How to install Gmail apk on emulator (from Android Development Tools, ADT)?

Question

I'm working on an email app for Android, and I'd like to install the Gmail apk on my emulator in order to test it.

How can I do that?

I have seen tutorials on how to do it on windows, but I'm working with Linux.

Answer 1

Sync your Google account in emulator, and go to Play Store.

Answer 2

Steps:

Go to sdk/platform-tools with the command cd /home/android-sdk/platform-tools you should copy the .apk you want to install in this directory and add the path of it to environment variable in variable PATH "you might need restart"(PATH=$PATH:path to apk)

List the devices with the command ./adb devices

You can install your file with ./adb install .filename.apk Example for step 2 :

./adb devices

List of devices attached
emulator-5554 device

Example for step 3 :

./adb install AndExplorer.apk

1083 KB/s (338651 bytes in 0.305s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/AndExplorer.apk
Success