Install split APKs on Android with ADB

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Install split APKs on Android with ADB

These two scripts allow you to install split APK files on an Android device using ADB (Android Debug Bridge).

Prerequisites

Before you can use these scripts, you'll need the following:

• An Android emulator or device
• ADB installed
• The split APK files to be installed

Usage

1. Copy the install_apks.sh and adb-install-split-apks.sh scripts to a directory on your computer.

2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where the scripts are located.

3. Use the install_apks.sh script to install the split APK files on the emulator:

   ./install_apks.sh <path_to_apk_directory>

   Replace <path_to_apk_directory> with the path to the directory containing the split APK files you want to install. Note that the directory should not contain any APK files that do not belong to the split APK bundle to be installed.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter permission errors when running the adb-install-split-apks.sh script, you may need to fix the permissions using the chmod +x command:

chmod +x adb-install-split-apks.sh

If you encounter errors when pushing the APK files or the adb-install-split-apks.sh script to the emulator, make sure that the emulator is running and that ADB is connected to the emulator. You can check if ADB is connected to the emulator using the adb devices command.

adb-install-split-apks.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Calculate the total size of all APKs
TOTAL_SIZE_ALL_APKS=0
for APK_PATH in "$@"; do
  APK_SIZE=$(wc -c < "$APK_PATH") # get the size of the APK in bytes
  TOTAL_SIZE_ALL_APKS=$((TOTAL_SIZE_ALL_APKS + APK_SIZE)) # add the APK size to the total size
done

# Create an install session
SESSION_ID=$(pm install-create -S $TOTAL_SIZE_ALL_APKS | sed -n -e 's/.*\[\(.*\)\]/\1/p')

# Loop through each APK and install it
INDEX=0
for APK_PATH in "$@"; do
  APK_SIZE=$(wc -c < "$APK_PATH") # get the size of the APK in bytes
  pm install-write -S $APK_SIZE $SESSION_ID $INDEX $APK_PATH # install the APK
  INDEX=$((INDEX+1))
done

# Commit the install session
pm install-commit $SESSION_ID

install-split-apks.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Check if the input directory exists
if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then
  echo "Error: Directory '$1' does not exist."
  exit 1
fi

# Push the APK files to the emulator
for APK_PATH in "$1"/*.apk; do
  adb push "$APK_PATH" /data/local/tmp/
done

# Push the adb-install-split-apks.sh script to the emulator
adb push adb-install-split-apks.sh /data/local/tmp/

# Get the APK filenames in the input directory
APK_FILENAMES=""
for APK_PATH in "$1"/*.apk; do
  APK_FILENAME=$(basename "$APK_PATH")
  APK_FILENAMES="$APK_FILENAMES $APK_FILENAME"
done

# Open an adb shell
adb shell <<EOF
# Change to the /data/local/tmp directory
cd /data/local/tmp/

# Fix permissions on adb-install-split-apks.sh
chmod +x adb-install-split-apks.sh

# Execute the adb-install-split-apks.sh script with the APK filenames
./adb-install-split-apks.sh $APK_FILENAMES

# Exit the adb shell
exit
EOF