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Compiling and deploying to a target device or emulator

  1. First, you need to select Sync. You'll need to be online for this step the first time, as this downloads the needed Gradle plugin dependencies.
  2. To compile and deploy, select Run.

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    The build button builds the QML and Android projects and runs the resulting packages.

Note: Selecting Make Project will not build the Qt project.

Debugging

Debugging QML or C++ is not possible with the plugin. See Qt Creator for debugging options.

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