How to Install APK files on your Android Phone Using the Android SDK

If you want to install apps in your device via computer / pc  or sdk this post is made for you. You can install APK files into your phone using the SDK. Download the Android SDK.

First of all, install the Android SDK on your computer. You will also need to install the Android USB drivers to connect the SDK to your phone via USB. You can download it from here.

To install applications from other sources, you also need go to Settings -> Application Settings and enable Unknown Sources. Also go to Settings -> SD Card and Phone Storage -> Disable Use for USB Storage. You can enable it again later.

Next, just open Command Prompt and type:

adb install path/file.apk

For Example:

adb install c:\android\abc.apk

Where path is the full path to the APK file and file is the name of the APK application file. Your application is now installed. This is all you need to do, now just open the application on your phone and use it.


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