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Is there any command on cmd.exe that would allow me to start the main activity of a particular android application using the .apk file of that application. Please note that I know this command which only installs an android application:
adb install myapp.apk This command will only install myapp onto the emulator and I have to manually run this application from the emulator (by performing single click on its icon).
What I want to do is use a command which not only installs the application but also starts its main activity (please note that I have only its .apk file so I don't know what the package name or any activity name is).
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Just open your browser, find the APK file you want to download, and tap it – you should then be able to see it downloading on the top bar of your device. Once it's downloaded, open Downloads, tap on the APK file and tap Yes when prompted. The app will begin installing on your device.
With Google Play Instant, people can use an app or game without installing it first. Increase engagement with your Android app or gain more installs by surfacing your instant app across the Play Store and Google Play Games app.
To open APK files on a PC without an emulator, you need to add the ARC Welder extension to your chrome browser. You can get this extension from here. After adding the extension, add APK files and click on 'Launch app'.
You can't install and run in one go - but you can certainly use adb to start your already installed application. Use adb shell am start to fire an intent - you will need to use the correct intent for your application though. A couple of examples:
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings will launch Settings, and
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity will launch the Browser. If you want to point the Browser at a particular page, do this
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity http://www.google.co.uk If you don't know the name of the activities in the APK, then do this
aapt d xmltree <path to apk> AndroidManifest.xml the output content will includes a section like this:
E: activity (line=32) A: android:theme(0x01010000)=@0x7f080000 A: android:label(0x01010001)=@0x7f070000 A: android:name(0x01010003)="com.anonymous.MainWindow" A: android:launchMode(0x0101001d)=(type 0x10)0x3 A: android:screenOrientation(0x0101001e)=(type 0x10)0x1 A: android:configChanges(0x0101001f)=(type 0x11)0x80 E: intent-filter (line=33) E: action (line=34) A: android:name(0x01010003)="android.intent.action.MAIN" XE: (line=34) That tells you the name of the main activity (MainWindow), and you can now run
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