How do I uninstall and re-run an app on a device using Android Studio?

Question

I am new to Android Studio and I feel that I must be doing something wrong. When running MyApp on an actual device the process goes like this.

• Edit code.
• Select the Run command in Android Studio. (Shift+F10)
• Discover a Bug (on phone)
• Navigate to Settings --> Application --> MyApp (on phone)
• Force Stop (on phone)
• Uninstall MyApp (on phone)
• Edit code
• Select the 'Run' command in Android Studio.
• Repeat again and again.

This is repetitive and time consuming. Is there a way to uninstall MyApp via Android Studio?

If not is there some other more automated way to do this?

BTW I have seen this question How to automatically uninstall android app from device before installing a new version but it does not sufficiently address the issue.

Answer 1

I think this answer is what you're looking for. Basically edit your configuration to perform an uninstall before app launch.

From the Run menu -> Edit Configurations... -> Before Launch -> Add Gradle-aware Make -> ":app:uninstallAll"