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How to install app from command line (terminal)?
I would like to start a terminal window and do the apk installation from command line (shell script)
EDIT1: within the phone. Also is it possible to install from Google Play from URL, instead just a local path?
I didn't get answer, how to install Google Play app from command line.
Given enough privileges (ADB, root, system application) you can use simple terminal commands to install apps:
Run the simple command
adb install <path to .apk file>
and the app will be installed.
This requires adb to be installed and debugging mode enabled.
The file has to be located on the PC.
adb shell or a terminal on the device:pm install <path to .apk file>
This is basically the same as the PC method but requires the file to be placed on the phone.
Additionally privileges to install apps are required (ADB shell inherits them from the system, other terminal apps require root)
pm install <package.apk> fails with Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI]. If on CM12.1 or otherwise having root permissions and the adb client on the phone, it's possible to work around this by making the phone connect to itself. To do so, you need to execute setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555, then adb start-server, then adb connect 127.0.0.1:5555, then finally adb shell "pm install <apk_path>". All of the commands are to be executed as root.
emulator-5554 under adb devices. Killing it via adb emu kill doesn't work, but issuing setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555 once more will make the dummy emulator disappear. The setprop command has to be executed when the adb server is running, or else the dummy emulator won't disappear.
chown root.shell /system/bin/adb, chmod 755 /system/bin/adb and chcon u:object_r:system_file:s0 /system/bin/adb and see if it works.