[Q] Batch install software

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I was wondering if there is a way to point to a directory containing nothing but APK files and have each one installed on the device in question.

See I found myself needing to wipe my SGS3, I went ahead and backed up every USER installed app (from /data/app dir) and copied all the apks to my external SD card. After I install a fresh OS on the phone I would like to be able to have an app or some kind of batch file to point to where all the apks are and have them auto install.

EDIT: I just found THIS <APK batch installer>, would this work on our device?

I don't know about that but
I used titanium backup to backup my apps on My old phone and used it to batch restore

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I'm not sure if I am okay with you using the bear as a profile picture.

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Titanium back up (for rooted phones) free version will restore all the apps, but you have to hit "install" on each one as they come up.
I believe the Pro version does it automatically.

Originally Posted by MontyPyFly

Titanium back up (for rooted phones) free version will restore all the apps, but you have to hit "install" on each one as they come up.
I believe the Pro version does it automatically.

Titanium Backup (Pro version) does what you want. Once you have the Pro version, click on the checkmark in the top right corner to see the batch operations.

And you do want the Pro because it works better than anything else I've tried. Go Backup and MyBackup have both failed for me before.

Titanium Backup Pro is what you want.

But if you're cheap, and you don't care about app data, you can batch adb install all your apps with a simple batch or shell script like:

$ for app in *.apk; do echo "Installing $app ..." ; adb install $app; done

Originally Posted by Randomacts

I'm not sure if I am okay with you using the bear as a profile picture.

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Its ok, I am

Originally Posted by JDMpire

Its ok, I am

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