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Install APKs on your device by double clicking on your PC with installAPK [Beta 1]

Android is really great, but there a few points of Android ownership that are a bit of a pain... one of which is installing APKs on your device. Enter installAPK!
The current release is Beta 1 - usual Beta caveats apply!
What it does
installAPK is currently for Windows only. After installation on your machine, you can double click APK files to install them on your USB attached android device. Simple as that!
Where do I get it?
Download the install EXE and USB drivers if required here at MoDaCo - http://shortun.com/3o
Anything else I should know?
This is the first Beta, tested on XP, Vista and Windows 7, but please post here with any issues!
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PS Android SDK download / install is NOT required!
PPS More APK related fun coming from me soon!
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Wow, this has a LOT of potential, it'll make reinstalling apps after a wipe a breeze. Thanks!

Related - repack APKs to EXE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3878743#post3878743
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i dont think the link is working...sounds like a great idea

Links fine here...
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Hi paul
nice to see you on here
your CAB file to phone app was great
will test this next time I need to install an app to install to my G1 from my pc
Regards
David

OMFG! You rock! <3

Nothing magic here...
It just runs 'adb install whatever.apk'.
Just as easy to simply associate "apk" files with the command "adb install".

Of course!
It does mean you don't have to manually download the SDK and grab ADB however... and just running this setup is easier than doing that, installing and associating.
It also puts a nicer GUI on it, a GUI that will be updated as development progresses, things like 'Save a copy of the APK on your storage card?' and much much more.
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Wow will have to try it later

Might I suggest a Start Menu shortcut option, I created mine manually, but it'd be nice to leave the option to the user in the install process.

A start menu shortcut to do what?
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To launch the program. I had to browse into the Program Files folder to launch it, and figured if it just automatically adds to the start menu, it's a tad bit easier.

Great app, but if your going to install a lot of apps after a wipe I find it better to setup a .bat file and just run it. After all the Hero roms I have installed it makes it 20 times faster. Here is the example on my batch file.
Code:
adb install apps\art.wild.gdocs.apk
adb install apps\at.abraxas.mountusb.apk
adb install apps\com.a0soft.gphone.aTrackDog.apk
adb install apps\com.androidapps.widget.battery.apk
adb install apps\com.ap.AppDock.apk

TimSykes said:
Great app, but if your going to install a lot of apps after a wipe I find it better to setup a .bat file and just run it. After all the Hero roms I have installed it makes it 20 times faster. Here is the example on my batch file.
Code:
adb install apps\art.wild.gdocs.apk
adb install apps\at.abraxas.mountusb.apk
adb install apps\com.a0soft.gphone.aTrackDog.apk
adb install apps\com.androidapps.widget.battery.apk
adb install apps\com.ap.AppDock.apk
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This idea intrigues me... are you running the .bat file from the tools folder or have you set up an environmental variable?

yeah I have the batch file in mt tools folder, and a apps folder that hold all my .apk in that tools folder as well.

TimSykes said:
yeah I have the batch file in mt tools folder, and a apps folder that hold all my .apk in that tools folder as well.
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Wonderful, thanks!

glad to help

it would be nice if it had option of reinstalling when app is installed (adb install -r)

Huge thanks goes to the author of this. Speaking for the masses, I really want to thank you for making this.

[BATTERY PERCENTAGE] different battery mods showing in percent %

Battery percentage mod by SMABERG
Ive made theese only for myself, but decided to share em cause of demand.
i dont take any responsible for damage to phone or malfunction, theese work on my phone, so they are tested though.
For theese mods to work, and for it to not go into bootloop, you got to put phone in bootloader(power on while holding vol.up) the use ADB from android SDK and run in commandprompt (in windows, startmenu, run, cmd) then input this command. Dont forget to enable usb debuging
adb shell mount /system (thanx for reminding me on this s60mike)
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/
A big thanx to theimpaler747 for making this mod work. and also for the gingerbread battery below
NEXUS S - 2.3.2 - STOCK ROM
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- blue-with-black-outline
- green battery gingerbread
- green with black outline numbers
- Green-galaxy-S-style (My favorite )
- green circle

nice thanks!
the blue one is the best

Haven't personally flashed these yet, but wanted to say thanks. Digging the Galaxy S one.

THANKS!!!! I like the blue one
One more thing ^^
maybe you should write that they must enter:
adb shell mount /system
before entering your:
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/
Again - Thank you !!!
Mike

i have bionix rom works? it possible flash zip or only work to adb push? thanks

funny... adb does not recognize my device in bootloader mode, but fastboot does.
But when i turned on the phone in usb debugging mode, adb recognise my device.
So with the phone turned on, i used root explorer to set the permissions to /system/framework folder and used the above adb command line and it worked!
out of topic : ADB not recognized in bootloader mode but fastboot does, normal?

the blue one looks really sweet, might have to throw those files into tonight's CM7 nightly framework and give it a shot

It'd be awesome to have a battery percentage mod on the cm nightlies!

foxehkins said:
It'd be awesome to have a battery percentage mod on the cm nightlies!
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But then you'd have to make one every night

theimpaler747 said:
But then you'd have to make one every night
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+1 thats a pain

rubino90 said:
i have bionix rom works? it possible flash zip or only work to adb push? thanks
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only thoose rom's using stock framework from 2.3.2. and only way to be safe is adb.

smaberg said:
+1 thats a pain
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Trust me, it is

Those of you that have flashed this which one most closely matches the stock gingerbread theme?
Sent from my Nexus S

Bronk93 said:
Those of you that have flashed this which one most closely matches the stock gingerbread theme?
Sent from my Nexus S
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The one that's named gingerbread

I Got bootloop on GingerS Rom

MrNameless said:
I Got bootloop on GingerS Rom
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That's because this will only work on the stock 2.3.2 rom

Ahm - you've quoted the wrong line in the first post
adb shell mount /system
not the adb push ...
^^

s60mike said:
Ahm - you've quoted the wrong line in the first post
adb shell mount /system
not the adb push ...
^^
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He he he, fixed IT...

wultan said:
funny... adb does not recognize my device in bootloader mode, but fastboot does.
But when i turned on the phone in usb debugging mode, adb recognise my device.
So with the phone turned on, i used root explorer to set the permissions to /system/framework folder and used the above adb command line and it worked!
out of topic : ADB not recognized in bootloader mode but fastboot does, normal?
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Also had the same issue but, since I don't have root explorer, I just used Clockwork Recovery to mount the /system and then use the adb push, worked great!
Congrats on the mod, just what I needed!
Thanks,

Very good, thanks! One thing, on the green battery with the black outline I think the charging image is a little off from the regular icon. While my phone is charging the icon jumps up and down a bit

[TOOL] Android commander. ADB App/file manager/installer for windows

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANDROID CONTROL ON THE PORTAL TODAY
Check out this awesome tool!
install and adb/sqlite/apksigning files at bottom put together by me for you!
http://androidcommander.com/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=597098
Program Features:
Explore files:
- copy multiple files/dirs between Phone and PC
- copy multiple files/dirs between Phone folders
- delete multiple files/dirs from Phone
- new dir and rename options
- drag&drop multiple files/dirs in to progrm
- drag&drop files/dirs between program tabs
- partitions size info
- bookmarks
Manage apps:
- windows integration WINDOWS WILL "know" apk files! double click to install to phone!!!!!
- backup multiple apps to any dir on Phone/PC
- batch/single apps install
- install as private
- install on SD (Froyo+ only)
- update app
- batch/single uinstall apps
- uninstall with option to keep data or not
Console:
- type any shell command
- run sh script from PC
and more...
- flashing zip and img files
- options to reboot, reboot to recovery, reboot to bootloader, power off device
- device screenshots (beta)
- signing apk/zip files
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Looks like just what I needed, huge THANKS!

Looks awesome. I wish that my PC (or my brain) wasn't broken.
I haven't been able to get ADB (of any kind, from any source) to run on my win7 64 bit machine...ever. I've had the SDK installed for a while now and have tried several times to get ADB working- today is no different.

Try the adb setup link in my sig!
But you don't need to know how to use adb to use this program

Edit: I got it. The link in your sig is what saved me. Checking this out now. Thanks!!

Well it work with windows xp?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

leezrd said:
Well it work with windows xp?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
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well the site only says you need " Windows "
so probably.. no harm in trying...

TRusselo said:
well the site only says you need " Windows "
so probably.. no harm in trying...
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Ok well thanx for helping with this wether works or not
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

sorry but i dont have xp to try it and the authors website quoted in first post only says windows, im sure if there was more of a requirement he would have said so.
it runs on my win7 64x and that is usually the last supported windows so i would think xp is ok...

Doesn't recognize my phone. Droid Explorer does but this didn't. I already have adb installed on my win 7 64bit laptop.

did you point the program to where adb is installed?

TRusselo said:
did you point the program to where adb is installed?
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Yes I did. Not sure why it won't recognize my phone.

Trouble getting hard adb root on Captivate GB 2.3.5 ROM
Android Commander 0.7.9.9 at http://androidcommander.com/ xda link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=597098
I have a Samsung Captivate running a modified stock leaked GB 2.3.5 One flash ROM that has been Fugu rooted. TiBU, Rom Toolbox and other Super User apps all work.
So this program by PanPiotr looks like just what the noob in me is after, and I'm sure a few others out there too.
Once installed the program seems to be fine. I have one problem that I can't seem to overcome. That is getting a hard or adb root on the phone. I have tried to follow the instructions of PanPiotr but I don't have a boot.img file in my nandroid BU as outlined in his FAQs. Only cache.img, data.img, sd-ext.img and system.img I can use unyaffs-windows to extract the files in these but the default.prop appears to be calling to be loaded from ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-samsung, which I can't seem to find.
I can modify the default.prop ro.debuggable=0 to =1 with root explorer but just doing it in the root doesn't help. I can't seem to find out which IMG file in my nandroid BU has or how to modify the default.prop file loader to get the ro.debuggable=1 to take or stay.
Consequently the Root Access indicator always says Root Access:NO
Any help would be appreciated.
TYIA
Bud

May have this worked out.
So I flashed a custom rom and kernel. Connected Android commander to phone and I have Root access:OK. Program works great. Thanks PanPiotr.
On the brighter side of all this while in recovery mode of the new kernel (CornKernel_UCKJ3_v403) I found a way of switching the toggle for debugging enabled to on if that kernel works with the rom I was on then that will work. It should so I'll give that a try and let you know.
EDIT:
So I just finished and this worked brilliantly. Hope it helps someone else.
Bud

WOW nice tool very needed
+1
please add option for screen shots for more resolutions
Or to manually edit screen size CUSTOM.
I am using this on my sensation and image is captured but due to wrong resolution rows are shifted
Nice app bro.

Change DPI Without Root

PizzaSauce said:
Make use of that super saturated 2k panel!
1. Download the Android SDK
2. Extract it to a desired location
3. Navigate through the extraction to SDK > Platform Tools
4. SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK anywhere inside this folder and click "open command window here"
6. Make sure you have the correct drivers for your phone
5. Turn on USB Debugging and plug your phone into the computer
6. Tell your phone to trust the computer
7. In the command window, run the following command but replace *** with the desired DPI (I use 540)
Adb shell wm density ***
8. Reboot phone to have changes fully take effect.
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Just tried this on my S6Edge (changed to 540 DPI) and I love it. Enjoy!

Can you post a screen shot of it. :')

I love that this is making rounds. Thanks for quoting!

Do any of the apps look messed up?

on mac?
Has anyone successfully done this on a Mac? I've watched tons of YouTube videos and tutorials and still can't get it.

I did this on a Mac with no problem. Just followed instructions.

hoth said:
I did this on a Mac with no problem. Just followed instructions.
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Would you mind helping me out?
1. Download the Android SDK
2. Extract it to a desired location
3. Navigate through the extraction to SDK > Platform Tools - I see "Platform" and "Tools", 2 separate folders - which one?
4. SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK anywhere inside this folder and click "open command window here" - How do I do this on a Mac?
6. Make sure you have the correct drivers for your phone
5. Turn on USB Debugging and plug your phone into the computer
6. Tell your phone to trust the computer
7. In the command window, run the following command but replace *** with the desired DPI (I use 540) - Can you clarify on this step? Same on a Mac?
Adb shell wm density ***
8. Reboot phone to have changes fully take effect.

Once you have everything installed and the phone hooked up to the Mac in USB debugging mode, then start the Terminal app. Once the prompt comes up type: "/users/[username]/library/android/sdk/platform-tools/adb shell wm density 540"
Remember to change [username] to your "username". I also had to replug the phone in twice I believe before the command worked.

hoth said:
Once you have everything installed and the phone hooked up to the Mac in USB debugging mode, then start the Terminal app. Once the prompt comes up type: "/users/[username]/library/android/sdk/platform-tools/adb shell wm density 540"
Remember to change [username] to your "username". I also had to replug the phone in twice I believe before the command worked.
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It's saying "No such file or directory". I have the Android SDK downloaded and extracted - am I missing the step on how to install the SDK?

ericdmiller said:
It's saying "No such file or directory". I have the Android SDK downloaded and extracted - am I missing the step on how to install the SDK?
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If you already have the Android SDK installed, make sure you also have the "SDK Platform Tools" installed, that's what you need to run ADB. If you don't see a folder titled "Platform Tools" you don't have the necessary files. Google around!

How does this effect battery or performance?

hoth said:
I did this on a Mac with no problem. Just followed instructions.
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Got it finally, thanks for your help. Is there any way to fix the camera app showing the older dpi?

Can someone please post a screenshot of this DPI corrected screen? I'm trying to determine if it's that much more useful than the 5x5 grid option in the Touchwiz Launcher.

Screenshots
h3ck said:
Can you post a screen shot of it. :')
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Here are some screens
BEFORE
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I have also noticed that this messes up the home screen and I am not certain how to fix it yet. The unused space on the right and bottom are unusable. I cannot put icons there and I cannot make it stretch.

What's stock density just in case I don't like?

jbarcus81 said:
What's stock density just in case I don't like?
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Write down the number before you change it?

jbarcus81 said:
What's stock density just in case I don't like?
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610
Also I have found a way around my home screen issue (I installed the Google now Launcher) and it works fine. Camera and a few other Stock apps still do not work correctly. I am assuming they are not responsive designed and rather are made for a specific screen size.

littleneutrino said:
610
Also I have found a way around my home screen issue (I installed the Google now Launcher) and it works fine. Camera and a few other Stock apps still do not work correctly. I am assuming they are not responsive designed and rather are made for a specific screen size.
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Stock is 640, not 610.

hoth said:
Once you have everything installed and the phone hooked up to the Mac in USB debugging mode, then start the Terminal app. Once the prompt comes up type: "/users/[username]/library/android/sdk/platform-tools/adb shell wm density 540"
Remember to change [username] to your "username". I also had to replug the phone in twice I believe before the command worked.
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thanks

Sadly i finally gave up and went back to the stock 640. The camera and phone apps were driving me crazy as they were not designed to be responsive. Personally i think that everything on this phone is WAY to large on the screen and it makes the phone look Childish but until they make the Phone and Camera apps Responsive so that they fill the screen regardless of Density then i cannot use this

[TUTORIAL] How to enable MULTIWINDOW and change Density on M Developer Preview

As we don't have root yet on the M preview, here is quick tutorial how to enable Muiltiwindow and change density.
You will need TWRP and Total Commander with adb plugin.
1. Boot the TWRP
2. Go to Mount and check the system checkbox
3. Plug the device to PC
4. In Total Commander go to network/adb/your device/system and find build.prop
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5. Copy the file to some safe place for backup
6. Open the file in editor (F4)
7. Change the line
Code:
ro.build.type=user
with
Code:
ro.build.type=userdebug
8. You can also change the density in the line
Code:
ro.sf.lcd_density=480
I prefer 420.
9. Save the file and copy it back (if you change it on PC).
10. Done

Just FYI, there is a much more simple way to change the DPI without root. You just need a single ADB command.
With the phone powered on, just open up a window in terminal (OSX) or command prompt (Windows) like you would to perform fastboot or ADB commands, and type the following:
adb shell wm density DPI && adb reboot
Just replace "DPI" with the desired DPI. So if you want a 420 DPI, this will be your command:
adb shell wm density 420 && adb reboot
Then just hit enter, the phone will reboot, and voila! enjoy your new DPI.

how to flash twrp on M !!

bicho19 said:
how to flash twrp on M !!
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fastboot flash recovery

rivera618 said:
fastboot flash recovery
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i know, but can you provide me with the img file that work with Android M

bicho19 said:
i know, but can you provide me with the img file that work with Android M
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It is the same as for Lollipop

Man, I can confirm that this tutorial works perfectly, thank you!
Have you understood how to use multiwindows?
In my case, I can't understand which is the second app he shows on the screen. I can chose one from recent menù, but the second seems to be chosen randomly!
Maybe I'm just tired

Will it cause missing applications from PlayStore as it did every time I changed DPI?
To check, try to download 'Tinder'. Or go to the Store webpage from a computer and try to find an App that it's incompatible with your Nexus 5 (And it shouldn't)

bregan90 said:
Will it cause missing applications from PlayStore as it did every time I changed DPI?
To check, try to download 'Tinder'. Or go to the Store webpage from a computer and try to find an App that it's incompatible with your Nexus 5 (And it shouldn't)
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Tinder installs/opens fine with DPI set to 420 (just tested it). I used the adb commands to change DPI, worked perfectly.

Own a mac, cant seem to get adb to work properly.

swirly05 said:
Own a mac, cant seem to get adb to work properly.
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./abd "commands go here"
Don't forget the ./

ape96 said:
Man, I can confirm that this tutorial works perfectly, thank you!
Have you understood how to use multiwindows?
In my case, I can't understand which is the second app he shows on the screen. I can chose one from recent menù, but the second seems to be chosen randomly!
Maybe I'm just tired
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From the resent menu you can set the top and bottom windows.
When u then in some time launch one of them, it is still will be on top or bottom, but another one will be the last used, but it will not be scrollable some or them, or not always. Still a little buggy, . As the new "half frame" app will be on top.
But if you run both apps from resents that you made top and bottom, then they will both scroll.

The new photo app shows some display bugs with density set to 420

neFAST said:
The new photo app shows some display bugs with density set to 420
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Dunno. Seem to be working fine for me...
What are those bugs? Try to change to 400 or smth else.

playahate said:
From the resent menu you can set the top and bottom windows.
When u then in some time launch one of them, it is still will be on top or bottom, but another one will be the last used, but it will not be scrollable some or them, or not always. Still a little buggy, . As the new "half frame" app will be on top.
But if you run both apps from resents that you made top and bottom, then they will both scroll.
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I start to understand! It's a big buggy, but it seems that it will improve a lot
It's a useful function, though

ape96 said:
I start to understand! It's a big buggy, but it seems that it will improve a lot
It's a useful function, though
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Yap. I like it too.
Added the pic to 1st post. Watching YouTube and browsing the same time...

I changed DPI to 420 but there is no option to enable multiwindow?
how do I fix?

swirly05 said:
Own a mac, cant seem to get adb to work properly.
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You might need to install the latest ABD and Fastboot, compatible with M Preview: https://github.com/simmac/minimal_adb_fastboot/tree/preview

razor17 said:
I changed DPI to 420 but there is no option to enable multiwindow?
how do I fix?
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I flashed a zip file posted by another user to enable multi window. Then did the adb command from this thread and its all working here.
Edit: here's the post I got the zip from. Flashed it and enabled multi window. Then I adb command DPI to 420. Working for me. Hope this helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61061093

height soft key
sn0warmy said:
Just FYI, there is a much more simple way to change the DPI without root. You just need a single ADB command.
With the phone powered on, just open up a window in terminal (OSX) or command prompt (Windows) like you would to perform fastboot or ADB commands, and type the following:
adb shell wm density DPI && adb reboot
Just replace "DPI" with the desired DPI. So if you want a 420 DPI, this will be your command:
adb shell wm density 420 && adb reboot
Then just hit enter, the phone will reboot, and voila! enjoy your new DPI.
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it's a way to change height navigation bar / soft key ?