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Android 4.2 on tablets added support for multiple users per device (similar to desktop OSes), each of which can install and remove apps independently. Currently, using adb install /path/to/app.apk installs the app globally; every user can see and launch it (as if every user installed the same app from the Play store for example).
Is there a way to adb install an app onto a device so that only one user can see it in the launcher menu?
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ADB (Android Debugging Bridge) can be used to execute commands on your VR device. It's mostly used to install applications (APK files) from a Windows PC or Mac with a device connected with USB.
How to setup ADB on Microsoft Windows. Download the Android SDK Platform Tools ZIP file for Windows. Then open up a Command Prompt from the same directory as this ADB binary. This can be done by holding Shift and Right-clicking within the folder then click the “Open command window here” option.
adb install now supports --user USER_ID argument, so in order to install APK for a certain user, use:
adb install --user USER_ID PATH_TO_APK In order to find out USER_ID, use adb shell pm list users.
See https://source.android.com/devices/tech/admin/multi-user-testing for details.
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