How can I send an Android app that I'm developing to someone over e-mail?

Question

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?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.