Cannot run sample Application with Android Studio 3.6.3

[tmm1]

The build works, but if I try to create an APK or use the Run button I get an error:

05/28 12:49:25: Launching 'app' on Amazon AFTR.
Unable to determine application id: com.android.tools.idea.run.ApkProvisionException: No outputs for the main artifact of variant: debug

[levonlevonian]

Hi Aman,

Please try the following:

1. In Android Studio go to edit the configuration for your app (the Run/Debug Configurations dialog) and under Installation Options, for the Deploy field choose the value of Nothing.

2. That error can also happen because your Gradle version is too old for a newer Android Studio version.

This SO post has detailed solutions, please check it out:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56440572/how-to-fix-unable-to-determine-application-id-com-android-tools-idea-run-apkpr

[tmm1]

Thanks for the help.

I don't think Deploy: Nothing works here, because I'm trying to build/deploy/run the sample app as outlined here:

https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-app-builder/download-and-build.html

It looks like this repo is still trying to use gradle 2.14:

https://github.com/amzn/fire-app-builder/blob/master/Application/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties#L6

Are there any plans to change that? I tried to upgrade gradle and ran into all sorts of other build problems.

[levonlevonian]

At this time, regrettably there are no plans to update the repo. You can still build it with Deploy: Nothing, and then deploy it as a separate step. As for fixing the older Gradle version, please follow the detailed instructions in this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/60926784/58038

[tmm1]

You can still build it with Deploy: Nothing, and then deploy it as a separate step

I got it working as follows:

• upgraded to Android Studio 4.0 (not required)
• switched the app to Deploy: Nothing
• used Build > Build APK
• installed manually via adb install ./Application/app/build/outputs/apk/FireAppBuilder-debug-1.0.7-unaligned.apk
• clicked the Run button in Android Studio

[levonlevonian]

Awesome, glad you got it working!