mc venture, what version of AppGameKit are you working with?
And where did you get your Android Player?
The one posted on the TGC 'My Products' page is buggy. The one
posted here works well on most Android devices (I've had no complaints so far).
In order to create the publishable apk, if you don't want to use Freedom Engine, you need to install a bunch of stuff. If you go that route,
this is the official (first, and slightly out of date) AppGameKit guide. (You can ignore the Calibration section, that no longer applies as of about v1075.) I have additional help if you go this way as well and there are some published videos (but I don't recall where to find them).
Cheers,
Ancient Lady
AGK Community Tester and AppGameKit Master