How can I adb install an apk to multiple connected devices?

Question

I have 7 devices plugged into my development machine.

Normally I do adb install and can install to just a single device.

Now

Answer 1

well its simple you can create a installapk.bat file that can do the job for multiple apk to multiple connected devices open installapk.bat with notepad++ and copy paste this code

FOR /F "skip=1"  %%x IN ('adb devices') DO start adb -s %%x install -r Facebook.apk
FOR /F "skip=1"  %%x IN ('adb devices') DO start adb -s %%x install -r Instagram.apk
FOR /F "skip=1"  %%x IN ('adb devices') DO start adb -s %%x install -r Messenger.apk
FOR /F "skip=1"  %%x IN ('adb devices') DO start adb -s %%x install -r Outlook.apk
FOR /F "skip=1"  %%x IN ('adb devices') DO start adb -s %%x install -r Viber.apk
FOR /F "skip=1"  %%x IN ('adb devices') DO start adb -s %%x install -r WhatsApp.apk

Answer 2

The other answers were very useful however didn't quite do what I needed. I thought I'd post my solution (a shell script) in case it provides more clarity for other readers. It installs multiple apks and any mp4s

echo "Installatron"

for SERIAL in $(adb devices | tail -n +2 | cut -sf 1);
do 
  for APKLIST in $(ls *.apk);
  do
  echo "Installatroning $APKLIST on $SERIAL"
  adb -s $SERIAL install $APKLIST
  done

  for MP4LIST in $(ls *.mp4);
  do
  echo "Installatroning $MP4LIST to $SERIAL"
  adb -s $SERIAL push $MP4LIST sdcard/
  done
done

echo "Installatron has left the building"

Thank you for all the other answers that got me to this point.

Answer 3

I was wanting to log what was happening whilst installing, also needed it to be slightly comprehendable. Ended up with:

echo "Installing app on all connected devices."

adb devices | tail -n +2 | cut -sf 1 | xargs -I % sh -c '{ \
    echo "Installing on %"; \
    adb -s % \
        install myApp.apk; \    
; }'

Tested on Linux & Mac

Answer 4

Use this command-line utility: adb-foreach

Answer 5

-Get all the apk stored in .apk folder

-Install and replace app on devices

getBuild() {
    for entry in .apk/*
    do
        echo "$entry"
    done
    return "$entry"
}

newBuild="$(getBuild)"

adb devices | while read line
do
  if [! "$line" = ""] && ['echo $line | awk "{print $2}"' = "device"]
  then
      device='echo $line | awk "{print $1}"'
      echo "adb -s $device install -r $newbuild"
      adb -s $device install -r $newbuild
  fi
done

Answer 6

I liked workingMatt's script but thought it could be improved a bit, here's my modified version:

#!/bin/bash

install_to_device(){
local prettyName=$(adb -s $1 shell getprop ro.product.model)
echo "Starting Installatroning on $prettyName"
for APKLIST in $(find . -name "*.apk" -not -name "*unaligned*");
  do
  echo "Installatroning $APKLIST on $prettyName"
  adb -s $1 install -r $APKLIST
  adb -s $1 shell am start -n com.foo.barr/.FirstActivity;
  adb -s $1 shell input keyevent KEYCODE_WAKEUP
  done
  echo "Finished Installatroning on $prettyName"
}

echo "Installatron"
gradlew assembleProdDebug

for SERIAL in $(adb devices | tail -n +2 | cut -sf 1);
do 
  install_to_device $SERIAL&
done

My version does the same thing except:

• it finds the apks from the root of the project
• it installs to every device simultaneously
• it excludes the "unaligned" versions of the apks (these were just being installed over by the aligned versions anyway
• it shows the readable names for the phones instead if their device ids

There's a few ways it could still be improved but I'm quite happy with it.