Android: Deploy

Android deployment means building the release APK you distribute or upload to a store track.

Step 1 — Build a release APK through the CLI

mars build --platform android runs the release task for you:

mars build --platform android

Step 2 — Invoke Gradle yourself

macOS / Linux

cd apps/android

./gradlew assembleRelease      # release APK into app/build/outputs/apk/
./gradlew test                 # JVM unit tests
./gradlew connectedAndroidTest # instrumented tests on a device/emulator
./gradlew clean                # remove build artifacts

Windows (PowerShell)

cd apps/android

.\gradlew.bat assembleRelease      # release APK into app/build/outputs/apk/
.\gradlew.bat test                 # JVM unit tests
.\gradlew.bat connectedAndroidTest # instrumented tests on a device/emulator
.\gradlew.bat clean                # remove build artifacts

connectedAndroidTest requires the same device or emulator as installDebug (see Develop).

Next

For workspace-wide mars dev, mars build and mars clean, see Start a Project, or Platforms for the maturity of the other mobile targets.