How to install an apk on the emulator in Android Studio?

Question

How do you install an apk on the emulator in Android Studio from the terminal?

In Eclipse we did

/home/pcname/android-sdks/platform-tools/adb -s em         


        

Answer 1

Drag and drop apk if the emulator is launched from Android Studio. If the emulator is started from command line, drag and drop doesn't work, but @Tarek K. Ajaj instructions (above) work.

Note: Installed app won't automatically appear on the home screen, it is in the apps container - the dotted grid icon. It can be dragged from there to the home screen.