Apps field testing android app

[Vegito]

i know this may be a dumb question but how does one test an android app on an actual android phone or tablet, I made a basic one in eclipse but i would like to test it.

 

[aciampal]

Use an USB cable to connect the phone to PC and then use adb to install the .apk file of your application.

adb command is in the directory of the Android sdk.

On Linux :

./adb devices

./adb install <application-fullpath>

You have to activate usb debugging on your phone
Goto Applications > Development, then enable USB debugging.

There are little differences in setup depending on Linux distro (or Windows environment).

You can check

How to Install Apps using ADB

for some good examples.

 

[kerpo]

I don't know if you already have done this, but you can also test with emulator in Eclipse. The upside is that you can also try different screen sizes and densities, but using a real device is much faster and nicer in my experience. So go with aciampal's instructions.