Use
Build > Make Project
to build an apk file from Android Studio.
You can get your unsigned apk under the below path
$YOUR_PROJECT/$YOUR_MODULE/build/apk
unsigned apk files will have "unsigned" text in their names.
[ UPDATE ] :
In Recent release of Android Studio you will not get apk file on sysncing or Make Project. There are two other methods in order to get the apk file
- Run the app
- Execute assemble Task from Gradle panel present in right hand side of Studio window or from embedded terminal window on bottom(in project Root)
gradlew assembleDebug(or whatever build varient you want a build for)
and the update new apk path will be
$YOUR_PROJECT/$YOUR_MODULE/build/outputs/apk
This has been done by Android Tools team to improve the Android Studio performance.