Sideload
macOS · macos · tools
I live in git worktrees. An agent takes a ticket, I get a folder, I want that folder’s debug APK on a phone. Android Studio can do this. I did not want to open Android Studio.

Sideload is a Mac menu bar. Add a repo (the folder with .git, or its android/ directory). It lists the main checkout and every worktree git worktree list already knows about. Pick one, hit Install. If nothing is plugged in, it starts the default AVD.

Worktrees are discovered, not registered — there’s no second list to keep in sync. The fiddly part is the rest of Android: a JDK (Studio’s JBR is fine), the SDK at ~/Library/Android/sdk or ANDROID_HOME, and a device that might not be there. Merges to main cut a GitHub Release; the app checks that on launch and can replace itself.