Install apk on android emulator

To install android application (.apk) on an emulator follow these steps:

1- run the target emulator
2- copy the .apk file into platform-tools folder
3- cd into platform-tools folder
ex: E:\>cd \Android Full Development Platform (SDK+Eclipse)\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
4- adb install theApkFileName.apk

if you launched more than one emulator, use the following code

adb -s emulator-5556 install  theApkFileName.apk


Hint: make sure adb.exe in the platform-tools folder


Mohammad Abu Hmead