Scriptable Apk -

// In your button click handler runOnUiThread(() -> globals.set("android", CoerceJavaToLua.coerce(api)); // rebind String updatedScript = readFile(scriptPath); globals.load(updatedScript).call(); ); Build the release APK normally. The interpreter is now baked in. The script can be placed in internal storage on first launch or downloaded later. Part 4: Advanced Scriptable APK Patterns Pattern A: Script as Full App Logic Some scriptable APKs contain almost no native code except the interpreter and bridge. 90% of the UI and logic is in scripts. This is the "thin host" pattern.

Now in your Lua script (loaded from assets or /sdcard/script.lua ): scriptable apk

dependencies implementation 'org.mozilla:rhino:1.7.14' // In your button click handler runOnUiThread(() ->