I want to test my build on my device. Please provide some tool/information regarding installation of application on device ?
thanks and regards,
Connect your device with the PC, install the Android SDK (you should have that already) and than: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
Open phone web-browser.
Enter url: file:///sdcard/[nameofyourapkfile].apk
No need for file browser programs.
If you just want to install the apk file on the mobile without the need of any debug information you can simply upload the apk file (which is located in the /bin directory of your project) to a webspace and grab it with the mobile's browser (e.g. http://www.mywebspace.com/myapp.apk)
You can also copy the apk to your phone - SD card or internal memory- and then click on it. This should install the apk in most devices, though some devices may block the installation of non-market apks.
Or download SD Folder or something like that just type SD Folder into Googleplay and then youll be able to simply open apk files or Pics you couldnt access trough the office suit.
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Now I developed the android application for Vuzix SmartGlass. And I uploaded the apk files in google drive and shared the link to my customer to download the apk.
After my customer downloaded the apk files, those downloaded files are not displaying in the download folder apps of smart glass. When I connect the device with laptop and search in the folder, I can be able to see the downloaded files in download folder.
Have anyone of you encountered this kind of issue?
You can use our Smart Glasses System File Manager to load APKs directly to the M300/M100. You can download and install System File Manager from (http://files.vuzix.com/Content/Upload/M100%20System%20File%20Manager%204.0.0.zip)
or you can install via adb simply issue the command ‘adb install .apk’ from within the directory that contains the apk.
From my personal experience the only working way of installing apps on the device is the M100 System File Manager.
Your customers can get it from here even without registration:
https://www.vuzix.com/support/Downloads_Drivers
I'm testing an Android application I'm developing, and I want to install it to my phone some place else. (i.e. not by plugging it with a USB cable to the PC where Eclipse is installed)
Can I send the *.apk file to my e mail and download the file at home, and install it to my device?
First of all you need to understand what is APK file.
Android application package file (APK) is the file format used to distribute and install application software and middleware onto Google's Android operating system.APK files are ZIP file formatted packages based on the JAR file format, with .apk file extensions.For more info check out here.
Hence it is enough for you to copy apk file for installing the App.And dont forgot to allow apps from unknown sources.For that process check here
Some easy steps:
Download the APK files from somewhere.
Go to your android device setting -> Security -> check the "Unknown sources" is ON.
You are ready to go! Install your APK files.
Yes. You can install apk in to the device. But make sure that Install app from unknown sources to be enabled in the settings of the phone.
Yes apk file is enough to install in any android device.
yes,apk file is enough to install in device
Is it possible to install an .apk on a phone without using developer tools? Can it simply be dragged to a mounted SD card? My beta testers are not very tech-savvy or comfortable with the command line.
Thanks in advance,
Barry
Copy the .apk file to DropBox (or any other cloud storage program. Box is another popular one).
Load DropBox on your Android device, navigate to the location of the .apk file and click Export.
Choose a location on the SD card to copy the .apk file to (eg /downloads).
Use a file explorer program (I use ES File Explorer) and navigate to the location on the SD card where you exported the .apk file to in step 3.
Click the .apk file, which will install the application to your device (Note that you will have to turn on 'Unknown Sources' so that non-Android Market apps can be installed on your device if this setting is off).
You can install it from an SD card if you have a file browser on the phone, or you can download it via a webserver using the browser.
You could set up a web server that hosts your APKs. N.B. it would need to send .apk files with the right MIME type: application/vnd.android.package-archive.
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)
I need to install a program on the Droid. I can get it onto the memory chip. I can't get the droid to find it. TIA.
I believe what you are trying to say is that you have an apk file on your SD card you are trying to install onto your phone. You need to use a file browser like Astro File Manager to browse your SD card and install the app.
Let's say you are trying to install an APK which is in your SD card.
There's no need to use a file manager, just open the Browser and enter the URL
file:///sdcard/MyApp.apk
you will be prompted to accept the installation of the package.
To install the apk you will also need to allow installations from Unknown Sources, located in Settings --> Applications.