Debug APK with Android Studio without breakpoints
Android Studio is not designed to work on APKs you don't have the Java source code of.
When it comes to debugging apps without sources I recommend to check out the tool Frida. It allows to manipulate apps at run-time.
Using frida-trace you may be able to identify what methods are called when the app &quot;loops and jams&quot;.
For advanced manipulation you can also checkout the tool &quot;Objection&quot; which bases on Frida.
On a non-rooted device you may have to include the frida-gadget (a special native library) into the app to be able to connect to the app:
https://fadeevab.com/frida-gadget-injection-on-android-no-root-2-methods/
Alternatively Objection provides an &quot;APK patcher&quot; that does this injection for you: https://github.com/sensepost/objection/wiki/Patching-Android-Applications