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tags: [tldr, common]
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# adb install

> Push packages to a connected Android device or emulator.
> More information: <https://developer.android.com/tools/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}}`
