How can I write a front end program to install and uninstall an app over android device ?

Question

Hi st0le,

By "Program", I mean a desktop front end for installing/uninstalling apps on a phone.Can u please help me out from this? I am not clear what to do ?

Thnx, Praween

Answer 1

You should edit your original question to clarify (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3255075/how-can-i-write-a-program-to-install-and-uninstall-an-app-over-android-device/3260956#3260956). Anyhow here's my answer again:

You can write a simple shell script that executes the following commands. I'm assuming you have the Android SDK installed, as it's required.

To install example.apk located somewhere on your desktop hard drive:

cd location_of_sdk\tools
adb.exe install path_to_apk\example.apk

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To uninstall the app:

cd location_of_sdk\tools
adb shell

Inside the adb shell execute:

cd /data/app
ls

This will display the apps installed on the device. Look for the .apk associated with the app you want to uninstall. It'll look something like "com.abc.xyz.apk" - then execute:

rm com.abc.xyz.apk
exit