Local equivalent to adb install

Question

With a PC connection and adb, I can install packages by running



adb install foobar.apk


There is also an option to downgrade a package to an earlier version and keep data (as long the app itself did not introduce any incompatibilities in the later version):



adb install -r -d foobar.apk


Is there an equivalent local command which I could run from a terminal session (or any other way to downgrade without a PC connection)?


— user149408 | Sources

Answer

The local pm command can do this. You need the following things:




  • A terminal app. (adb shell will also work, but then you might just as well use adb install).

  • A way to get root permission on the command line (usually su)

  • A copy of the APK on the device, e.g. by downloading it using a web browser.



Open the terminal app, then run:



su

pm install -r -d /sdcard/download/foobar.apk


Command line options are the same as for adb install: -r will replace existing packages, -d will downgrade if necessary.


— user149408 | Sources

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