How to automatically uninstall android app from device before installing a new version

Question

I am using Android studio with Gradle builds. I test my app on a device and let Android Studio and Gradle build the app and install it on the device. How can I tell Gradle o

Answer 1

The current answer is a little outdated, these are the simplest steps:

• Select Edit Configurations from the dropwdown
• Find the section Before Launch: Gradle task, Gradle-aware Make
• Click + and choose Run Gradle task
• In the Gradle project field, select the root of your project
• In the Tasks field enter :app:uninstallAll or equivalent
• Leave the other fields blank and press OK
• Reorder the tasks so your new one is first / top of the list