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Sideloading
"Sideloading" is the term for loading an app onto your Android device via a direct connection to another computer. It is an alternative to "downloading" the app from either an official app store or from a website.
The commands in this tutorial should be entered into your command-line terminal. On macOS, you can find Terminal window in Applications > Utilities. On Windows 10, choose the Search or Cortana button from the taskbar and type cmd and press enter.
ADB, the Android Debug Bridge, is a command-line tool which allows you to perform a variety of different functions on your Android-based VR device remotely from your PC. We will be using its ability to install and uninstall apps.
From the terminal:
adb devices
Make sure your device is listed, and does not have “unauthorized” beside it. (If it does, you’ll need to put on the device and accept the connection). Then:
adb install /path/to/artoolkitx-calib-camera-v*-release.apk
Replace /path/to/artoolkitx-calib-camera-v*-release.apk with the filesystem path of the artoolkitx-calib-camera-v*-release.apk file you downloaded. For example, if you were on macOS and downloaded it to your Downloads folder, you could type:
adb install ~/Downloads/artoolkitx-calib-camera-v*-release.apk
On some devices, you may first need to enable "unknown sources" on your device.
You can also launch the app from the command-line on your computer, again using adb.
adb shell am start -n org.artoolkitx.utilities.calibcameraandroid/org.artoolkitx.utilities.calibcameraandroid.CameraCalibrationActivity
To uninstall from the command-line:
adb uninstall org.artoolkitx.utilities.calibcameraandroid
After which you can reinstall a new/different version using the instructions above.
To stop the app from the command line:
adb shell am force-stop org.artoolkitx.utilities.calibcameraandroid