These lines are not in actual order and have been picked from the generated file There are a few lines that need to be modified in that file before proceeding with the next steps (There are a total of 339 lines in the actual file): The file contains the whole configuration and the app is built following this only. The buildozer spec file is automatically generated while initializing the buildozer. We will see 1,2 and 4 steps in detail in upcoming sections as they don’t require any explicit change but it is necessary to understand how to configure the buildozer specs properly.

Making sure that the app entry point file is named as main.py.

While some issues need extra attention from your side, I will provide you 3 different ways to successfully convert the Python app to APK.īefore moving ahead, let’s look at the flow of the conversion:

Other challenges include failed app conversions, app crashing on the start, or not able to connect to the internet.

This adds up a challenge for budding developers who generally who use a windows machine for all the coding purpose. This conversion process is only possible on a Linux system (for now) as the main components of this conversion, buildozer and python-for-android are currently supported on Linux based systems only. The Python apps build with Kivy cannot be directly transferred to android phones as these devices only support APK (Android Application Package) and we need to package them properly. Photo by Daniel Korpai on Unsplash The Challenge

Export android studio project as .apk