1. MC3400/MC3450 Product Reference Guide
  2. Application Deployment
  3. Application Installation Methods
  4. Installing Applications Using the Android Debug Bridge
  • MC3400/MC3450 Mobile Computer
Installing Applications Using the Android Debug Bridge

Installing Applications Using the Android Debug Bridge

Use ADB commands to install applications onto the device.
When connecting the device to a host computer and mounting the microSD card, follow the host computer’s instructions for connecting and disconnecting USB devices to avoid damaging or corrupting files.
  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
    Developer Options
    .
  5. Touch the
    USB debugging
     toggle to enable it.
    The
    Allow USB debugging?
     message appears.
  6. Touch
    OK
    .
  7. On the host computer, navigate to the
    platform-tools
     folder and open a command prompt window.
  8. Type
    adb install <application>
    .
    where: <application> = the path and filename of the apk file. 
  9. Disconnect the device from the host computer.