How do I generate an APK that I can then email to myself, open on my smartphone and then install from there. For some reason the emulators aren't working,and I need to test my app. Thanks

This will help.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0GUc9mABLY

Thank you. Got it created following the Youtube video and per previous instructions to open, sent it as an attachment in an email to open on my phone. Unfortunately when I click on it, nothing happens. It's pretty small, but if anything downloads it goes so fast and then I can't find it.

why don't you just conect your device to your pc or mac and transfer the apk to your download file on your android device and do the install from there. If you are on a mac you can use the free "android file trancfer" app.

Thank you. Got it created following the Youtube video and per previous instructions to open, sent it as an attachment in an email to open on my phone. Unfortunately when I click on it, nothing happens. It's pretty small, but if anything downloads it goes so fast and then I can't find it.

Tried that. Evidently doesn't recognize my Samsung S3. Thanks anyway.

Have you try to run your app direct from android studio? To do so conect your device on your mac and tap on the horizontal menu the green play button. Your device must be set to Developer mode. This how to set your device to Developer mode: Settings > About device > Build number Once you’ve found the Build number section of the settings, tap on the section 7 times. After the 7th tap, the Developer options will be unlocked and available. Go to main settings menu and enable USB debugging. Now you are good to go.. Hoppe that helps.

Tried that. Evidently doesn't recognize my Samsung S3. Thanks anyway.

Do not give up just yet. I usually have to physically connect my Samsung tablet to the computer and only after the third time the computer sees it and it shows in the DDMS in Eclipse. The same happens in Android studio. Otherwise, there is an app called AirDroid which will enable you to send the APK file from computer to the phone or tablet. I don't even use that. I usually send the APK file to a location on my server on the Internet, then take the HTTP address of that file and send it from computer to the email account that I have in the phone / tablet. Open that email and tap on the link, and the phone will download and install the APK in one go, usually, asking two or three questions along the way. Or you can send the APK from computer directly by wire and then use any file manager to activate the APK. Lots of way to do it, actually.

Tried that. Evidently doesn't recognize my Samsung S3. Thanks anyway.

>Tried that. Evidently doesn't recognize my Samsung S3. Thanks anyway. Tried exactly what? You can always use the AirDroid method and the email method I described. With these two methods, there is no physical connection with the computer anyway, so it doesn't really matter that it "Evidently doesn't recognize my Samsung S3".

Tried that. Evidently doesn't recognize my Samsung S3. Thanks anyway. --Don't know why it keeps repeating these --

Thank you, Dusko. Since this brand new Windows 8.1 wasn't recognizing Samsung via the inbuilt plug n play, I've found and downloaded the Samsung drivers. I'll try that next. If that doesn't work, I'll try the AirDroid method that you mention. Thank you so much for the help. :)