{"id":4084,"date":"2010-02-01T15:21:40","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T09:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/?p=4084"},"modified":"2024-11-26T20:51:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T15:21:20","slug":"installing-apk-files-on-android-device-emulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/blog\/android\/installing-apk-files-on-android-device-emulator","title":{"rendered":"Installing APK Files on Android Device Emulator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let me first clear one thing, You do not need Eclipse or Eclipse-plugin the Android Development Tools (ADT) in order to run .APK file (adhoc builds) on emulator. They required for the software\/application development for Android, but are not necessary for application adhoc testing on emulator.<\/p>\n

You will need to download the Android SDK, which can be obtained here: http:\/\/code.google.com\/android\/download.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Before running .apk into emulator, it is needed to setup the sdk first.<\/p>\n

Installing the SDK:<\/b><\/h2>\n

After downloading the SDK, unpack the .zip archive to a suitable location on your machine. For the rest of this document, we will refer to the directory where you installed the SDK as $<\/strong>SDK_ROOT.<\/p>\n

Optionally, you can add $SDK_ROOT\/tools to your path:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • On Linux, edit your ~\/.bash_profile or ~\/.bashrc file. Look for a line that sets the PATH environment variable and add the full path to your $SDK_ROOT\/tools to it. If you don’t see a line setting the path, you can add one:
    \nexport PATH=${PATH}:<\/li>\n
  • On a Mac, look in your home directory for .bash_profile and proceed as for Linux. You can create the .bash_profile, if you haven’t already set one up on your machine.<\/li>\n
  • On Windows, right click on My Computer, and select Properties. Under the Advanced tab, hit the Environment Variables button, and in the dialog that comes up, double-click on Path under System Variables, and add the full path to the tools\/ directory under $SDK_ROOT to it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    *Note<\/strong>* – Updating the SDK for newer releases means you might also need to update the PATH settings.<\/p>\n

    If you have not created android virtual device (AVD) yet, then in ..\/tools directory,<\/p>\n

    run command .\/android<\/p>\n

    This will open up the window to let you add virtual device with specific sdk version 1.6 or 2.0<\/p>\n

    To check AVDs present you can run the command .\/android list avd<\/p>\n

    Using emulator:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Go to $SDK_ROOT\/tools directory and execute the file ’emulator.exe’.<\/br>\n

      You might need to also include android virtual device (AVD) to command line execution for example,<\/p>\n

      .\/emulator -avd TestDevice<\/p>\n

      Please wait couple of minutes until it loads. You should see the home screen of the android emulator.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    • Save\/copy the APK file directly in the $SDK_ROOT\/tools directory.<\/br>\n<\/li>\n
    • Goto Shell\/Terminal\/CommandPrompt, adb install fileName.apk (You will need to shell\/terminal\/cmd sessions live)<\/em><\/br>\n

      or .\/adb install fileName.apk<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    • if there is ‘Path not found’ error then you need to add $SDK_ROOT\/tools directory to your system PATH settings correctly.<\/br>\n<\/li>\n
    • After above command executions, you will be able to see installed apk into emulator.<\/br>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Good luck!<\/p>\n

      Regards,<\/p>\n

      Shail<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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