{"id":97,"date":"2014-02-04T17:39:32","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T17:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/?p=97"},"modified":"2014-02-04T17:39:32","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T17:39:32","slug":"android-quickdebug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/tutorials\/android\/quickdebug\/","title":{"rendered":"Debugging Arbitrary APK Files with Visual Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This tutorial shows how to quickly debug an APK on an Android device without creating a separate VisualGDB project.<\/p>\n

Before we begin, ensure that VisualGDB 3.1 or later is installed with the Android Edition.<\/p>\n

In this tutorial we will use an APK file from the <\/span>Android quickstart tutorial<\/a> project. You can use any APK file as long as it is debuggable.<\/p>\n

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  1. Start Visual Studio. Connect an Android device or start an Android Virtual Device. Go to Android->Debug a Custom APK File.\"01-quickdebug\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Browse for the APK file to debug. You can find it in the bin directory of Android projects. Also make sure it is a debug version of the APK file, otherwise it cannot be debugged.\"02-quickdebugwindow\"<\/a>\"03-openapk\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Check the option boxes if relevant. Add a preset name if you want to use those settings later on as well. When done, press ‘Debug’.\"03b-openapk\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Now VisualGDB will deploy the APK file to the Android device and start the debug session. \"04-startdebugging\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. The APK has been started on the device and already the LogCat and GDB Session windows are receiving messages. Click on the ‘Break All’ button. \"05-debugging\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Click on ‘Break’ as that is our intention. \"06-sigint\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Once the app is paused go to the ‘GDB Session’ window and click on the ‘Show a list of all source files’ button. \"07-sourcebutton\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Choose the source file you want to put a breakpoint in. Our example project only has one source file, hence we choose this. \"08-allsources\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Set a breakpoint in the source file. \"09-breakpoint\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Trigger the breakpoint. With the quickstart example, just tap on the screen. \"10-avd\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. When the breakpoint triggers you will be able to use the normal debugging features of Visual Studio just like with other projects. \"11-breaked\"<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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