# Cant install android app **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner\ **Created:** [May 5, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-install-android-app/2405429 "2023-05-05T23:34:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![atownsley1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@atownsley1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/atownsley1)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-install-android-app/2405429/1 "2023-05-05T23:34:40Z")
I created an app and it works fine in web preview. I down the app to my samsung as21 android 12 I get the email 20min later and click on download (the apk file)then i click on the download and i get installing message which seems t just hang. It was still trying to install 12 hrs later. What can i do as downloading and installing the app isnt working. I have basic version ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-install-android-app/2405429/2 "2023-05-06T15:01:10Z")
Have you downloaded the APK to your device? ---
**Author:** ![atownsley1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@atownsley1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/atownsley1)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-install-android-app/2405429/3 "2023-05-07T00:09:48Z")
Do you mean the thunkable project or an extra file is needed to install this ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-install-android-app/2405429/4 "2023-05-07T04:53:06Z")
I mean the APK of the project you created. You should have received a link in the email. This link downloads the APK of your project. ---
**Author:** ![arnold.avh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@arnold.avh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/arnold.avh)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-install-android-app/2405429/5 "2023-05-10T19:15:37Z")
I get an email to my Google email but clicking on the button doesn’t do anything. Checked the security but nothing. Why does Thunkable this so difficult? ---
**Author:** ![nathanburley21656](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/nathanburley21656/32/150307_2.png) [@nathanburley21656](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nathanburley21656)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-install-android-app/2405429/6 "2023-05-11T20:48:54Z")
It should be pretty straightforward tbh. In your app go to: ![Screenshot 2023-05-11 214601](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/0/40b715ae60717cce3943b8ec6e0d9d15d547654d.jpeg) Then “Send”. It’ll take a while for Thunkable to build the APK (might be up to like 15-20 minutes depending on the size of the app). Once the email arrives, download the .APK file. You’ll then need to install that onto your device. Ask ChatGPT / Google for pointers on installing an APK. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-install-android-app/2405429/7 "2023-08-09T20:49:19Z")
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