Things To Consider Before Continuing Ahead
Next, click on Set up and then click on the Download button.
How To Sideload Android Apps On Windows 11
Installing Android SDK Platform-Tools
The first thing to do is install the Android SDK Platform-tools on your PC. To do so, follow the steps given below-
Head to the Android Developer website by clicking on this link. Here, under the Download section, click on Download SDK Platform-Tools For Windows. Download the Android SDK Platform Tools for Windows from here.
Now open the File Explorer on your PC by pressing the Windows + E key combo and head to the location where the file was downloaded. Right-click on the file, and then click on Extract all. Click on Browser and navigate to the location where you want to extract the file. Click on Extract to extract the file. The folder will be extracted as platform tools. Remain in the extracted folder till the end of the process.
Get APK Files
You will have to get the APK file of the Android app you want to install on your PC. Get the APK file of the Android app and save it inside the platform-tools folder to continue ahead.
Installing Android App
Now that you have everything in place, you can continue installing the Android app on your PC. To sideload Android App on your Windows 11 PC, follow the steps given below-
Open the Start Menu on your PC by pressing the Windows key. In the Start Menu, search for Windows Subsystem for Android and open it. In the Windows Subsystem for Android, enable the toggle for the Developer Mode. Next, click on the Copy button next to the IP address to copy the IP address.
Head to the platform-tools folder if you are already not on it. Click on the address bar, type CMD, and hit Enter to run Command Prompt.In the Command Prompt, type adb connect WSA-IP-ADDRESS and execute it. Here, replace the WSA-IP-ADDRESS with the IP address you copied from the Windows Subsystem for Android. Now in the Command Prompt, type adb install ANDROID-APK-APPNAME and execute it. Here, replace ANDROID-APP-APPNAME with the name of the APK file of the app. For instance, adb install Trello.apk.Doing so will sideload the Android App on your PC.
Conclusion
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