diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/__tests__/runOnAllDevices.test.ts b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/__tests__/runOnAllDevices.test.ts
index 1e54de80d..0b75c1454 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/__tests__/runOnAllDevices.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/__tests__/runOnAllDevices.test.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ describe('--appFolder', () => {
     expect((execa as unknown as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][1]).toEqual([
       'app:clean',
       'app:someTask',
+      '-Pandroid.adbOptions.installOptions=-d',
       '-PreactNativeDevServerPort=8081',
     ]);
   });
diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/runOnAllDevices.ts b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/runOnAllDevices.ts
index 73c13952c..cdd3379b7 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/runOnAllDevices.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/runOnAllDevices.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ async function runOnAllDevices(
         'install',
       );
 
+      // Allow version downgrades (adb install -d) by default.
+      // Note: this only works for debuggable builds.
+      // Mirrors tryInstallAppOnDevice, which passes `-r -d` to adb install by default.
+      gradleArgs.push('-Pandroid.adbOptions.installOptions=-d');
+
       if (args.extraParams) {
         gradleArgs.push(...args.extraParams);
       }