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title: "What is the proper way of setting up an Android-powered device for app development?"  
description: "What is the proper way of setting up an Android-powered device for app development?"  
author: "Linnea Ellery"  
published: 2018-01-10  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32829/what-is-the-proper-way-of-setting-up-an-android-powered-device-for-app-development  
category: "technology"  
tags: ["android"]  
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# What is the proper way of setting up an Android-powered device for app development?

What is the proper way of [setting up](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/34043/setting-up-a-development-environment-in-knockout) an [Android](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1672/android-internals)-powered [device](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/331690/how-much-time-should-we-spend-on-your-devices-every-day) for [app development](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65105/questions-that-are-important-during-app-development)?

## Answers

### Answer by Prateek sharma

if you want to develop an android application and want a physical device to run your application on it you will need to configure your **device** and your **application** to work accordingly.

just follow these simple steps in order to make your device work-

1. you first need to declare your device as "**debuggable**" in your **manifest** file.
2. turn on **USB debugging** mode on your device by going to settings>developer options.
3. you also need your system to detect your device by finding the right **drivers** for your device.


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