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Ionic App not installing in android device

I am a newbie in Ionic. I just made a simple app in Ionic that ran well on browser. So, I converted it into an .apk file using Android studios that generated an android-release-unsigned.apk file. I transfered it to my device and on trying to install it I encountered that it was not being installed. I am not able to figure out the cause. Need some assistance.

Solution

  • You can follow the steps which are mentioned in the official doc below.

    Deploying to a Device

    But for me, it didn't work.So I just manually did that as shown below.

    1. ionic cordova run android --device

    2. Plugged device to the PC using USB

    3. Copy the android-debug.apk file to the device (apk path:.. \platforms\android\build\outputs\apk)

    4. After that, You have to enable below setting on your Android device

    settings --> general tab --> security --> unknown sources (enabled this)

    1. After that just double-clicked the android-debug.apk from the location which you have copied.Then your app will be installed on your device.That is it.You can use your app on real device now.