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HOA 27: How to Sideload APK Files - Installing Apps Outside of the Google Play Store

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Installing apps outside of the Google Play Store.
The Google Play Store is good enough for most people when it comes to finding and installing apps and games on Android. However, there are plenty of legitimate reasons to want to install apps manually while bypassing the Play Store altogether. Jason Howell walks through the good and the bad of sideloading APK files, as well as showing just how easy it really is.

  • Why Fortnite is a good example of why sideloading is desirable.
  • What is sideloading?
  • What are APK files?
  • What can go wrong?
  • Who can I trust?
  • How to install APK files.
  • What is APK Mirror?
  • What are App Bundles?
  • Closing the security hole.

Host: Jason Howell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-android

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Manage episode 270037057 series 2618018
Content provided by Leo Laporte. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Leo Laporte or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Installing apps outside of the Google Play Store.
The Google Play Store is good enough for most people when it comes to finding and installing apps and games on Android. However, there are plenty of legitimate reasons to want to install apps manually while bypassing the Play Store altogether. Jason Howell walks through the good and the bad of sideloading APK files, as well as showing just how easy it really is.

  • Why Fortnite is a good example of why sideloading is desirable.
  • What is sideloading?
  • What are APK files?
  • What can go wrong?
  • Who can I trust?
  • How to install APK files.
  • What is APK Mirror?
  • What are App Bundles?
  • Closing the security hole.

Host: Jason Howell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-android

  continue reading

44 episodes

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