Installing a Custom App

Installing SDK Platform-Tools

Ensure you have latest platform-tools installed on your computer system.

If you do not have the SDK "platform-tools" installed on your computer, download it from this link and keep track where the the "platform-tools" folder is located:

SDK Platform Tools release notes  |  Android Studio  |  Android DevelopersAndroid Developers

Connect the HereLink Blue to a computer

Enable "Developer Mode" on the DataLink by navigating to Settings->About Phone->Build Number and tap at least 7 times on "Build Number."

Enable Settings->Developer options->USB debugging

Using a USB to Micro USB cable, plug the HereLink Blue into a computer and open the computer's terminal command line

Open the Terminal

For Windows, navigate to the "platform-tools" folder. In this folder, hold down Shift and then right-click. From the menu select the “Open Command window here” option. If the option to open the command window is not available, then click on the "open PowerShell window here".

For Mac, navigate to the "platform-tools" folder. Right Click the folder and select Services->New Terminal at Folder

Check if the unit is connected

Using the computer's terminal, check it the device is connected via the adb command protocol:

Mac:

adb devices

Windows:

.\adb devices

Installing .apk using adb

Move the .apk file to the SDK "platform-tools" folder on your computer

Install the .apk using adb install <app_name>.apk in your computers terminal

Mac:

adb install <app_name>.apk

Mac adb install

Windows:

.\adb install <app_name>.apk

Windows .\adb install

The new app should now appear in the app launcher's list.

Uninstall an app using adb

To remove the app use adb remove org.myorg.appname

$ adb remove org.myorg.appname
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