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I have created a very small android app. I don't want to publish it to public. I just want my other friend to run my app on his phone. I don't have android phone but my friend has one. I have developed the app using eclipse IDE. How do I bundle it to apk and give it to him. I am a beginner (even less than a beginner) - please tell me what should I do ?
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On the Releases page, select the app you want to distribute from the drop-down menu. Drag your app's APK file to the console to upload it. When the upload completes, specify the tester groups and individual testers you want to receive the build. Then, add release notes for the build.
Distributing your apps by email To do this, you prepare the app for release, attach it to an email, and send it to a user. When the user opens your email on their Android-powered device, the Android system recognizes the APK and displays an Install Now button in the email message.
You cannot attach the file in your email directly, since APKs are treated as junk by most email providers.
So the answer to your question is yes, it is more dangerous to provide the . apk file directly. However, if you do not have copy-protection on your app, then the . apk is already available to anyone (country dependent).
Follow these instructions (read from where it says Compile and sign with Eclipse ADT), then email him the apk! He'll need to put in on his phone's SD card and install it from there.
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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.
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