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  • Overview
  • Initiate an Android App Download
  • Download Android App
  • Trust Thunkable
  • General Download Limits
  • Troubleshooting
  • App Cannot be Built
  • Cannot connect to storage.googleapis.com
  • There was a problem parsing the Package

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Overview

All Android apps built with Thunkable are built with Android API 34 and target Android 14.

Initiate an Android App Download

To avoid download errors, we recommend to your project before downloading.

To download your app to an Android device:

  1. Click the Publish and Download icon.

  2. Select Download Android.

    The number of monthly downloads you are allowed varies per . This number resets when your next billing cycle begins

  3. Enter your email address in the provided field

  4. Click Send.

You will be sent an email with a link to download your app.

We offer two types of downloads for Android:

a. Testing downloads (expire after 72 hours)

b. Distribution downloads (these do not expire).

Download Android App

When you receive the email with the download link:

  1. Open the email on your Android device.

  2. Click the DOWNLOAD YOUR APK button.

    Google Chrome's browser settings may prevent you from downloading the APK file. If you have an issue, open the email in Firefox or Safari and download your APK file.

  3. Select your preferred browser.

  4. Click Download.

Trust Thunkable

To install the app on your Android device, you must indicate that you trust Thunkable. To do that:

  1. Open your Android device's Settings menu.

  2. Navigate to Lock Screen and Security.

  3. Set the Unknown Sources option to true.

In addition, you may be alerted that Play Protect has blocked an unsafe app. This is because you are downloading the app outside of the Play Store. If that is the case:

  1. Select the APK file you downloaded to your device.

  2. Click Install.

  3. Click More details.

  4. Click Install anyway.

  5. Click Open.

Anyone installing your app directly, instead of from the Play Store, will need to change the setting on their phone to allow installation of apps from Unknown Sources.

General Download Limits

Troubleshooting

App Cannot be Built

If you receive an email saying that your app cannot be built, it may be the result of one of the following:

  • Ensure your app icon image:

    • does not have the same name as another project asset

    • is an image file

    • does not contain transparent pixels. Apple does not allow icons with transparent colors.

  • Ensure your App (Bundle) ID adheres to the following:

    • It is a series of short strings of text separated by periods (e.g. com.thunkable.creator.app).

    • It is all lowercase.

    • It begins with a letter.

  • Ensure your asset names only contain Roman alphabet characters (with no accents) and numbers.

    • Examples of asset names that could cause errors: image(1).jpg, imãge.jpg

    • Examples of asset names that won't cause errors: image1.jpg, image.jpg

  • We are having trouble with our build servers. Please try again in 30 minutes.

Cannot connect to storage.googleapis.com

If you cannot install your app and get the message "Cannot connect to storage.googleapis.com," it is likely the result of the following:

There was a problem parsing the Package

If you install your app on an Android device and see the message "There was a problem parsing the Package," it is likely the result of the following:

  • Ensure your App (Bundle) ID adheres to the following:

    • It is a series of short strings of text separated by periods (e.g. com.thunkable.creator.app).

    • It is all lowercase.

    • It begins with a letter.


For some , the number of monthly downloads varies per download type.

The number of monthly downloads you are allowed varies per . This number resets when your next billing cycle begins.

Ensure you do not have special characters such as "&" in your .

Have feedback on this doc? Please take a moment to share your feedback here: . Your valuable insights will help us improve and better serve you in the future.

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