1. Application Deployment
  2. Application Installation Methods
  3. Installing Applications Using the Android Debug Bridge
Installing Applications Using the Android Debug Bridge

Installing Applications Using the Android Debug Bridge

Use ADB commands to install applications onto the device.
  1. Ensure that the ADB drivers are installed on the host computer.
  2. Connect the device to a host computer using a USB cable.
  3. Go to
    Settings
    .
  4. Touch
    System
    Advanced
    Developer options
     .
  5. Slide the
    USB debugging
     switch to the
    ON
     position.
  6. Touch
    OK
    .
  7. If the device and host computer are connected for the first time, the
    Allow USB debugging?
     dialog box with the
    Always allow from this computer
     check box displays. Select the check box, if required.
  8. Touch
    OK
     or
    Allow
    .
  9. On the host computer, navigate to the
    platform-tools
     folder and open a command prompt window.
  10. Type
    adb install <application>
    .
    where: <application> = the path and filename of the apk file. 
  11. Disconnect the device from the host computer.