👾APKMon - Delphi Android APK Deploy Monitor

A Windows console tool that monitors directories for Android shared library (.so) file changes and automatically builds/deploys APK files to connected devices.

Requirements

• Windows
• Delphi/RAD Studio with Android support
• ADB in PATH
• FFmpeg in PATH (for screen recording)

choco install ffmpeg

Environment Setup

Add to System PATH:

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\emulator
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

Environment variables:

• BDS: C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\23.0
• FrameworkDir: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
• FrameworkVersion: v4.5

Usage

Run apkmon.exe and follow these prompts to configure watch directory, projects, build config, and deploy actions. It includes basic functionality for recording screen, logging and profiling.

Commands

Projects

Command	Description
list	Show current projects
add <project>	Add project to monitor
build all|<name>	Build project(s)
deploy all|<name>	Deploy project(s)
bd all|<name>	Build and deploy

Monitoring

Command	Description
pause	Pause auto-detection
resume	Resume auto-detection

Devices

Command	Description
devices	List connected devices
pair <ip>:<port>	Pair WiFi device (Android 11+)
qrpair	QR code pairing (scan with device)
connect <ip>:<port>	Connect to WiFi device
disconnect [<ip>:<port>]	Disconnect WiFi device(s)

Logcat

Command	Description
logcat [filter]	Start logcat
logcat -s <device> [filter]	Logcat on specific device
logcat stop	Stop logcat
logcat pause/resume	Pause/resume output
logcat clear	Clear buffer
logcat status	Show status

Screen Recording

Command	Description
record output <path>	Set output folder
record start <device>	Start recording
record stop	Stop and save
record status	Show status

Records at 60fps, native resolution. Long recordings auto-segment and merge files via FFmpeg. Configuration path for recordings is persited between sessions.

FPS Monitoring

Command	Description
fps <device> <package>	Start FPS monitoring
fps stop	Stop FPS monitoring

Profiling

Command	Description
profile <device> <package>	Start CPU/Memory/Battery monitoring
profile stop	Stop profiling

General

Command	Description
help	Show commands
quit	Exit

Notes

• Only monitors .so files to avoid infinite loops
• Deploy must be done manually on the first build Project > Deployment > Deploy
• Delphi FMX requires ARM/ARM64 devices (x86 emulators need Google APIs ARM image)