diff --git a/lib/roles/device/plugins/install.js b/lib/roles/device/plugins/install.js
index bacb9845..858508ad 100644
--- a/lib/roles/device/plugins/install.js
+++ b/lib/roles/device/plugins/install.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 var stream = require('stream')
+var util = require('util')
 
 var syrup = require('syrup')
 var request = require('request')
+var Promise = require('bluebird')
 
 var logger = require('../../../util/logger')
 var wire = require('../../../wire')
@@ -14,39 +16,109 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
   .define(function(options, adb, router, push) {
     var log = logger.createLogger('device:plugins:install')
 
+    function fetchResource(options) {
+      var resolver = Promise.defer()
+
+      function responseListener(res) {
+        if (res.statusCode === 200) {
+          resolver.resolve(res)
+        }
+        else {
+          resolver.reject(new Error(util.format(
+            'Resource "%s" returned HTTP %d'
+          , options.url
+          , res.statusCode
+          )))
+        }
+      }
+
+      function errorListener(err) {
+        resolver.reject(err)
+      }
+
+      var req = request(options)
+        .on('response', responseListener)
+        .on('error', errorListener)
+
+      return resolver.promise.finally(function() {
+        req.removeListener('response', responseListener)
+        req.removeListener('error', errorListener)
+      })
+    }
+
     router.on(wire.InstallMessage, function(channel, message) {
       log.info('Installing "%s"', message.url)
-      var source = new stream.Readable().wrap(request(message.url))
+
       var seq = 0
-      push.send([
-        channel
-      , wireutil.envelope(new wire.TransactionProgressMessage(
-          options.serial
-        , seq++
-        , 'installing'
-        ))
-      ])
-      adb.install(options.serial, source)
+
+      function sendProgress(data, progress) {
+        push.send([
+          channel
+        , wireutil.envelope(new wire.TransactionProgressMessage(
+            options.serial
+          , seq++
+          , data
+          , progress
+          ))
+        ])
+      }
+
+      sendProgress('Fetching app from server')
+      fetchResource({url: message.url})
+        .then(function(res) {
+          var contentLength = parseInt(res.headers['content-length'], 10)
+          var source = new stream.Readable().wrap(res)
+          var target = '/data/local/tmp/_app.apk'
+
+          sendProgress('Pushing app to the device', 0)
+          return adb.push(options.serial, source, target)
+            .then(function(transfer) {
+              var resolver = Promise.defer()
+
+              function progressListener(stats) {
+                if (contentLength) {
+                  sendProgress(
+                    'Pushing app to the device'
+                  , stats.bytesTransferred / contentLength
+                  )
+                }
+              }
+
+              function errorListener(err) {
+                resolver.reject(err)
+              }
+
+              function endListener() {
+                resolver.resolve(target)
+              }
+
+              transfer.on('progress', progressListener)
+              transfer.on('error', errorListener)
+              transfer.on('end', endListener)
+
+              return resolver.promise.finally(function() {
+                transfer.removeListener('progress', progressListener)
+                transfer.removeListener('error', errorListener)
+                transfer.removeListener('end', endListener)
+              })
+            })
+        })
+        .then(function(apk) {
+          sendProgress('Installing app')
+          return adb.installRemote(options.serial, apk)
+        })
         .then(function() {
           if (message.launchActivity) {
-            push.send([
-              channel
-            , wireutil.envelope(new wire.TransactionProgressMessage(
-                options.serial
-              , seq++
-              , 'launching activity'
-              ))
-            ])
             log.info(
               'Launching activity with action "%s" on component "%s"'
             , message.launchActivity.action
             , message.launchActivity.component
             )
+            sendProgress('Launching activity')
             return adb.startActivity(options.serial, message.launchActivity)
           }
         })
         .then(function() {
-          log.info('Installed "%s"', message.url)
           push.send([
             channel
           , wireutil.envelope(new wire.TransactionDoneMessage(
@@ -64,7 +136,7 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
               options.serial
             , seq++
             , false
-            , err.message
+            , 'Installation failed'
             ))
           ])
         })
diff --git a/lib/wire/wire.proto b/lib/wire/wire.proto
index 00d668df..f1495873 100644
--- a/lib/wire/wire.proto
+++ b/lib/wire/wire.proto
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ message TransactionProgressMessage {
   required string serial = 1;
   required uint32 seq = 2;
   optional string data = 3;
+  optional float progress = 4 [default = -1];
 }
 
 message TransactionDoneMessage {