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# Install app

Install application file (.apk) from the computer to the mobile device.

Install app is the action of pushing and installing an Android application file (in `.apk` format) from the computer to the connected mobile device. It is often used at the beginning of a script to prepare the application needed for operation (for example, installing Facebook, TikTok...) before opening it to run.

🎥 Watch the tutorial video: [Here](https://youtu.be/Y3fCTzU9M4U).

#### Explanation of configuration parameters:

* Install file (.apk): The path to the `.apk` file on the computer that needs to be installed on the device (for example: `D:\Facebook_573.0.0.37.74_APKPure.apk`). You can directly enter the path or pass in a variable containing the file path.

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