How to install .apk file to android device

Hi,

Does someone have a the steps to deploy the .apk to an Android device?

I have a Samsung galaxy tab and struggling to get it done. Appreciate any help.

Thanks and Regards,
Sandeep

I copied the .apk file onto the file explorer of the tab. On the Tab when I click on the .apk file I always get an expectation saying “Application Not Installed”.

The other thing I noticed is the wMMD builds the app with android 8. On the device it is using 4.0.4 version.

Thanks and Regards,
Sandeep

Hi Sandeep,

The other thing I noticed is the wMMD builds the app with android 8. On the device it is using 4.0.4 version.

Android 8 is the SDK level, 4.0.4 is the operating system version (the SDK level of which is SDK 15). This should be fine.

Regards

Jonas

Yes It is ticked…

Well I see this option under Security->Device Administration-> ‘Allow
install of non-Market applications’

Thanks and Regards,
Sandeep

Hi Sandeep,

The other thing I noticed when making android apk builds was that I had
to export a signed package (rather than unsigned) if you are using
eclipse and have the android eclipse plugin installed you can do this by
right clicking on your project and selecting Android Tools, > Export
Signed Package. This will then start a wizard which will guide you
through the process of making the apk. If it’s your first time doing
this you will also need to setup a keystore but the wizard will help you
with this aswell.

Once build and loaded onto the device you should be able to install by
finding it in the file explorer. You may need to remove any previous
versions installed on the handset as it may report a conflicting
signature error.

Regards,

Kareem.

AWESOME!!!

That did the trick…

Thanks and Regards,
Sandeep

Could someone help me? I am trying to install a gta san andreas apk from http://gtasanandreasapk.com but when I click the download button it just redirects to the appstore? Not sure if this is the right place to post this but maybe you can help me out aswell?