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<h2>This lesson teaches you to</h2>

<ol>
  <li><a href="#RealDevice">Run on a Real Device</a></li>
  <li><a href="#Emulator">Run on the Emulator</a></li>
</ol>

<h2>You should also read</h2>

<ul>
  <li><a href="{@docRoot}tools/device.html">Using Hardware Devices</a></li>
  <li><a href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/managing-avds.html">Managing AVDs with AVD Manager</a></li>
  <li><a href="{@docRoot}tools/projects/index.html">Managing Projects</a></li>
</ul>


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<p>If you followed the <a href="creating-project.html">previous lesson</a> to create an
Android project, it includes a default set of "Hello World" source files that allow you to
immediately run the app.</p>

<p>How you run your app depends on two things: whether you have a real device running Android and
whether you're using Android Studio. This lesson shows you how to install and run your app on a
real device and on the Android emulator, and in both cases with either Android Studio or the command
line tools.</p>

<h2 id="RealDevice">Run on a Real Device</h2>

<p>If you have a device running Android, here's how to install and run your app.</p>

<h3>Set up your device</h3>

<ol>
  <li>Plug in your device to your development machine with a USB cable.
    If you're developing on Windows, you might need to install the appropriate USB driver for your
    device. For help installing drivers, see the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/extras/oem-usb.html">OEM
    USB Drivers</a> document.</li>
  <li>Enable <strong>USB debugging</strong> on your device.
    <ul>
      <li>On most devices running Android 3.2 or older, you can find the option under
        <strong>Settings > Applications > Development</strong>.</li>
      <li>On Android 4.0 and newer, it's in <strong>Settings > Developer options</strong>.
        <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> On Android 4.2 and newer, <strong>Developer
        options</strong> is hidden by default. To make it available, go
        to <strong>Settings > About phone</strong> and tap <strong>Build number</strong>
        seven times. Return to the previous screen to find <strong>Developer options</strong>.</p>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ol>

<h3>Run the app from Android Studio</h3>
<ol>
  <li>Select one of your project's files and click
<strong>Run</strong> <img
src="{@docRoot}images/tools/as-run.png" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0; max-height:1em" />
from the toolbar.</li>
  <li>In the <strong>Choose Device</strong> window that appears, select the
  <strong>Choose a running device</strong> radio button, select your device, and click <strong>OK
  </strong>.</li>
</ol>
<p>Android Studio installs the app on your connected device and starts it.</p>


<h3>Run the app from a command line</h3>

<ol>
  <li>Change directories to the root of your Android project and execute:
<pre class="no-pretty-print">ant debug</pre></li>
  <li>Make sure the Android SDK <code>platform-tools/</code> directory is included in your
<code>PATH</code> environment variable, then execute:
<pre class="no-pretty-print">adb install bin/MyFirstApp-debug.apk</pre></li>
  <li>On your device, locate <em>MyFirstApp</em> and open it.</li>
</ol>

<p>That's how you build and run your Android app on a device!
  To start developing, continue to the <a href="building-ui.html">next
lesson</a>.</p>



<h2 id="Emulator">Run on the Emulator</h2>

<p>Whether you're using Android Studio or the command line, to run your app on the emulator you need
to first create an <a href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/index.html">Android Virtual Device</a> (AVD). An
AVD is a device configuration for the Android emulator that allows you to model a specific
device.</p>


<h3>Create an AVD</h3>
<ol>
  <li>Launch the Android Virtual Device Manager:
    <ul>
      <li>In Android Studio, select <strong>Tools &gt; Android &gt; AVD Manager</strong>, or click
  the AVD Manager icon <img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/avd-manager-studio.png" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0;height:19px"> in the toolbar.</li>
      <li>Or, from the command line, change directories to
      <code>&lt;sdk>/tools/</code> and execute:
        <pre class="no-pretty-print">android avd</pre>
        <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> The AVD Manager that appears
        when launched from the command line is different from the version in
        Android Studio, so the following instructions may not apply.</p>
        </li>
    </ul>

  <img src="{@docRoot}images/studio-avdmgr-firstscreen.png" alt=""
  style="margin-top:1em">
  <p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 1.</strong> The AVD Manager main screen shows your current virtual devices.</p>

  </li>
  <li>On the AVD Manager main screen (figure 1), click <strong>Create Virtual Device</strong>.</li>

  <li>In the Select Hardware window, select a device configuration, such as Nexus 6,
  then click <strong>Next</strong>.
  </li>
  <li>Select the desired system version for the AVD and click <strong>Next</strong>.
  </li>
  <li>Verify the configuration settings, then click <strong>Finish</strong>.
  </li>
</ol>

<p>For more information about using AVDs, see
<a href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/managing-avds.html">Managing AVDs with AVD Manager</a>.</p>

<h3>Run the app from Android Studio</h3>
<ol>
  <li>In <strong>Android Studio</strong>, select your project and click <strong>Run</strong>
    <img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/as-run.png" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0; max-height:1em" />
    from the toolbar.</li>
  <li>In the <strong>Choose Device</strong> window, click the <strong>Launch emulator</strong> radio
    button.</li>
  <li>From the <strong>Android virtual device</strong> pull-down menu, select the emulator
    you created, and click <strong>OK</strong>.</li>
</ol>
<p>It can take a few minutes for the emulator to load itself. You may have to unlock the screen.
  When you do, My First App appears on the emulator screen.</p>


<h3>Run your app from the command line</h3>

<ol>
  <li>Change directories to the root of your Android project and execute:
    <pre class="no-pretty-print">ant debug</pre></li>
  <li>Make sure the Android SDK <code>platform-tools/</code> directory is included in your
    <code>PATH</code> environment variable, then execute:
    <pre class="no-pretty-print">adb install bin/MyFirstApp-debug.apk</pre></li>
  <li>On the emulator, locate <em>MyFirstApp</em> and open it.</li>
</ol>


<p>That's how you build and run your Android app on the emulator!
  To start developing, continue to the <a href="building-ui.html">next
lesson</a>.</p>