How to download APK files for Android

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The ecosystem Android offers great freedom both in the configuration of our devices as in the installation of files and applications ; so much so that we can resort to other bazaars of applications digital without necessarily going through Google Play as an Amazon AppStore ou APK Mirror , a large database that hosts the latest versions of our applications favorite. All of this sites alternatives offer their APK format files , a type of file that allows us to install third-party applications on our android devices .

What is an APK file?

The acronym APK corresponds to the nomenclature Android Application Package , a kind of file with an extension . Apk Fully compatible with the Google operating system and containing everything you need to install the apps on your smartphone or tablet based on the popular green android. Of course, to install these types of files, we need to perform certain actions on our device.

Allow installation of apps from unknown sources

So, if we intend to install an APK file for the first time on our smartphone, the message Blocked installation will appear . This notice informs us that we cannot install directly from applications third parties. To change it, you have to go to Settings through the same window. In this way, and in Settings - Security , we can activate the option Unknown sources , in order to allow our system to allow the installation of APK files at any time.

What's new in the APK in Android 8.0 Oreo

as we have underlined in another article on Android 8.0 Oreo , the latest version of Android offers greater complexity in security issues, including installing APK files. So at From Android 8.0, we can no longer generally activate the installation of third-party applications , since it's every application that blocks these types of files.

In this way, if we want to download an APK file from Chrome or another browser, we have to go to Settings for each type of application and activate the option Allow downloads from this source . So whenever we want to download and install an APK file, we must do the same with each of the applications that we use.