How to sideload baseline profiles in android?

I read the official docs but just can't get it running. https://developer.android.com/topic/performance/baselineprofiles#measuring-baseline

My basline profiles are set up and I have my baseline-prof.txt file in the main folder.

Not sure on how to test it on my device now.

The docs say:

Next, let's sideload the Baseline Profile.

Note: This workflow is only supported on version Android 9 (API 28) to Android 11 (API 30).

# Unzip the Release APK first
unzip release.apk
# Create a ZIP archive
# Note: The name should match the name of the APK
# Note: Copy baseline.prof{m} and rename it to primary.prof{m}
cp assets/dexopt/baseline.prof primary.prof
cp assets/dexopt/baseline.profm primary.profm
# Create an archive
zip -r release.dm primary.prof primary.profm
# Confirm that release.dm only contains the two profile files:
unzip -l release.dm
# Archive:  release.dm
#   Length      Date    Time    Name
# ---------  ---------- -----   ----
#      3885  1980-12-31 17:01   primary.prof
#      1024  1980-12-31 17:01   primary.profm
# ---------                     -------
#                               2 files
# Install APK + Profile together
adb install-multiple release.apk release.dm

But when I start typing those commants in the Terminal it tells me right away:

unzip:  cannot find or open release.apk, release.apk.zip or release.apk.ZIP.

I have no clue how to do it and I'm not able to find any other source which explains it

EDIT The docs state: "Note: This workflow is only supported on version Android 9 (API 28) to Android 11 (API 30)." So I cannot sideload baseline profiles on my Android 12 device?

Solution

Android 12+ security updates restrict side-loading these, so yes. You cannot, as is clear from the docs.

Here's a handy-dandy Kotlin sample to help you easily, efficiently and seamlessly find out if your version is compatible or not.

val android_version = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT

// Let Kotlin demonstrate 
if (android_version in 9..11)
   print("Side-loading now")
else throw Exception("Oops! Wrong Android!")

Issue on Android 12 -(https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/232104540)

Issue on Android 13 -(https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/232104548)