.apk file for android apps
from anonymoushobbyist@lemmy.zip to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 03 Jul 14:23
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I want to create apk files for the games I’ve purchased on Google Play. If I use the Google Files apps, it won’t compress the whole game into apk (for example, APK file size for ‘Bendy and the Ink Machine’ is only ~2mB.) For now, only local backup seems to be the functional method.

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wazzupdog@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 03 Jul 14:34 next collapse

There’s a few apps out there that can copy the apk, however it won’t copy user data, so unless the app you’re backing up has a way to export/import (or if you have root access) you will only be able to copy the app itself. If that is what you need, Link2SD has been quite reliable for me for about a decade for managing and backing up apps so i recommend it.

wazzupdog@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 03 Jul 14:36 collapse

Another thing worth mentioning if you are trying to do an offline install, some apps have a license verification check that won’t let you run the app unless the account on the device has a valid license for it.

viking@piefed.ca on 03 Jul 14:47 next collapse

Use an alternative app store such as aurora -> https://auroraoss.com/

If you log in with your google credentials, it will show as paid, and allows you to download the installer from the context menu in the top right corner (click on.the three dots and go to "manual download").

yessikg@fedia.io on 03 Jul 19:09 next collapse

You could try using Package Manager

Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org on 04 Jul 03:15 collapse

This app manager app works for me (but I haven’t tried with apps bought on Google)

f-droid.org/…/io.github.muntashirakon.AppManager