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How to sideload any app onto Android Wear - installing apps with ADB

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Hello! In this article, I will write about how to install apps using a tool called ADB. With its help, you can do many things with Android devices (phones, Android Wear watches, TVs and smart TV set-top boxes running Android TV or Google TV). What is ADB? ADB or Android Debug Bridge is a tool for developers. If you have been involved in programming mobile applications for Android you have probably already used it, even unknowingly. There is a lot that ADB can do, too much to cover in one article (unless it's a very long one), so in this article I will focus on the basic use, namely installing applications on an Android device from a computer.  The procedure looks similar on all Android devices. Requirements: - Computer - Android device - Wi-Fi network (you can also use a USB cable or Bluetooth, I will however use ADB over the network - Basic knowledge of using the command line (recommended) - If you are using Windows I recommend installing  Windows Terminal Set up ADB on your ...