Run Android Apps in Your Browser with Just One API Call No Installs, No Emulators

Ever wish you could just share your Android app and let someone run it instantly, without asking them to install Android Studio, download an APK, or even touch an emulator? Well, good news: there's now an API for that. Why This Matters Whether you're: demoing a side project to potential users testing a client's build across devices or onboarding a new dev... The same pain shows up every time: Android setup takes time, and sharing builds is frustrating. Wouldn't it be better if someone could just click a link and run the app? What You’ll Learn In this guide, we’ll walk through: How to turn any .apk or .aab file into a runnable link How to do it via API (great for CI/CD or internal tools) How it looks in the browser (yes, it’s fully interactive!) The Core Idea: “Run Apps in Browser” API The API is part of NativeBridge.io, a developer-first tool for running native apps in the browser. Here’s a simplified flow of how it works: curl --location 'https://api.nativebridge.io/v1/sessions' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \ --form 'file=@""' You get back a session link like: { "url": "https://nativebridge.io/s/xyz123" } And just like that - boom. Your app is now running in the cloud, streamable in the browser. No emulators. No installs. Use Cases Product Demos: Share your build instantly without asking for test devices QA Testing: Run UI tests or exploratory testing right in-browser CI/CD Pipelines: Hook it into your deployment flow and auto-generate shareable app links Internal Dev Tools: Want a way to preview builds on Slack/Notion? Now you can. Pro Tips Upload .aab or .apk files - both work Works on all modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) Set access controls (public, private, team-only) Try It Yourself NativeBridge offers a free dev tier - no credit card required. Spin up your first in-browser session with just one curl call. Sign up for free at NativeBridge.io

Apr 29, 2025 - 12:00

Run Android Apps in Your Browser with Just One API Call No Installs, No Emulators

Ever wish you could just share your Android app and let someone run it instantly, without asking them to install Android Studio, download an APK, or even touch an emulator?

Well, good news: there's now an API for that.
Why This Matters
Whether you're:

demoing a side project to potential users
testing a client's build across devices
or onboarding a new dev...

The same pain shows up every time: Android setup takes time, and sharing builds is frustrating.

Wouldn't it be better if someone could just click a link and run the app?

What You’ll Learn

In this guide, we’ll walk through:

How to turn any .apk or .aab file into a runnable link
How to do it via API (great for CI/CD or internal tools)
How it looks in the browser (yes, it’s fully interactive!)

The Core Idea: “Run Apps in Browser” API

The API is part of NativeBridge.io, a developer-first tool for running native apps in the browser.

Here’s a simplified flow of how it works:

curl --location 'https://api.nativebridge.io/v1/sessions' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \
--form 'file=@""'

You get back a session link like:

{ "url": "https://nativebridge.io/s/xyz123" }

And just like that - boom. Your app is now running in the cloud, streamable in the browser.

No emulators. No installs.

Use Cases

Product Demos: Share your build instantly without asking for test devices
QA Testing: Run UI tests or exploratory testing right in-browser
CI/CD Pipelines: Hook it into your deployment flow and auto-generate shareable app links
Internal Dev Tools: Want a way to preview builds on Slack/Notion? Now you can.

Pro Tips

Upload .aab or .apk files - both work
Works on all modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox)
Set access controls (public, private, team-only)

Try It Yourself
NativeBridge offers a free dev tier - no credit card required.
Spin up your first in-browser session with just one curl call.