Exporting and testing on Android...

To date I've done all my dev on my Mac and tested everything on my iPhone. I've just got hold of an old Android phone and now want to test on that.

I've zero experience using an Android phone and so don't know how to get my app once exported, onto this new phone.

I've exported for Android and have downloaded the .zip. Now what? Do I need special software etc?

Thanks all

Android phones use a format called APK for installing applications. They come in 3 flavours normally; debug, unsigned release and release. I recommend you check out the latter part of this tutorial: https://www.construct.net/gb/tutorials/building-android-apps-apks-in-construct-3-19. I'm presuming there is one in your zip file?

I normally install APK's by transferring it via a usb cable into the phones downloads folder, then just opening it on the phone ( will automatically start the installer ). Another good method is by putting it on your google drive, which might be easier if your using a mac ( historically they haven't liked talking to android phones ).