone, then go to the app folder of your Android project
Directory : app/release/release.apk
Connect your data cable and move that release.apk in your phone directory and install that apk file in your Android phone.
My question is when i click on run button it runs gradle command to check change files and build class and then dex to create apk.
If i know there is no change in my files still gradle runs to check.
As i have many libraries attached to my app module to reduce run time. if anyone knows to install apk in device from android studio without running gradle.
Note : I want to install on device which is connected to my system not to emulator,etc.
Note : I want to install from android studio not by using any other software.
One more solution is using terminal to install apk on devices.
Once you have built your APK using the File>Build APK, it shows you the path in which new apk is present.
Just go to the path on terminal like below
generated apk path on my system -$cd /Android_App_Code/UpdatedCodeForCheckOut/Projects/IMS/source/apps/Android/flowtalk/app/build/outputs/apk
and type -$ adb install -r app-debug.apk
this command just installs the build on your connected device.
and now every time when there is no change in code, just run install command on terminal. It's super fast you will see.
You can't skip a Gradle build unless you want a constant APK that has no changes.
Go to File>Build APK. Then, Gradle will build once. After that, a bubble at the top-right corner will appear indicating a successful APK generation.
Click "Show in explorer", copy the generated APK and move it to your connected device. Then, go on your device>Your File Manager>The APK you just moved. Click it and install the application. There you have it.
There is no way for you to run without a Gradle build, and you're not the only one who thinks it is utterly STUPID for a force rebuild every time you want to build an APK or run an app with no changes since the last build.
I use this method to install the generated APK to the device using bash script since I'm working on Linux(didn't try this on windows or os x).
When you run the app in the android studio the run tab will print out the commands which android studio uses to install the app on the device.
I just copy these commands into a file and save it as run.sh
run.sh
#!/bin/sh
adb push /home/gautam/sample/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk /data/local/tmp/com.example.sample.sample
adb shell pm install -t -r "/data/local/tmp/com.example.sample.sample"
adb shell am start -n "com.example.sample.sample/com.example.sample.sample.MainActivity" -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER
save the file in you project directory(although you can keep it any where).also add it to you gitignore if you need. Then open you terminal in android studio and run the script file to install the APK.
chmod a+x run.sh
./run.sh
This will install the apk to the connected device. If more then one device are connected the script will throw error in which case you will have to provide the device id refer this.
Hope this helps.
Generate apk (gradle build)
Select generated apk in the project tree
Right-click to .apk -> install APK
via plugin: install apk
Actually you can.
Just create a new Run/Debug configuration (Edit configuration on the drop down list on the left of the "Run" arrow). Then remove "Gradle-aware Make" in the "Before launch" section of your configuration.
To run this configuration you need to have an existing APK generated otherwise it doesn't work, as this new configuration will just install the existing one.)
For people who use Flutter, Do as the following instruction.
Connect your Android device to your computer with a USB cable.
Enter cd where is your application directory.
Run flutter install.
Flutter: Install an APK on a device
There's a much easier way now.
Windows:
To install an App that you you have the APK file for:
Start the Device Emulator.
Drag the .apk file onto the emulator.
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In Android Studio 2.2 there is a new property "build cache". To install it you open gradle.properties file of your project and add there:
android.enableBuildCache=true
like described here
And if you have no changes, your gradle will build in few seconds.
EDIT: Description of Build Cache from here:
Android Studio 2.2 Beta 3 introduces a new build cache feature that can speed up build times (including full builds, incremental builds, and instant run) by storing and reusing files/directories that were created in previous builds of the same or different Android project.
In other words, Build Cache reuses unchanged files rather then rebuild them.
If you haven't changed anything on your files and it's not the first time you run the app on the device, you can navigate to the app on your device and open it from there. If your device is connected to your computer, you would still be able to access logcat of the app.
If the modifications you've done is on an existing file, like the layout or .java file or any file that already exist, you can simply click on the apply changes button which is besides the run button as shown:
The apply changes button to the right of the run button in android studio
works with android 3.0.1 and later.
If you've added any new resources or created a new java file or new activity, the you must run from scratch to rebuild the hgradle.
Just create new configuration "install" with Launch Options -> Launch: Nothing
I have created a demo android application.I want to create a setup of demo android project which should install on all android device directly without android market to check application working or not just like a window application.
Thank's in advance
If you want to test your application on all devices you only need to copy .apk file present in your bin folder. It is by default signed with your default keystore. If you did not find any .apk file inside your bin folder than you have to clean build your project once and run it once. Framework will generate one .apk file automatically.
Now only you need to deploy your apk to all devices where you want to test or you can run adb command if your device is in debug mode.
adb install "apk path"
Firstly you should export you android project to apk.....by going to Android Tools-> Export Signed Application Package -> then follow on screen instruction
Then you should connect your devices to computer and run the following command from terminal:
adb install "path to apk file"
I have made application in Netbeans7.1.2 .
my application working perfectly in emulator which is configured android 2.1 but after copying bin folder in Android device(tablet) that gives error "Application not installed".
what is this problem plz if someone know about this ?
Copying bin/ folder is not sufficient enough to warrant an install.
You can do it this way:
Use the Android's SDK tool called adb to install it directly on to the device. For example, suppose your package-name in your project is called org.foo.bar.app and an apk file is generated and called foobar.apk (This will be found in the bin/) folder typically, or where you specify Eclipse to generate the apk, via from within Eclipse:
Right click on project
Click on Android Tools
Click on Export the unsigned Application Package
OR
Click on Export Signed Application Package.
Then:
Plug in cable to device, and issue the command from within Windows Cmd or Linux Terminal, in this manner, adb install foobar.apk
To uninstall an app from the device, specify the package-name, like this adb uninstall org.foo.bar.app
I'm working an android project using eclipse. I can't test it out in emulator because of the sensor and so I have to export to APK file quite frequently. The problem is that it takes more than 10 mouse clicks and entering the (same) password two times (which I often type wrong) to generate the APK file.
I'm wondering if there is a way to automate these steps. or is there a command line equivalent for those steps?
If you want the APK file for testing only then you can use unsigned APK.
Right Click Project -> Android Tools -> Export Unsigned Application Package
if you need .apk , you should find it in project folder bin directory ,after run your application.