<ol>
<li>Convert the AAB into an APK using the <a target="_blank" href="https://developer.android.com/tools/bundletool#generate-apks-from-sdk-bundle">bundletool</a>
<ol>
<li>BUNDLETOOL_LOCATION: C:\tools\bundletool.jar
</li>
<li>AAB_LOCATION: app-production-release.aab
</li>
<li>APK_LOCATION: app-production-release.apks (extension must be equal to apks).
</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">java -jar BUNDLETOOL_LOCATION build-apks --bundle=AAB_LOCATION --output=APK_LOCATION --mode=universal
</code></pre>
<ol>
<li>Change the output file name from <code>.apks</code> to <code>.zip</code>
</li>
<li>Unzip and explore
</li>
<li>Install the <code>universal.apk</code> using adb
</li>
</ol>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">adb install APK_LOCATION
</code></pre>

1. Convert the AAB into an APK using the [bundletool](https://developer.android.com/tools/bundletool#generate-apks-from-sdk-bundle)
    
    1. BUNDLETOOL\_LOCATION: C:\\tools\\bundletool.jar
        
    2. AAB\_LOCATION: app-production-release.aab
        
    3. APK\_LOCATION: app-production-release.apks (extension must be equal to apks).
        

```bash
java -jar BUNDLETOOL_LOCATION build-apks --bundle=AAB_LOCATION --output=APK_LOCATION --mode=universal
```

1. Change the output file name from `.apks` to `.zip`
    
2. Unzip and explore
    
3. Install the `universal.apk` using adb
    

```bash
adb install APK_LOCATION
```

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