Android

To get started, Appetize requires the APK (or APKs) containing your application.

Finding your APK file

With Android Studio

Select Build -> Build APK(s) -> Build APK(s) or Build -> Generated Signed APK (and following the prompts)

Building with Android Studio

Once the build is complete you can locate the .apk file by selecting locate in the dialog that appears

Select locate in the dialog to navigate to the apk

or by navigating to

{project name}/{app module name}/build/outputs/apk/

With Gradle

Generate your build with gradle by running the assemble command for your preferred app build variant e.g. debug variant

./gradlew assembleDebug

Once the build is complete you can locate the .apk file by navigating to

{project name}/{app module name}/build/outputs/apk/

Converting AAB to APK or APKs

Appetize currently supports the .apk format and also accepts .apks (APK Set archive) files for upload. In order to get your application to work with Appetize you will need to convert your aab to an apk or apks by making use of the bundletool provided by Google.

Generate Universal APK Set archive

bundletool build-apks --bundle=/<your app>/{aab name}.aab \
    --output=/{your app}/{app name}.apks \
    --mode=universal

Generate Single APK file from the Universal APKs (optional)

unzip -p /{your app}/{app name}.apks universal.apk > /{your app}/{app name}.apk

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble running your uploaded Android app in Appetize, we recommend trying to run the same APK on the standard Google-provided Android emulator locally over ADB.

Once your emulator is launched and available via adb devices, you can install it using the install command:

adb install -r {your app}.apk

or by simply dragging over the apk into the emulator window.

Also check our Knowledge Base for frequently asked questions and solutions.