#How to run an android studio app on a phone code

However, clicking the Settings menu which appears will not do anything, because we haven’t written any code for it yet.

#How to run an android studio app on a phone for free

You get a few items for free in the application, simply because we chose the layout template that was provided by Android Studio.įirst of all, click the vertical ellipsis (menu at top right of app) and you’ll see that it displays one menu item : Settings. However, for some reason the preview doesn’t show the word, Test, in the title bar as the emulator version does.Īlso, you can click on the interface using your mouse and the app will react as it would if you ran it on a real device and touched the screen.

*Depending upon your hardware it may take a long time for the Android Virtual Device (emulator) to finally start up.Īt this point the app looks fairly close to what we saw in the preview within Android Studio. Otherwise, this chapter will proceed as if you had no problems starting the emulator.Įventually*, you should see something like the following: I've written a detailed description of the trouble at StackOverflow : I’ll add all of the things I ended up trying as a sidebar in case you have issues. Note: When I attempted to start the Virtual Device nothing happened and I went through a number of steps to attempt to figure it out. You can also see that the Android virtual device (AVD) that it is suggesting we run is named Nexus4. You can see that Android Studio has auto-selected the Launch emulator radio button for us, because it knows that there is no emulator running yet. The bottom portion of that dialog is the part that is important to us. When you click that menu item a dialog box will appear which looks like the following: When it expands, we want to choose the Run app choice. If you haven't read that chapter, please do so now.Īt the top of Android Studio in the main menu, we want to click and expand the Run menu We now continue right where we left off in Chapter 2. Continuing Our Test App : Running In Emulator I believe, even if you are an advanced developer you will find the walk-through quite interesting, because you can simply skim through the article (and book) as a preview of what you will see when you sit down and work with Android Studio. Then, after reading the chapter, it will be far easier to go and write the code yourself only briefly referring back to the book. Instead, here you will be able to focus on reading and experiencing the code as if you are looking over an Android developer's shoulder the first time. It's an attempt to solve the challenge of reading a book and needing to type code to see the results. What Am I Attempting to Solve With This Format? This is somewhat of a hybrid format of a video tutorial merged with a book. I believe this will be an effective way of covering the intense subject of Android Development. I am hoping that this method will allow you to read and experience development as if you are looking over an Android developer's shoulder. I am writing the book as a walk-through in an attempt to create a better information product. That's because it includes 37 screenshot images.

If you scroll down quickly through this article, you will see that it seems quite long. To read the second chapter go to : (loads in a new tab) To read the introduction & first chapter, please check out my article here on CodeProject: I will also release it as a print book within days after that (pricing will vary due to print costs but from estimates will be in the range of $8.99 - 9.99). This article contains the third chapter from my forthcoming book, Launch Your Android App.Īfter I complete the book (Target release date: 03-11-2016) I will release the entire book as a Kindle book on Amazon for only $2.99.

#How to run an android studio app on a phone download

Download all source for Test Proj: Test.zip - 306 KB.