WSA - Want To Sideload Apps

swerd · Dec 11, 2023

Hi everyone,

I have WSA setup and have turned on developer options in the WSA app. I downloaded WSA Sideloader from the Store, which is just a GUI for sideloading apps.

I also downloaded the SDK Platform Tools and extracted to a directory that I put in my system path.

When I try to connect to ADB with the command

adb connect 127.0.0.1:5826

I get "cannot connect to 127.0.0.1:5826: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (10061)"

I am lost as to what to do.

Can anyone help?

Almighty1 · Dec 11, 2023

Did you run the Windows Subsystem for Android and then enabled Developer mode under the Advanced section? The first time you try connecting, it will have a prompt asking if you allow the connection or not.

You can also use WSALink:

Jocala Software: wsaLink

swerd · Dec 12, 2023

Almighty1 said:
You can also use WSALink:

Hi. I tried WSALink. I still cannot connect. This is very frustrating.

swerd · Dec 12, 2023

Almighty1 said:
Did you run the Windows Subsystem for Android and then enabled Developer mode under the Advanced section? The first time you try connecting, it will have a prompt asking if you allow the connection or not.

Yes, I did that.

Thanks for your help!