# Testing MTE

## In this learning path

- [Introduction](https://learn.arm.com/learning-paths/mobile-graphics-and-gaming/mte_on_pixel8/)
- [Enabling MTE on Pixel 8](https://learn.arm.com/learning-paths/mobile-graphics-and-gaming/mte_on_pixel8/how-to-1/)
- [Understanding MTE](https://learn.arm.com/learning-paths/mobile-graphics-and-gaming/mte_on_pixel8/how-to-2/)
- [Testing MTE](https://learn.arm.com/learning-paths/mobile-graphics-and-gaming/mte_on_pixel8/how-to-3/)
- [Creating the Bug Report](https://learn.arm.com/learning-paths/mobile-graphics-and-gaming/mte_on_pixel8/how-to-4/)
- [The Bug Report](https://learn.arm.com/learning-paths/mobile-graphics-and-gaming/mte_on_pixel8/how-to-5/)
- [Next Steps](https://learn.arm.com/learning-paths/mobile-graphics-and-gaming/mte_on_pixel8/_next-steps/)

## MTE Test Application
`MTE_test.apk` is an application that implements the most common types of memory bugs. By pressing any button on the application shown below, you can execute code containing a memory bug. If MTE is enabled on your device, MTE will detect the memory violation and make the application crash. You can then retrieve a bug report. This report contains useful information to identify the cause of the crash and where it happened.

![MTE test application implementing most common memory bugs.](https://learn.arm.com/learning-paths/mobile-graphics-and-gaming/mte_on_pixel8/pictures/04_mte_test_app.png)

## Installing the MTE Test Application
Follow the steps below to install `MTE_test.apk` on your Google Pixel 8:

1. Navigate to [this repository](https://github.com/rlopez3d/mte_test_app). Open the “apk” folder and click on “MTE_test.apk” file. Use the download icon on the right to download the apk to your desktop machine.
2. Connect your Pixel 8 to the USB port.
3. Open a console and change the directory `cd` to where you downloaded the apk.
4. Execute the command `adb devices`. The console should display the list of attached devices.
5. Execute the command `adb install MTE_test.apk`. The console should display that the apk has been installed successfully.
6. You should now see the Android icon of the app with the name `MTE_test` on your phone.