Android testing flow?

[ratty]

What is the process for testing programs during development for Android?

For example, on windows it's as easy as building an exe then running it. On iOS it's a major pain to switch to Xcode, build, get permissions, then build.

[ColdFire]

1. Put your apk file into your phone sdcard and run it.
2. You can run it by emulator but this is very slow process.
3. If you have Android Studio or Eclipse with ADT plugin you can also run app in developer mode with debugger but this is only useful for extension developers.

@edit:
4. Ok you can also put usb into your phone before that you need to install usb drivers from your device to your pc and run developer mode in your phone/tablet then press build&run.

[DaveC]

it's very fast, 1000 times better than the iOS method. You litterally have your device plugged in by USB and press build and run, which builds onto the device. This speeds up development a lot.. I can't go back to iOS... so I develop only on Android and then maybe port to iOS at a later date.

[pit73]

Another fast process :

-Build apk application from fusion
-Share the windows folder ( right click > share )
-Explore with you phone the share folder ( with "Es explorer" for example ) and install apk
-don't forget to put your phone on develop mode.

Wifi works also.

Pit

[Fernando]

-Explore with you phone the share folder ( with "Es explorer" for example ) and install apk

i like it very much.

this really help you to test INI when you write at external folders

nice choice

[jay73]

Can also install an apk from the command line directly onto a android device (if usb debugging is enabled in settings)

adb install -r appname.apk

The -r switch will overwrite an already installed app, remove this if you don't want the app to be replaced.

By default the apk should be in the platform tools folder for it to be installed.

[Tiny]

-Explore with you phone the share folder ( with "Es explorer" for example ) and install apk

Brilliant advice! Worked directly.