How can I adb install an apk to multiple connected devices?

Question

I have 7 devices plugged into my development machine. Normally I do `adb install <path to apk>` and can install to just a single device. Now I would like to install my apk on all of my 7 connected devices. How can I do this in a single command? I'd like to run a script perhaps.

Accepted Answer

You can use `adb devices` to get a list of connected devices and then run `adb -s DEVICE_SERIAL_NUM install...` for every device listed.

Something like (bash):

```
adb devices | tail -n +3 | cut -sf 1 -d " " | xargs -iX adb -s X install ...
```

Comments suggest this might work better for newer versions:

```
adb devices | tail -n +2 | cut -sf 1 | xargs -iX adb -s X install ...
```

For Mac OSX(not tested on Linux):

```
adb devices | tail -n +2 | cut -sf 1 | xargs -I {} adb -s {} install ...
```

How can I adb install an apk to multiple connected devices?

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