Install / Unistall from shell command in Android

Question

I want to implement a silent installer-from-apk-file and unistaller-package in Android. The topic has largely been discussed on SO and elsewhere but I can\'t apply any for s

Answer 1

Installing in the /system/app directory is essentially the same as requiring root.

Assuming you have root, check out RootTools. Then you can do:

if (RootTools.isAccessGiven()) {
    CommandCapture command = new CommandCapture(0, "pm install " + PATH_TO_APK);
    RootTools.getShell(true).add(command).waitForFinish();
}

Note that waitForFinish() is a blocking call!