Question: (Related to, but not the same as [this](https://superuser.com/questions/139268/is-there-a-way-to-download-Android-apps-to-my-PC)).

I used to be an Android user but switched to an iPhone. There are a few apps that I would like to continue to use, but the idea of carrying around a second phone with me, or even having to charge one, isn't that appealing. They're free apps so piracy is not a concern here, and I've legitimately downloaded the APKs from the Market. Is it possible to sideload the APKs back to my computer and run them in the Android emulator?

Answer: 
1. Download Android SDK from <http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html>
2. Unzip Android SDK and move it to ~/.android
3. On a terminal, type `~/.android/tools/android update sdk`
4. Install Android SDK Platform Tools, and an SDK Platform Android of your choice.
5. On the Virtual Devices tab, create a new AVD. I called mine "AndroidSandbox", API Level 10, with a 2GB SD card.
6. In the Android SDK Tools, click Start to launch the Android emulator.
7. Once the emulator is open, install any APK files inside it. On a terminal, type: `export PATH=$PATH:~/.android/tools/:~/.android/platform-tools/; adb install myapp.apk`
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