I want a know if it's possible to install a android application that I created but without passing by the market place, because the apps is for my company only. And the solution must also be legal.
Compile into .apk, send the file to everyone (in email) and use android to open the apk file and it will ask if you want to install it.
Moreover, make sure the settings in your phone allows unknown source installation.
Yes, it's possible and 100% legal. Just build the apk (using Eclipse with the plugin or the command line tools) and distribute it as you like.
If you don't have an ATT phone, then you can do this easily by clicking "allow installations of 3rd party apps" or whatever that setting is called. You can then just put the .apk file onto your SD card and open it with a file explorer like astro.
If you have an ATT phone, you'll have to download the android sdk and use ADB to push the app onto your phone.
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I know this is may or may not be possible,but I just want to confirm is it possible in android or not?
So here it goes,Let's say I have an android app ( example my_app.apk) ,I copied my_app.apk from my computer or through pendrive or downloaded from website to my android device( let's say I copied to /sdcard/).I have also activated install app from unknown sources in my phone settings.
Now is there any way through which I can make the App to auto install on the device as soon as I copied to /sdcard folder? I mean my_app.apk should kick auto installation on the device without user navigating to /sdcard of the device and selecting the app and clicking the install option.
I just want to know is this possible in Android? if Yes how can I achieve that? I don't want to use other third party applications to kick off installation,instead the app should kick installation itself as soon as it gets copied to /sdcard folder.
Any help would be appreciated.
I think that is not possible. It is possible to have Android app which checks some folders and detects new file and automatically install new apk files. To install apk package ordinary (from SD card) you should activated installing from Unknown sources in settings. Auto instalation packages aren't possible, because it could be security problem.
I wrote a simple application for android, it works fine on my phone, but i want to run it on my phone without connecting my phone to the computer, i mean i want to install the application on my computer. How can i do this? Also what if i want to send this app to a frind? Do i have to install it to market? Thanks
The first thing you need to do is create an .apk file.
Here is a question about creating it.
You can then put it on the play store, or upload the .apk to a server and use the URL to download it.
Or you could just copy the .apk from your computer onto your phone then just click the file and it will install.
Using anything other than the market will require the user to 'allow applications from unknown sources'.
After you will run for the first time the application on the phone (launched from the computer), it will remain installed after you disconnect the phone from the computer.
Then you can launch it from the Applications menu.
Preinstalled applications are in /system/app folder. User installed applications are in /data/app. I guess you can't access unless you have a rooted phone. Try to carry with your external memory card.
If you want to reach your .apk file simply try below...
I assumed you are using Eclipse..
in /bin folder of your project you can see appName.apk then copy and send it to your friend.
If you use eclipse you need to do a right click on the project folder.
There you have the menu for android tools.
There you must click the export (un)signed application package button and then a wizard opens where you have to do some settings. (I prefer sigend one).
There you need to create a new keystore and a new certificate. It does not really matter what you insert there.
After you created these files you can save an "apk" and copy it to your device.
There you simply have to open the apk and the app will be installed.
But I don't know how to install the app on your pc. I just know that you can run an emulator and install it there (bluestack is the emulators' name).
I have developed an android .apk file and I need to put it on my website for OTA installation (For some reasons, I cannot put it on Android Market). The idea is, I will send sms with the link of .apk file to the android device and by clicking the application should start download and installation process.
At the moment, when I try, it is a two step process -
1. it downloads the .apk file
2. I need to click on .apk file to install it.
Is there anyway to remove step 2 (click on .apk file to install it) and by clicking on url of .apk file, it gets downloaded and installed (of course by asking all the necessary permission from user so it is not a security threat to user).
I have done similar thing on Blackberry/Symbian/Winmo and it is just one step process (clicking on the link downloads and runs the installer) so I thought there should be a way on android as well.
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards
Simple answer: No.
If you already have an application running on the user's device, you could register for a special URI and download and open the file yourself. Android itself does not have such an option (for obivous reasons).
This is my first Android app. I need to email what I have so far to someone for testing.
How should I do I export the app and attach it, so it is not being treated as Junk?
Much simpler method:
Put the apk on your web server
Create a QR Barcode image using:
http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=150x150&chld=H|1&chl=http://myserver/myapp.apk
Then send him that barcode in an email and tell him to scan it using the barcode reader app.
The barcode reader app will see the barcode and provide a hyperlink for the user to click. They click the link and the app downloads and installs.
compile/build your app, it should produce a file like myAppName.apk, just send it via email to your friend
try to look in yourProjectPath/bin folder
If you are using Eclipse run the app on the emulator to test it. Now Eclipse should have created a bin folder in your project folder. In this folder you will find an apk file that contains your app.
Just send this file to your friend via email. He know can install the file on the emulator if he has one running. If not he can just plugin his phone via usb move the file to the SD-Card remove the USB connection and then navigate to the file on his SD-Card with a file browser like ASTRO and select the, item now the application manager should show up and he can install the app. If this does not work he has to go to settings -> applications -> and enable unknown sources.
I assume you are using Android Studio for application development.
Follow these steps:
Go to "build" from the navigation bar in Android Studio.
Go to "build bundle(s)/APK(s)" from the drop down that appears.
Click on "build APK(s)". You will get a notification box at the bottom right of your screen.
Click on "locate". Two files will appear. One is a ".json" file and one is an ".apk" file.
Send these files to your friends on WhatsApp and tell them to download the JSON file and install the APK file. Now your application is running.
You are done.
You can also right-click on your project (in eclipse) and click on export
then select "Export Android Application" and give all the details...
after you finish you will have a myAppName.apk, which you can email
Export Android Application would be the correct way to generate the apk. Using the one that eclipse uses has debugging info, plus it is signed with debug key, not an actual key. If you install an application signed with one key, and then later try to install an application (same package name) with a different key, you will first have to uninstall the original application first.
The simple answer is it is very simple, Droid devices understand what an APK is. So, tell your friend to Check "Enable Unknown Sources" currently in Settings->Security (not Settings-> Applications as of now.) Then email them the APK. Upon receiving it, Droid will either get it installed, or they can download it to downloads, where they can also install it from. Accept the Permissions, and off you go.
You can use the Microsoft App Center to build and distribute your Signed/Unsigned APK with your beta testers.
Or you can also use Google Drive, DropBox, Amazon S3 to distribute your APK
In Android Studio build with "build"->"Build Bundle"->"Build APKs" which you'll find in the folder app/build/outputs/apk/debug then.
You cannot attach the file in your email directly, since APKs are treated as junk by most email providers. So upload the apk somewhere and send the link to your co-worker.
If a link is not enough, with a simple trick, you can send the file anyway:
Rename the file: attach .bin at the end of the filename (i.e. myApp.apk.bin)
send the fake .bin file
Tell the receiver, that they have to rename it to plain .apk before installing. (On android renaming is possible with a file-manager, i.e. like Totalcommander)
If you are using Android Studio for application development
now your apk is ready to share. Go to email and attach the apk file and enjoy.[note:Maximum Email Size Limits maybe 25MB]
How can I install an application without any developer tools (Eclipse, Android SDK tools)?
I've compiled and created an .apk file. Now I am gonna send this apk file to my friend.
He is not an Android developer; he doesn't know how to use Eclipse or the SDK.
And I don't want to publish my application to android market.
Is there a way to launch the application on a real device without publishing it or having access to a machine with the SDK?
You can deploy the .apk file on your local server(apache or jboss) with a static IP to make the file available for download. Now just open the download link of the apk file in your mobile browser. The device will automatically start the installation after the download completes.
The way I usually do this is:
Plug in my USB cable to my PC and mount my SD card on my computer
Get the APK file somewhere on my SD card on the phone
Unmount the SD card on my PC, allowing the phone to see the SD card contents again
Use Astro File Manager or some similar app to browse to that file on the SD card and select it, which will prompt you if you want to install the app on your phone.
You should set
Settings -> Application -> Unknown sources
to allow installation from non-Market.
Then, once your application is published somewhere, you can download it an install it.
Also you can use 'adb install ' to install apk's to your device.
Though this approach requires you to have adb available on your computer and adb is part of the sdk.
Another, easier approach, is using DropBox. This enables you to save the apk in the dropbox/public folder, create a URI from there and supply this to your friend. Then have him download the apk. Android will notify him when it's done, so he only has to click the notification and Android will ask him whether or not he wants to install this software.
Try DeployGate. With the service you can generate a download page like this:
https://dply.me/7hmric
Then it will guide your friends to install your app and you can see how is going, e.g. which version is installed or updated, or app is crashed, in realtime.
Though it's a very common question, there were no simple way to achieve it. Even if we can send people an APK file through whatever, they have to change the "Unknown Sources" setting before the installation. We have to take care of this kind stuff everyday. It's simply a waste of time. So we made DeployGate, a tester-friendly private app distribution service to help the developers just like you. :)
Disclaimer: I'm a developer of the service.
Hopefully you will find the answer from here Install Android application on Android Device
Add your APK file to your device SD card and run it, you must allow to install non-market application on your device before you going to install.
Go to Setting -> Application Setting ->Unknown Source and tick check box which will allow to install non-market application on your device
what i usually do is:
1. Through mail: i send the .apk to their mail id.
2. do open his mail in his mobile. and download the attached .apk.
3. it will ask for installation and do run.
If doing from a windows based server with IIS 7.
Setup a website, with a page named default.asp
Add this line to the asp page;
Setup a mime with extension '.apk' and MIME type 'application/vnd.android.package-archive'
When you connect to the page http://yourUrl.co.uk, it will automatically start the download, and include it in the download manager so it can be selected from the drop down menu using default installer.
If the MIME isn't setup correctly then you will have to use a file explorer to open the apk with an installer.
Step-1 : Run Application in AVD First, then Close it.
Step-2 : See in bin/ folder contain AppNm.apk file.Just right click and copy it.
Step-3 : Now Connect Your Phone with Pc and Turn USB Storage on from your phone.
Step-4 : Now go to in your SD card Location and Paste it any location. just remember that location.
Step-5 : Eject/Remove Your phone from pc and check your file in SD card
Step-6 : Now click on it and install....