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An APK file is the file format used for installing software (i.e. an application or a game) on the Android operating system.

An APK file is the file format used for installing software (i.e. an application or a game) on the Android operating system.

An APK file is basically an archive providing the required application information and resources.

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Android: how to install apk on device, without using android sdk tools

I have built my app into a signed SDK. I would like for beta testers to be able to install this on their devices without having to install and use the android sdk tools (I realize the apk can be installed with command line tools, but would prefer…
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PackageInstallerActivity not found on Android M developer preview

I have a feature to be implemented: install an apk programmatically. Code I'm using: ComponentName comp = new ComponentName("com.android.packageinstaller", "com.android.packageinstaller.PackageInstallerActivity"); Intent newIntent = new…
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APK - Too many locales

The APKs I've been creating with Eclipse lately all are being created with support for all languages even though I only support the default language. aapt dump looks like this for the locales tag: locales: '--_--' 'ca' 'da' 'fa' 'ja' 'nb' 'de' 'af'…
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How we make Signed APK for google play store?

I have completed my android app and now wanted to publish it on android market. I have an account on google play store for android apps. But when tried to upload my apk file it gives error. I have read many tutorials but fail to upload. How to…
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How to use "libsu" library (or adb) to install split APK files on Android Q?

Background Using root, I know that for a single APK file, we can use the "libsu" library (here) to install as such: val installResult = Shell.su("pm install -t \"$filePath\"").exec() And if that failed (fails on new Android versions, not sure from…
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how to Install Application programmatically on android N

I am Following these steps but for sdk version N ,android system showing a alert dialog box "Package installer has stopped" while installing the app. : 1 - Add the following to the AndroidManifest.xml:
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How to update android app automatically without Google Play or user interaction

I'm developping an application that will run on a tablet device in a store (e.g. restaurant). The device does not have Google Play and is rooted. How do I install an update to my application automatically, with absolutelly NO user interaction? To…
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Android: apk size increases when I generate signed build

If I generate a build normally in my android studio, it generates an apk with a size but when I generate signed apk for the same code it increases apk size? In my case unsigned apk size is 7856 kb and for signed apk it's 8680 kb. It's increased by…
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How to install apk directly on OTG USB pen drive?

I have set in my manifest file android:installLocation="preferExternal" but not installed in external storage as USB. I am able to install on external storage as SDCARD. Also, I have tried adb commands such as : adb devices adb shell pm…
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which apk runs on the Android device ionic

Which apk file runs on the Android device after the cli command ionic run android? Where can I find this file inside my project?
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App not installed with no reason why

I have an Android app that have 2 different package name, one for the production environment and the other for development. The package names are com.example.app dev.com.example.app The production version is always compiled with the same…
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Take backup of all install apk file into sdcard programmatically in Android

I want to take back up of my all install application in my sdcard so I write below code public class MainActivity extends Activity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); …
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Android Install apk silently by busybox command-line

I want to install .apk silently in background by BusyBox command. I`ve seen some similar questions like THIS, but I still cant get working my code properly... I have: My .apk I need to install on /sdcard/download/app.apk Root BusyBox…
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Unable to install app on HoneyComb 3.2 - It gives INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NOT_APK error

Thanks for reading! A user recently reported that he is not able to install my app on his Asus Eee Pad Transformer (I assume it's got the 3.2 update). So, I tried with installing the app on a 3.2 emulator and this is my console output:…
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Install .apk without Activity or Dialog

My app downloads an .apk and installs it using an activity like this: Android: install .apk programmatically However, it causes a dialog to appear and requires user action. So my question is: Is there a way to programatically without requiring user…
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