Script: Sideloading multiple apps - Mac

[mizike123]

Hi, so I am new to the forums here.

Anyway, I downloaded the SWM for OSX and it worked just great. (Thanks!)
However, my only complaint is that you are limited to installing one application at a time with the SWM scripts.

So..I decided to create my own script that automated the installation process for multiple apps at one time. (FYI, I am pretty new scripting/programming but this does work but it is nothing fancy.)

Hopefully someone else will find this somewhat useful!

Basically:

Copy the code. (located below)

#!/bin/bash

typeset -i APP_COUNT=0
APP_COUNT=$(ls -l ./2-Place-App-Here/*.apk | wc -l)

tput clear
echo "This will install a directory of android apps at once."
echo "The number of apps to be installed is: $APP_COUNT"
echo "Press the Enter key when you are ready to begin the process.."
read enterKey

ls -1 ./2-Place-App-Here/ | grep .apk > files_to_install


for (( c=1; c<=$APP_COUNT; c++ ))
do

APP_INSTALL_NAME=$(sed -n "$c p" files_to_install)
echo "Attempting to install: $APP_INSTALL_NAME"
sleep 1
sudo ./adb install 2-Place-App-Here/$APP_INSTALL_NAME

done

wait

rm -f files_to_install
echo "Installation of applications completed"
echo "Exiting Now..."

exit 0;

Open textedit and paste the script.
Save into the directory with adb in it.
Copy all of your apps you wish to install into the '2-Place-App-Here' folder.
Open terminal and navigate to the swm folder where you saved the script file.
- type: chmod u+x whatever-name-you-saved-the-script-as
- type ./whatever-name-you-saved-the-script-as
You will then ask you for your password for the machine for superuser privileges needed to run adb.
Let the script run until finished.




*** Note:

Just like the SWM script, You will need to strip the spaces from the apps you wish to load on your android!! =)
You can achieve this manually or by putting this script into the "2-Place-App-Here" folder and running it there.

#! /bin/sh

for n in *
do
OldName=$n
NewName=`echo $n | tr -d " "`
#NewName=`echo $n | tr -s " " "_"`
echo $NewName
mv "$OldName" "$NewName"
done