I am trying to install a voice recognition app,that I builded ,on my device, the device is not supporting it, now I am trying to instal it on a LG Optimus 2x, I've updated this LG phone's OS to ICS using Cynogenmode, so no debugging options are getting displayed, can I directly copy the .apk file from the bin to LG phone? Would that work?
Just a note: If you install the APK directly do you phone, you have to enable that you can install applications from outside of the market in the settings of the phone. but then it should just work....
you have to install app installer from android market. Then copy apk file to memory card. Launch app installer, which will display apps from memory card and select, just install it.
another method
attach .apk file as an email attachment, open that email using your devices, email client will show install button
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I'm working on developing my first mobile app on the Appery.io platform. I'm just about done building the app and need to beta test it for Android.
Appery lets you generate an Android certificate and export your app as a .apk file. I have my .apk file and I want to install it on my friend's phone. Is there anything else I need to do or can I install the .apk file? How do I go about actually getting it installed on the phone? It's not clear from the site's instructions how to do it when using a platform that generates the .apk file for you.
The easiest solution is to email the APK file to your friend. Then click on the attachment on your friend's phone. Alternatively, you can install the Android SDK and use its adb tool.
You can send it via Bluetooth or Share it on Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. When you install the app be sure that in the phone settings the "Install apps from unknown publisher" is checked. And don't verify the app with google play. Just click package installer.
There are several ways to install apk like:
send apk as attachment to your friend and open the attachment on their device.
copy the apk to their device and open it using any file manager, it will lead to install it.
send apk whiya bluetooth/ wifi tethering etc and open it on their device.
upload it to any file hosting website and open that link in their device using any web browser and download and install further.
if that device is with you, you can use adb.exe tool with following command "adb install your apkfile"
Note: but to use any of these ways, their device should have enabled "Install from Unknown sources" in their device settings->security.
Or alternately best approach:
upload your apk to GooglePlay Store and they can install it from there hassle free.
Android Studio 0.4.6
Hello,
I am creating an App that will use the email client. However, having created a Nexus4 emulator targeting Jelly Bean 4.2.2. I see there is no email client. Is this normal behavior?
I have tried going through the settings, but cannot find any indication that there exists an Email client.
Just a followup question. If I wanted to install gmail email client, is that possible on an emulator? As there is no google play store App.
Yes its Possible to install Any app On Emulator.
But You need that Apk file..
First in your Emulator setting(settings > application Manager or Setting > Security) You need to enable.
Allow Unknown Sources Then You can Install any .apk file..
like this
Then Can Download Play store
Or You can Download Gmail
From those Links at bottom you will have download option. download the .apk file
After Downloading You need to Push the file to Emulator .. and browse it and install
or else follow this To install that application directly..
OR Refer this to install any apk file to Emulator.
This is the only process which works..
That's normal. Stock android does not come with Gmail. It's a proprietary package that is not installed on emulators. You'll need to install an email app manually by uploading an apk via adb or test on a real device.
I want to roll out a non-market apk to our users via our website. The users will go through the standard browser, type in the url, click an Install App button, and it should install (with their approval, of course).
Most of our users don't have an SD Card. Installing from adb is not an option.
I only know how to post my apk on the site and have it load to the SD Card and then install from another program like Astro File Manager.
How do I have the app install after the user chooses to install it from our website? How is this done without an SD Card?
Thanks so much in advance.
From the phone's browser, download the .apk, then go to Menu/Downloads and select the downloaded .apk. As long as the phone has been configured to accept non-Android market installs, the installation screen should appear.
I think there is no automatic way doing that without an SD-Card, but after downloading you can install it doing the following steps.
Connect your SmartPhone or Pad via USB. Go via Terminal/Console into the SDK path (SDK is required!) sdk/platform-tools/ and run
adb install youradkfile.adk
(note: on Mac type "./" without quotes before adb)
To find the app after installation go to menu, add, shortcuts, applications and select your app to have it on your desktop.
i developed a application and it works fine on the emulator, so tried to install it on my phone using a .apk of the file
(NOTE: It is a unSigned one).
on installing the app on the phone, during installation i get a error as installation failed.
(NOTE: Other applications from the market are installing without any errors, the ones downloaded from the internet are working fine, but one developed by me aren't)
tried to debug the application on my phone using USB debugging.
the app gets installed fine by USB debugging.
Still can't figure out how to install using the .apk file.
Thanks in advance. :)
You have to sign your application if you do not want to install it using adb. If you use Eclipse and ADT just click on your project folder, choose Android tools -> Export Signed Application Package. Then provide access (or create new) to your keystore file and choose key. After you've signed an application you can, for instance, send it by email and install it on a real smartphone.
What you can also do is copy the .apk to the phone via the ISB cable into the sim card out the SD card. Then you don't have to send any emails to yourself.
I have come up with a small camera application. It is working as expected in the Android emulator, but when I load the same in the SD card of an Android phone, the apk is not listed in the app installer of the phone. Please advise.
It sounds like you are simply copying the APK file onto the SD card. That is not the same as installing an application. To install the application you need to open the APK file, so the operating system can properly install it.
There are many ways you can open an APK file on an Android device:
Put the app in the Android Market (or other Market)
Email the APK to the device
Use a file manager app to open the APK from the SD card
Open the APK from a network location, perhaps using Dropbox
Open a web link on the phone pointing to the location of the APK (you may need to set the mime-type for APK files on the web server)