# Cannot run apk to test app on my phone

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-run-apk-to-test-app-on-my-phone/739132>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner\
**Created:** [August 13, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-run-apk-to-test-app-on-my-phone/739132 "2020-08-13T14:06:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![djpillay13oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@djpillay13oh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/djpillay13oh)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-run-apk-to-test-app-on-my-phone/739132/1 "2020-08-13T14:06:35Z")

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Hi Guys, I am new to Thunkable and have no coding exp  
i have created an app on the GUI and tried to download it to an APK and install on my phone  
the APP however once installed crashes on startup  
i have tried re-downloading and still the same.  
my phone is set to install from UNKNOWN sources  
the thunkable live options shows that the app is working fine as well

anything I am missing

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**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-run-apk-to-test-app-on-my-phone/739132/2 "2020-08-13T15:39:02Z")

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Hi,

What error does it write when clicking on the “detail info” after crash?

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**Author:** ![djpillay13oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@djpillay13oh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/djpillay13oh)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 6:05am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-run-apk-to-test-app-on-my-phone/739132/3 "2020-08-14T06:05:51Z")

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There us no detail Info  
this is on my Android Device.  
When i open the App after installing, the error is “APP NAME has stopped” Restart App.  
When i select restart App the error is “APP NAME keeps closing” Close App.

thats all

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**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-run-apk-to-test-app-on-my-phone/739132/4 "2020-08-14T08:48:24Z")

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If there is no such message after the crash, I am afraid that the ADB debugger will be required to get the cause of the crash.

![изображение](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/6/e66eb68cbb47fc871320f39f21be031c14af74cc.png)

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-run-apk-to-test-app-on-my-phone/739132/5 "2024-11-08T12:26:44Z")

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