Install Android App Bundle on device

Question

I built my project using the new Android App Bundle format  With APK files  I can download the APK to my device  open it  and immediately install the app  I downloaded my app as a bundle   aab format  and my Nexus 5X running Android 8 1 can t open the file  Is there any way to install AABs on devices in the same convenient manner as APKs

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If you want to install apk from your aab to your device for testing purpose then you need to edit the configuration before running it on the connected device.

Go to Edit Configurations
Select the Deploy dropdown and change it from "Default apk" to "APK from app bundle".
Apply the changes and then run it on the device connected. Build time will increase after making this change.

This will install an apk directly on the device connected from the aab.

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You cannot install app bundle  NAME  aab directly to android device because it is publishing format  but there is way to extract the required apk from bundle and install it to you device  the process is as follow   Download bundletool from here run this in your terminal     java -jar bundletool jar build-apks --bundle bundleapp aab --output out bundle archive set apks    Last step will generate a file named as out bundle archive set apks  just rename it to out bundle archive set zip and extract the zip file  jump into the folder out bundle archive set  gt  standalones  where you will seee a list of all the apks    There goes the reference from android developers for bundle tools link

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For MAC   brew install bundletool bundletool build-apks --bundle   app aab --output   app apks bundletool install-apks --apks app apks

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No  if you are debugging an app without other users use the Build   Build APK s  menu in Android Studio or execute it in your device emulator them the debug release apk will install automatically  If you are debugging an app with others use Build   Generate Signed APK    menu  If you want to publish the beta version use the Google Play Store  Your APK s  will be in app build outputs apk debug and app release folders

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Short answer   Not directly   Longer answer   Android App Bundles is a publishing format  Android devices require  apk files to install applications     The PlayStore or any other source that you re installing from needs to extract apks from the bundle  sign each one and then install them specific to the target device   The conversion from  aab to  apk is done via bundletool     You can use Internal App Sharing to upload a debuggable build of your app to the Play Store and share it with testers

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Use  on Linux   cd android   gradlew assemblyRelease assemblyDebug  An unsigned APK is generated for each case  for debug or testing   NOTE  On Windows  replace gradle executable for gradlew bat

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Installing the aab directly from the device  I couldn t find a way for that   But there is  a way to install it through your command line using the following documentation You can install apk to a device through BundleTool  According to   Albert Vila Calvo  comment he noted that to install bundletools using HomeBrew use brew install bundletool  You can now install extract apks from aab file and install it to a device  Extracting apk files from through the next command      java -jar bundletool-all-0 3 3 jar build-apks --bundle bundle aab --output app apks --ks my-release-key keystore --ks-key-alias alias --ks-pass pass password   Arguments      --bundle -  Android Bundle  aab file   --output -  Destination and file name for the generated apk file   --ks     -  Keystore file used to generate the Android Bundle   --ks-key-alias -  Alias for keystore file   --ks-pass -  Password for Alias file  Please note the  pass  prefix before password value      Then you will have a file with extension  apks So now you need to install it to a device     java -jar bundletool-all-0 6 0 jar install-apks --adb  android-sdk platform-tools adb --apks app apks   Arguments      --adb -  Path to adb file   --apks -  Apks file need to be installed

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