How to automatically uninstall android app from device before installing a new version
AndroidGradleAndroid StudioAndroid Gradle-PluginAndroid Problem Overview
I am using Android studio with Gradle builds. I test my app on a device and let Android Studio and Gradle build the app and install it on the device. How can I tell Gradle or Android Studio to uninstall the app from the device before installing a new version?
Android Solutions
Solution 1 - Android
Apparently, if you in Run -> Edit Configurations...
, on the left side there is a expendable list of Android configurations.
Select yours, on the right side of the window are details on the configuration, at the bottom of that section is the Before launch
section.
Create a gradle-aware Make
, given the task :app:uninstallAll
or :app:uninstallDebug
whichever suits you. (There is autocompletion to get all the available tasks, app
may vary if you have several modules).
Solution 2 - Android
The current answer is a little outdated, these are the simplest steps:
- Select Edit Configurations from the dropwdown
- Find the section Before Launch: Gradle task, Gradle-aware Make
- Click + and choose Run Gradle task
- In the Gradle project field, select the root of your project
- In the Tasks field enter
:app:uninstallAll
or equivalent - Leave the other fields blank and press OK
- Reorder the tasks so your new one is first / top of the list
Solution 3 - Android
React Native Developers
just replace the android script in your package.json
replace this script
"android": "react-native run-android",
with this script
"android": "cd android && ./gradlew :app:uninstallAll && react-native run-android",
the new script will uninstall the previous apk from the connected device before installing the new one just hit yarn android or npm android(your preference)