Launch .apk File

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I have a .apk file, and I want to launch it on Android Studio. So when I searched online and found one solution, when I open that file through Android Studio, I get

so here where I get stuck, when I hit the run button I get

What are the steps to launch apk file ?

Are you trying to see it's code or you just want to run and see that that `.apk` file does ? — Mohammad Zain Abbas, Oct 23 '18 at 07:35
Possible duplicate of [Is there a way to get the source code from an APK file?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3593420/is-there-a-way-to-get-the-source-code-from-an-apk-file) — Mohammad Zain Abbas, Oct 23 '18 at 07:41

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 23 '18 at 07:06

APK is compiled, ready to launch app. What you need, is open is through real device, or emulator:

1) copy file to your device, find it by file manager, install it and run like every other app

2) run emulator, drag and drop *.apk file into it, it will install it, then just run app

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 23 '18 at 07:41

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Well, you can use online .apk code extractor tools like this to achieve that you are looking for.

You can see this answer for further details

answered Oct 23 '18 at 07:41

Mohammad Zain Abbas

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