Google Android Studio

You may install Android Studio though Solar2D does not require to install Android Studio to build an android app

• https://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/distribution/androidBuild/index.html

• https://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/start/installWin/index.html#jdk

  Path for java runtime and android platform tools, for instance,

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_261\bin

Google Android Studio

• Google’s SDK Platform tools

  it contains adb tool that installs .apk to your android phone. Alternativly you can install the platform tools from Adnroid Studio’s SDK Manager

  • C:\Users{YOUR_NAME}\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools

    System Properties window, click the Advanced tab, and then click Environment Variables.

  

keystore

YOu can use Android Studio to make a keystore file and use it for building with Corona simulator

• Build > Build > Generate Signed Bundle/APK

https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/app-signing#generate-key

Or

• You may use key tool to generate one. You don’t need to install Android Studio

  keytool -genkey -v keystore mykeystore.keystore -alias aliasname -keyalg RSA -validity 999999
  

adb commnad

If you don’t install the platform tools from Android Studio’s SDK Manager, you can manually download adb from Google’s SDK Platform tools . Unzip and put it to somewhere in your PC. Add the path to your environment.

• adb devices
• adb install -r your-app.apk
• adb kill-server
• adb start-server
• adb connect

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Android Studio

open Android Studio and you find these functions

• Profiler

  https://developer.android.com/studio/profile/android-profiler

• Log

  • View > Tool Windows > Logcat https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/am-logcat

  • terminla to use

    adb logcat
    

Emulator

• Launch AVD Manager
• Create an AVD with GPU Emulation true
• adb install -r your-app.apk