This is an absolute beginner’s tutorial for those of you who have never before deployed a Framework7 app to a real Android device. In this video tutorial you will learn how to:

• Create the app
• Build
• Deploy to Android Emulator
• Run on real Android device

Android Framework7 Video tutorial

Steps

Here are all the steps one more time:

1. Make sure phonegap/cordova is installed
$ npm install -g phonegap cordova

2. Install template
$ cordova create MyAppName --template=phonegap-template-vue-f7-blank

3. Run in browser
$ npm run dev

4. Add Android platform
$ phonegap platform add android

5. Install Android Studio

6. Set Android PATH
Check for SDK path in studio, then do:

$ export ANDROID_HOME=~/Library/Android/sdk
$ export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/emulator:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

Make sure to add this to file ~/.bash_profile!!

7. Install Gradle
$ brew install gradle

8. Create android virtual device

• Open Android Studio
• Click in menu bar tools -> AVD Manager
• Create new AVD
• Select system image

9. Run on emulator
$ cordova run android

10. Enable USB debugging on device

• Settings > About Phone > Build number > Tap it 7 times to become developer;
• Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging.

11. Run on device
cordova run android --device