How can I download a app I created onto my other cell phone?

[geraldinejns]

How can i download a app i created onto my other cell phone.

I used Android Studio to create my app. I want to download it onto my other cell phone and onto my other computer. Do i have to do the app store thing first before downloading it onto other devices? I do not want it in the google app store just yet. I want to show it to my job first to see if they like it. I do not want to pay google app store first and then find out later my job doesn't like it. What can i do? Hope you understand what it is i am saying.

 

[chrisjluc]

Re: How can i download a app i created onto my other cell phone.

The file extension for an Android app is .apk. If your device detects a file with this extension it will prompt the you if you want to install the app. When you build your app, it creates this .apk file and you just have to find it and I usually send it to myself over gmail and open it on my device. In the directory where your build.gradle and src/ are located there should be a path build/outputs/apk/... and this directory will contain a bunch of apk files that you have built when you build in Android studios, for example you'd see appname-debug-unaligned.apk. This is the file in which you can install apps on your phone without going through the playstore.

 

[geraldinejns]

Re: How can i download a app i created onto my other cell phone.

Thanks for responding back. i found the files. Are you saying that all i need to do is download the apk files (which are only two)onto my other cell phone and computer, and what? All i want to do is download my test app onto another cell phone. I'm a bit confused.

 

[chrisjluc]

Re: How can i download a app i created onto my other cell phone.

Thanks for responding back. i found the files. Are you saying that all i need to do is download the apk files (which are only two)onto my other cell phone and computer, and what? All i want to do is download my test app onto another cell phone. I'm a bit confused.

Well one way is to download the apk file on your phone and it should automatically try and install it. The other way is to plug in via USB into your computer and run or debug on your phone.

 

[geraldinejns]

Re: How can i download a app i created onto my other cell phone.

I had to download the whole entire folder, not just the .apk file.