Archived: Installing Android PDF Viewer APK File

This section provides a tutorial example on how to install the Android PDF Viewer APK file to the Android emulator using the 'adb' tool provided in the SDK package.

This tutorial was based on Android SDK R17 with Android 4.0.3 and left here as a reference.

If you want to try the Android PDF Viewer on the emulator, you can install the downloaded APK file with the "adb" tool provided in the Android SDK package.

1. Run the Android emulator through the AVD Manager and wait for the emulator to be fully booted.

2. Install AndroidPdfViewer_1_0_1.apk to the Android emulator using the "adb" tool:

C:\local\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb install \
   \download\AndroidPdfViewer_1_0_1.apk

1019 KB/s (1433355 bytes in 1.373s)
        pkg: /data/local/tmp/AndroidPdfViewer_1_0_1.apk
Success

3. Go to Android emulator and click the "Applications" icon. The "Android PDF Viewer" application is listed in the application list.

4. Click on "Android PDF Viewer" in the application list to run the application:

Android PDF Viewer - Start Screen
Android PDF Viewer - Start Screen

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Installing JDK 1.8 on Windows System

 Installation of Android SDK R24 and Emulator

 Installing Apache Ant 1.9 on Windows System

 Developing First Android Application - HelloAndroid

 Android Application Package (APK) Files

 Android Debug Bridge (adb) Tool

 Android File Systems

 AboutAndroid - Application to Retrieve System Information

 android.app.Activity Class and Activity Lifecycle

 View Objects and Layout Resource Files

 Using "adb logcat" Command for Debugging

 Build Process and Package File Content

 Building Your Own Web Browser

 Android Command Line Shell

 Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Mini Tablet

 USB Debugging Applications on Samsung Tablet

 Android Tablet - LG-V905R

 USB Debugging Applications on LG-V905R Tablet

 Android Phone - LG-P925g

 USB Debugging Applications on LG-P925g Phone

Archived Tutorials

 Archived: Downloading and Installing JDK 1.7

 Archived: Downloading and Installing Android SDK R17

 Archived: Running Android SDK Manager

 Archived: Installing Android Platform 4.0.3 and Libraries

 Archived: Verifying Android Platform Installation

 Archived: Creating Android Virtual Device (AVD)

 Archived: Launching Android Emulator in AVD Manager

 Archived: Android Emulator Built-in Applications

 Archived: Android Emulator Built-in Web Browser

 Archived: Downloading and Installing Apache Ant 1.8

 Archived: "HelloAndroid" - First Android Project

 Archived: Building the Debug Binary Package

 Archived: Installing the Debug Binary Package

 Archived: Running the Debug Binary Package

 Archived: Rebuild the Debug Binary Package

 Archived: Redefine Text in Resource Files

Archived: Installing Android PDF Viewer APK File

 Archived: Copy PDF File to Android Emulator's File System

 Archived: Installing Adobe Reader APK File

 Archived: "adb shell" - Remote Shell Interface

 Archived: "adb push" and "adb pull" Commands

 References

 Full Version in PDF/EPUB