Timeline for How to install an app that is available on older and newer Android versions but not on mine?
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| Jul 19, 2023 at 20:12 | comment | added | MMT | @Robert I managed eventually. Since you were the closest to the solution how can I mark your answer as the good one? The way to do it is 1. download the xapk from apkpure.com 2. install the special app that can handle APKs 3. With the special app install the xapk. | |
| Jul 7, 2023 at 17:30 | comment | added | Robert |
@MMT just download the APK file from thisr party Sites like APKmirror.com or APKPure.com and then install it by selecting the APK on the phone or if you have enabled adb and connected the phone to a PC with running adb via adb install someapkfile.apk.
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| Jul 7, 2023 at 16:20 | comment | added | MMT | @Robert. By "that" I meant your purvis sentence :"A lot of apps can be installed without problems even if they are not listed in Play Store for your device". Thus how could I install the Bluetooth midi app? | |
| Jul 5, 2023 at 11:17 | comment | added | Robert | @MMT My comment was long. What do you mean by "that"? | |
| Jul 5, 2023 at 10:48 | comment | added | MMT | @Robert, how would I do that? could you briefly list a series of steps that I need to do? e.g. 1. go to the googleplaystore and download the apk. 2. enable third party apps on my tablet... Many thanks | |
| Jul 5, 2023 at 10:46 | comment | added | MMT | @Rohit Gupta yes, I was thinking of doing that. However I couldn't find the apk on the apkmirror site that I would trust more than others. I guess it's better to find the older version that was working before android 10, rather than the newever version right? I mean with the newer apk for android 13 if I change the manifest I guess it might crash, however with the older one e.g. android 9 it should be safer. Is there a chance that I can re-use the files that I have installed on the first account on my tablet? since the app is installed on my tablet on my first account | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 8:04 | comment | added | Robert | The AndoridManifest.xml is one reason an app is not available for a certain phone/tablet, but not the only one. App developers can define in Google Play Console to which devices they want to make an app available. Thus if the developer decides to release an app only for Galaxy S23 then this can be done in Play Console. Also editing Andoridmanifest.xml is only necessary if Android refuses to install it. A lot of apps can be installed without problems even if they are not listed in Play Store for your device. | |
| Jul 2, 2023 at 13:45 | history | answered | Rohit Gupta | CC BY-SA 4.0 |