In this article I am going to explain How to Install and Run apk Files in Android Emulator.
Recently I got an android apk file from my client to replicate that android app in Xamarin.
To check the functionality of that android app, I have to install and run that app in my mobile.
But I don’t want to keep that app in my mobile because I really don’t trust external app and use them in my mobile.
So I have decided to run that in virtual environment or you can call it in Android Emulator.
To run that android apk file in Android Emulator I have to install that in Emulator and that’s why I decided to write this article to explain the process How to Install and Run apk Files in Android Emulator.
Install and Run apk Files in Android Emulator
- To start this process, it is must that you have any Android Emulator installed in your system.
- Navigate to location of Android Emulator, If you have Android Emulator installed then it’s probably in “C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools“.
- Open Command Prompt in Emulator directory or after opening command prompt navigate to the Android Emulator directory.
- Copy the path of your android apk file.
- Now in command prompt type following command “adb install” and paste the apk file location so command will look like
“adb install D:\androidfile.apk”
Where androidfile.apk is filename of Android apk, you want o install in Emulator.
- After typing command press enter, and wait for Success message.
- Once you get the “Success” message apk is installed in Emulator.
- Now run that app in Android Emulator.
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