Creative use of ADB

Posted by egingell on Jul 7, 2013
Posted in: Android, Weird Things Nerds Do.

Last Updated on Dec 26, 2022

Creative use of ADBInstall an app onto one device (B) from another device (A) using your computer.

  • Rooted Android Devices:
    • Enable ADB over wifi.
  • Windows PC:
    • Go to Android SDK folder
    • Connect to device A (adb connect [ip address]:[port]).
    • Access the shell and “su” to root (adb -s [ip address]:[port] shell).
  • Device A (still using Windows’ command prompt):
    • Connect to device B (adb connect [ip address]:[port]).
    • Install app to device B (adb -s [ip address]:[port] install /data/app/[app’s file name]).
  • Device B:
    • Check applications for your newly installed app.
    • Enjoy running your newly installed app.
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb connect 192.168.1.6:5555
connected to 192.168.1.7:5555
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb -s 192.168.1.6:5555 shell
shell@android:/ $ su
su
root@android:/ # adb connect 192.168.1.7:5555
connected to 192.168.1.7:5555
root@android:/ # adb -s 192.168.1.7:5555 install /data/app/com.electricsheep.asi-1.apk
405 KB/s (478636 bytes in 1.151s)
        pkg: /data/local/tmp/com.electricsheep.asi-1.apk
Success
root@android:/ #