Google Glass - launching an apk installed via adb install

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How do you launch an .apk on your Google Glass device that you installed via adb install?

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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Checkout this answer:

adb shell am start -n com.package.name/com.package.name.ActivityName

or

 adb shell am start -n com.package.name/.ActivityName

edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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answered Jun 24 '13 at 16:15

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if you don't know the name of the package/activity you can try the additional answer I added to the answer linked above (mac/linux) – dljava Jun 25 '13 at 05:53
@dljava that is a neat hack :) – ina Jun 25 '13 at 16:56
To find out the name of your packages using adb shell pm list packages -f. also graphically if you use the chrome adb tool https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adb/dpngiggdglpdnjdoaefidgiigpemgage?hl=en-US – StanleyZheng Mar 09 '14 at 21:49

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '13 at 15:12

The best option just now is use Launchy (https://github.com/kaze0/launchy) or use intent-filter to start your application when that intent-filter is called. For example:

<manifest ....
       ......
       <application ....
            ......
            <activity .....
                 .....
                 <intent-filter>
                     <action android:name="com.google.glass.action.ACTION_GO_TO_SETTINGS" />
                     <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                 </intent-filter>
            </activity>
       </application>
  </manifest>

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 10 '14 at 23:43

If you don't know the Activity name:

Launchy no longer works with XE 16 or 17. Glass Launcher does work though since it uses the GDK.

Eclipse version here: https://github.com/justindriggers/Glass-Launcher

Android Studio version here: https://github.com/Splaktar/Glass-Launcher

Google Glass - launching an apk installed via adb install

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