tldr/pages/common/adb-install.md

adb install

Android Debug Bridge Install: push packages to an Android emulator instance or connected Android devices. More information: https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.

• Push an Android application to an emulator/device:

adb install {{path/to/file.apk}}

• Push an Android application to a specific emulator/device (overrides $ANDROID_SERIAL):

adb -s {{serial_number}} install {{path/to/file.apk}}

• [r]einstall an existing app, keeping its data:

adb install -r {{path/to/file.apk}}

• Push an Android application allowing version code [d]owngrade (debuggable packages only):

adb install -d {{path/to/file.apk}}

• [g]rant all permissions listed in the app manifest:

adb install -g {{path/to/file.apk}}

• Quickly update an installed package by only updating the parts of the APK that changed:

adb install --fastdeploy {{path/to/file.apk}}