Installing apk , adb command not found

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I want to install apk on my emulator, I found this page how to install apk and This thread

and my problem is when I type adb in my command line I got this:

'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external commands

i set the path on windows advance, the path is the tool director in my sdk directory, I mean the path I set is C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools, I am working on windows 7

is your eclipse environment working fine with this SDK path ? — rajpara, Jun 30 '12 at 08:18
@AndroidCoader yes , and i can run the emulator fine, and i have tree emulators 2.2, 2.3, 4.0.3 — William Kinaan, Jun 30 '12 at 08:19
Can you copy and paste the value of your Path form Environment Variables? — Bobs, Jun 30 '12 at 08:28
@breceivemail C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools, i change the path to platform-tools as one of the answers and not i got errror, device not found — William Kinaan, Jun 30 '12 at 08:34
see the adb.exe is in \tools exists or not ? or it is in \platform-tools folder? — Dheeresh Singh, Jun 30 '12 at 08:37
@breceivemail do u mean, all the folders in the platform-tools? — William Kinaan, Jun 30 '12 at 08:41
forget it. your first problem is solved now. now look at my answer. — Bobs, Jun 30 '12 at 08:47

Bobs · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-16T05:35:32.410

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First add your Android SDK path like "C:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools" to your OS path

Second use this command to restart adb:

adb kill-server
adb start-server

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answered Jun 30 '12 at 08:46

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i got daemon started successfully, now will i install apk again ? – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:50
use -r in your command: `adb install -r myApp.apk` for reinstalling – Bobs Jun 30 '12 at 08:51
:( :( i got device not found :( :( – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:53
restart the windos , or kill the server ? – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:54
still the same error, see this is a print screen, am i doing right steps? http://www.mediafire.com/?0oc15s1aaiolqac – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:58
what i type `adb devices` on cmd i got this `List of devices attached` – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:06
and after that do you have any other lines? – Bobs Jun 30 '12 at 09:07
at first restart your computer. after that disable your firewall. – Bobs Jun 30 '12 at 09:08
are you using `adb install ...` while your emulator is open? – Bobs Jun 30 '12 at 09:10
pllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllease , when i type all the commands i got in all questions now the eclipse doesn't open i got this error , JRE OR JDK must be avaialbe, please what happend, tomroow is my graduation project, please :(((( – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:10
where are you please what happend :( , – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:14
how can i do it, please tell me, – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:26
and where i can find it, and if i reinstall it, my project will be deleted ? – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:26
do u mean i have to reinstall eclipse? or jdk or adt or what ? – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:28
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I can not solve problems related to installation. select the answer of the current question and then create new question about new problems. – Bobs Jun 30 '12 at 10:47
i got the right answer above , the solution is that i had to instal apk while emilater is working ,and now i got sucessfull – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 10:48
now i want to find that instaled apk on emulator, do u know how? – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 10:48
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go to applications in your device or emulator. if it is a keyboard go to settings-> language and input. – Bobs Jun 30 '12 at 10:52
it is a keyboard, i got to setting , then ? – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 10:54
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And then select the answer of your question as "Answer" – Bobs Jun 30 '12 at 10:55

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 30 '12 at 09:16

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1 Step If u have multiple emulator than close all emulator and open emulator by Window--> AVD Manger --> and select any one emulator on which u want to install apk and start that emulator by clicking on Strat

2 Step Open Command Promot and enter path upto folder Platform-tools of android sdk somethiing like cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools if 64 bit other wise C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

3 Step adb install Path Upto ur apk means path in which folder u have put apk Example adb install C:\User\Download\facebook.apk

answered Jun 30 '12 at 09:16

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i did that and got device not found – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 10:33
have u open emulator on which u want to install apk first open emulator and than try – Khan Jun 30 '12 at 10:34
hey yes i got succeffull :) :) :) , but how can i find that apk on simulator ? it is apk for kepboard to write arabic – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 10:43
is u got success in install apk than u are able to see that app – Khan Jun 30 '12 at 10:49
@Khan Could **you** please update **your** grammar to use proper, real words? It is hard and extremely annoying to read the text you write. – hlovdal Jul 30 '15 at 11:31

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 30 '12 at 08:27

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Try this

First chage your current directory to platform-tools

cd C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

Then install your apk on emulator

adb install "<Path to your apk file>"

for example

adb install "c:\Apps\abc.apk"

answered Jun 30 '12 at 08:27

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i got this error: `too many files specified; only take APK file and verifier file` – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:37
Write the path to apk file in double qout. Like this:- adb install "c:\Apps\abc.apk" – Pargat Jun 30 '12 at 08:46
This error usually occurs when your path or apk file name contains spaces and you don't write the path in double qoutes.. – Pargat Jun 30 '12 at 08:51
the name of the apk is IbrahimKeyboard.apk – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:54
and where it is present. I mean what is complete absolute path to apk file ?? – Pargat Jun 30 '12 at 08:56
it is here C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:58
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TRY THIS ON CMD: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools AND THEN : adb install "C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\IbrahimKeyboard.apk" – Pargat Jun 30 '12 at 09:03
i got device not found :( :( :( , sorry but really i did as you all told me and i don't know what to do :( – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:05
Is your emulator running properly before you type all this in cmd? – Pargat Jun 30 '12 at 09:07
start only one emulator.. any one.. then type these commands. – Pargat Jun 30 '12 at 09:08
pllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllease , when i type all the commands i got in all questions now the eclipse doesn't open i got this error , JRE OR JDK must be avaialbe, please what happend, tomroow is my graduation project, please :(((( – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:10
please what happend , where are you – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:14
have you edited the jdk path?? try reconfiguring the jdk path in eclipse. – Pargat Jun 30 '12 at 09:16
no , i didin't , the eclipe doesn't open , i this error when open the eclipse http://www.mediafire.com/?bgnfl55qhw6t9jc, please help me, tomorrow is the graduation project :(((( – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:17
i restart and still the same erorr :( – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:22
I think you need to reconfigure jdk path in eclipse – Pargat Jun 30 '12 at 09:30
from error message it seems like your eclipse is present on desktop/ And it is searching for java jre in eclipse\jre\bin\ Have moved any file in eclipse or somthing like that – Pargat Jun 30 '12 at 09:39
no i didn't more any thing , i just write in cmd the command i got from these answers, – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 09:40
let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/13248/discussion-between-pargat-and-totti-roma) – Pargat Jun 30 '12 at 09:43
i am sorry , can we continue ? – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 10:38
thank you very much Pargat, for the path problem, i didn't restor point because the website and the android is working and i tried it, and for installing apk i make it , but now i have new problem here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11273890/android-installed-keyboard-starts-automaticlly-on-message-not-on-edittext , thank you very much – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 13:13

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 06 '16 at 23:00

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For Mac Users

Go to the /Users/your-user-name/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools directory
./adb your-command (Ex: ./adb devices )

answered Apr 06 '16 at 23:00

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 30 '12 at 08:20

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Try changing it to

From

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools

To

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

If doesn't work then you mught need to restart you system too.

answered Jun 30 '12 at 08:20

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Open Command prompt and navigate to that path then type adb it should show some help related to adb command not error :) – RPB Jun 30 '12 at 08:25
after restart , i got this device not found – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:33
try navigating to that directory and do ass i said in my previous comment. – RPB Jun 30 '12 at 08:35
did you add semicolon(';') after your path ? – RPB Jun 30 '12 at 08:36
are you executing adb devices ? – RPB Jun 30 '12 at 08:41
i don't know what is adb, but i can run these simulators, 2.2, 2.3, 4.0.3 – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:41
@breceivemail when i open emulator from eclipes , yes it opens and i can program on it – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:43
can you see that device on DDMS devices? – RPB Jun 30 '12 at 08:43
would you tell me please how can i know if the deice on DDMS ?, and i told you that the emulator is working good and i can program on eclipse – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:44
and just one time i got this`* daemon not running . starting it now on port 5037 * * daemon started sucesssfully* error: device not found` , now i just got `error device not found` – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:47
Window->Open perspecitve ->Android->DDMS that is how you open DDMS :) – RPB Jun 30 '12 at 08:47
i go to folder window and didn't find open perspective folder :( – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:48
its Window menu inside eclipse not folder :) – RPB Jun 30 '12 at 09:10

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 30 '12 at 08:36

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add

C:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

and

C:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

to your Path Environment Variables

answered Jun 30 '12 at 08:36

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i tried it already , and i after that , i got `device not found` – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:42

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 30 '12 at 08:51

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you can pull apk without command, step 1 select ddms view in editor step 2 select emulator or device step 3 select Fle Explorer step 4 select sdcard and there right corner push amd pull option with device icon here select push option and choose your apk location and push it step 5 now you can see your apk installed in Emulator or in device

answered Jun 30 '12 at 08:51

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in the first step, how can i select ddms view please? – William Kinaan Jun 30 '12 at 08:52
from Eclipse Editor right top corner select "open Perspective" and select ddms – Ankitkumar Makwana Jun 30 '12 at 09:13
or windows-> open Perspective – Ankitkumar Makwana Jun 30 '12 at 09:17

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Nov 22 '14 at 12:09

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Start terminal and write below command

For MAC

./adb kill-server
./adb start-server

For Windows

adb kill-server
adb start-server

answered Nov 22 '14 at 12:09

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This is not an answer to the question. The adb command cannot be found! – philk Dec 09 '15 at 10:53
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that all doesn't matter. Your answer does not solve any of the OP questions. The "adb" command is not in the path, so its not accessible. How does your answer solve this problem? It doesn't. – philk Dec 09 '15 at 20:15

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 26 '16 at 22:37

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For me it's work perfect

Go to folder android installation Go to platform-tools and try the below command

./adb reverse tcp:8081 tcp:8081

after Running your app

answered Oct 26 '16 at 22:37

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Apr 18 '18 at 13:56

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For Mac - add next line to bash/zsh config file:

export PATH="$HOME/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:$PATH"

answered Apr 18 '18 at 13:56

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered May 12 '19 at 10:13

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In my case, I had %LOCALAPPDATA%\Android\Sdk\platform-tools in my System Path with no luck.

I moved it to my User Path and it worked perfectly.

P.S. I personally use https://rix0rrr.github.io/WindowsPathEditor/, very straight forward and clean.

answered May 12 '19 at 10:13

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