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.
Ensure that the ADB drivers are installed on the host computer.
Connect the device to a host computer using a USB cable.
Go to
Settings
.
On Android 11, touch
System
Advanced
Developer options
.
On Android 13, touch
System
Developer options
.
Slide the
USB debugging
switch to the
ON
position.
Touch
USB Debugging
. A check appears in the check box. The
Allow USB debugging?
dialog box appears.
Touch
OK
.
On the host computer, navigate to the
platform-tools
folder and open a command prompt window.
Type
adb install <application>
.
where: <application> = the path and filename of the apk file.
