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santeko
santeko

Reputation: 510

Can't install apk via adb, file DNE despite showing up using adb shell ls

I uploaded an apk using adb

adb push myAppName.apk /sdcard/

to double check:

adb shell ls /sdcard/

sure enough, it's there. then:

adb install /sdcard/myAppName.apk
can't find '/sdcard/myAppName.apk' to install

Note* I tried adding the path in parentheses as suggested on an xda post but this didn't help. Are there multiple sdcard directories where push defaults to one and install defaults to another? I tried using root explorer to find the files that adb install /sdcard/<TAB> suggests but I can't file these files in any dir.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 6301

Answers (3)

Vihaan Verma
Vihaan Verma

Reputation: 13143

Connect your device and the from the location where you have your app.apk do adb install app.apk . It will install it to your device.

Upvotes: 0

EvZ
EvZ

Reputation: 12169

You can use:

adb shell pm install /mnt/sdcard/myAppName.apk

It will install apk from the device it self.
Please check Package Manager here.

Upvotes: 1

Gabe Sechan
Gabe Sechan

Reputation: 93542

adb install takes a file on your pc to install it. It doesn't look on the phone.

Upvotes: 3

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