Building Droid-ify

July 27, 2025 · View on GitHub

Simple guide to build Droid-ify from source.

Prerequisites

  • Android Studio (latest version)
  • JDK 17+ (bundled with Android Studio)
  • Git

Quick Build

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Iamlooker/Droid-ify.git
cd Droid-ify

# Build debug APK
./gradlew assembleDebug

# Or build release APK
./gradlew assembleRelease

Output: app/build/outputs/apk/

Android Studio

  1. Open Android Studio
  2. File → Open → Select Droid-ify folder
  3. Wait for sync to complete
  4. Build → Build Bundle(s) / APK(s) → Build APK(s)

Install & Test

# Install to connected device
./gradlew installDebug

# Or manually install
adb install app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

Common Issues

Build fails: Try ./gradlew clean --refresh-dependencies

SDK not found: Create local.properties:

sdk.dir=/path/to/your/android/sdk

Device not detected: Enable USB Debugging in Developer Options

For contributing guidelines, see CONTRIBUTING.md