1. Connect the Android device
Enable USB debugging, connect the device to the computer, and accept the debugging authorization prompt on the device. Check the connection:
adb devices
adb shell pm list packages
2. Find the APK location
Run the following command to locate its installed APK:
adb shell pm path com.myapp.name
Example output, with an illustrative path:
package:/data/app/EXAMPLE_DIRECTORY/myapp.apk
3. Copy the APK to the computer
Copy the actual path returned by the previous command, remove the package: prefix, and use it with adb pull:
adb pull “/data/app/EXAMPLE_DIRECTORY/base.apk”
Replace EXAMPLE_DIRECTORY with the actual directory from your device.
Reminder: Use the path returned by pm path, not the illustrative path above.