# Start Application without using APK

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/start-application-without-using-apk/10053>\
**Category:** Mobile Testing\
**Tags:** mobile-testing, katalon-studio\
**Created:** [April 3, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/start-application-without-using-apk/10053 "2018-04-03T03:07:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Thanakorn\_Sriwichai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Thanakorn\_Sriwichai](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Thanakorn_Sriwichai)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/start-application-without-using-apk/10053/1 "2018-04-03T03:07:46Z")

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hello,  
I want to run tests without using APK for every test cases. like use appPackage instead and i don’t know how. can anyone tell me how to start the application without using APK path?

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**Author:** ![albert.vu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/albert.vu/32/20595_2.png) [@albert.vu](https://forum.katalon.com/u/albert.vu)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/start-application-without-using-apk/10053/2 "2022-08-08T07:08:09Z")

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