Can I run an APK file in the Android emulator? I have to look at the UI design of an application, but only the apk is provided.
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See here:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4512458/androidhow-to-run-apk-file-on-emulator and here:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3480201/how-do-you-install-an-apk-file-in-the-android-simulator – Harry Joy Mar 29 '11 at 04:52
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Assuming you have an emulator created and started (which you can do with the AVD manager,) you can install an apk by running:
adb install WhateverApp.apk
from the terminal. The adb
command comes with the SDK and is under platform-tools/
. Then just run it in the emulator.

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1in case you also have a device connected, issue the command `adb install -e whateverapp.apk` – Aman Alam Mar 29 '11 at 04:58
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Yes you can run apk in the emulator . for that you need to install apk in emulator ..
Steps To Install APK in Emulator
Open Command Prompt
Now Go to tools or platform-tools . Ex(E:\android-sdk\tools)
- Then type this command adb install [apk file name whenever it stored]

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