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[PaulOBrien]

Android is really great, but there a few points of Android ownership that are a bit of a pain... one of which is installing APKs on your device. Enter installAPK!

The current release is Beta 1 - usual Beta caveats apply!

What it does

installAPK is currently for Windows only. After installation on your machine, you can double click APK files to install them on your USB attached android device. Simple as that!

Where do I get it?

Download the install EXE here -  Setup.installAPK.EXE   785.37K   232921 downloads
If you are prompted for USB drivers when you connect your device, you can get those here -  usbdriver.zip   3.14MB   139180 downloads
Anything else I should know?

This is the first Beta, tested on XP, Vista and Windows 7, but please post here with any issues!

P

PS Android SDK download / install is NOT required!

PPS More APK related fun coming from me soon, watch this forum!

[Webreaper]

Paul, on Jun 1 2009, 17:33, said:

Android is really great, but there a few points of Android ownership that are a bit of a pain... one of which is installing APKs on your device.

Don't get you. Most of the file explorers I've tried just allow you to install by double-tapping. For example, I use Astro - just browse to the APK, and click the file and you get a properties page with an 'install' button.

Also, there's AppsInstaller which finds all the APK files on your device and gives a one-click install.

You're making unnecessary work for yourself, Paul.

[PaulOBrien]

Yeah, they run on your device - this runs on your desktop. No need to copy the file to your device, browse, double tap... just double click the APK on your desktop.

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[minty1978]

nice one paul, I think it is a great idea....just makes it that bit easier

[silverfoxdemars]

hello,
I have windows vista and a HTC magic device.
When I double click on an apk file on muy computer, USB driver are required. Can you tell me where to copy those drivers please?
THX
Silverfoxdemars

[ccsnet]

Paul.... would it be possible to slide in this functionality as well ?

http://android.modac...rmisions-issue/

Terran

[Buttafinguz]

I'm also trying to figure out where to add the drivers. Help please!

[amd3000]

Hi Paul,

Forgive me asking but i am very new to android. Does my T-Mobile pulse need to be 'Rooted' to use this software or can i just install any .apk file using your software ?
Thanks in advance.

Edited by amd3000, 02 January 2010 - 01:58 AM.

[Seth Cold]

do you have some love for osx??

[boqonx]

Paul, can you update for latest devices? (liquid,nexus one). Much thanks!

[PaulOBrien]

I'll do a refresh this week!

P

[scollie]

Paul, on Jan 10 2010, 15:35, said:

I'll do a refresh this week!

P

Hi Paul


On Win 7 X64, when I launch installAPK I get a continuous waiting icon.

Launching Task Manager shows that the application installAPK is running but it never actually opens up and when I click on the processes tab in TM I can see it is just continually spawning more and more processes. I've tried to kill the processes but it is launching new ones faster than I can kill them so I end up rebooting my PC.

I'll try re-installing when you release your update and let you know what happens then.

Cheers

Stan

[iceman3co]

Hello all. First time poster here!!

I to am having trouble installing the usb drivers. i see in the device manage that an other devices by the name of 'Nexus One' but when i click 'update drivers' and navigate to the drivers in the link above, but windows 7 says that 'windows was unable to install you Nexus One'. my N1 is rooted and has your custom ROM installed. i am trying to reinstall the wireless tether. in other posts that i have read with the same issue you suggested to re-install it. Any help would be appreciated.

[armyturtle]

This crap crashed my machine.  After installation I double-clicked on the .apk file I wanted to install and the InstallAPK desktop app ran itself about 30 or more times in my task manager.  My mouse cursor became the arrow with the wait/timer circle next to it (which is what prompted me to check the task manager).  I shut down the computer and tried to restart and instead of booting I got a blue screen with "BAD_POOL_HEADER" on the top line.  

I had to restart in Safe Mode and uninstall this application before it would allow me to boot back into Windows 7 normal mode.

Running:
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
12 GB of RAM

No thank you to the potential issues associated with this garbage.

[SM411]

People, remember this is a beta version. Its not supose to work 100%, thats why its beta.

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[quark520]

Tested on WIN 7 64 bit with N1
error and cannot be run

[johnluckey]

I have windows 7 64 bit and cannot run it either.  I need this program because I dont have a file browser on my nexus and cant download the apps from the net using my phone.  installing them once they are on the SD card is the only way I can do it.  Any help?  THNX, your custom ROM rocks paul!!

[jaffa1980]

Just a bit of a bump, just got a samsung monte as my first android phone but cant get any apk files to install.

I'm using windows Vista64 got the same issues as above with multiple instances launching.

Would love some advice on how to use android market or get this up and running, complete newbie and cant find a download/install button on the market or anywhere else and get really quite frustrated lol

PLEASE any help would be great

[Emexrulsier]

Cheers for this.  I was always a fan of your Cabviaactivesync and this beta program essentially gives me that functionality on my android