How to: Install or uninstall of an apk file

By Jason champagne 13 August 2013

If you used the Android system use, are probably used, install downloaded applications on the reproduction of store, and uninstall it.

But sometimes it can be interesting to know that without going through a shop and dealing with an application from his file to install manually to make. Everything will be explained you in this tutorial.

Installing and uninstalling a file on Android apk

First of all it is to remember what an apk file. This is a file format (such as for thumbnail jpg or mp3 for music), which contains the entire application.

The advantage of a file, it's justit can be distributed, stored on servers and download available what does Google store (play) and can be installed on your Smartphone or tablet.

One questions, the benefits then there can be to manually install its applications. Here is a list (which you can do to your liking):

It is not necessary, go into the game shop download applications and games.Can use other alternatives in the shop by Google, as mentioned in this article.For developers, can they create a their program apk file and test it directly on their Gerät.Einige applications Fuitent on the canvas and the apk file will be updated frequently on the Internet already at the game store.

In total, some independence from Google services will again. But everyone is free to do what he wants.

To install an apk file, just upload the desired application and device onto his Android. Therefore, you need to install no Internet connection.

Warning: I warn in advance that each site may propose your own APK files and there is no guarantee their reliability. Make sure you download an APK on a trusted site or who pose a threat.

This should already allow the unknown sources on your Smartphone or tablet. Therefore, "Settings" go > "Security" :

And now "unknown sources" to check whether or not line already:

Then, you're big enough, go the apk file, either from the browser of your Smartphone or tablet, or download it directly on your computer. Then, you'll just transfer it to your device (in the folder "download" for example).

Have it now, navigate to the file for this, I recommend the EZ-File Explorer application, if you do not submit Explorer:

Go to the folder where the file is located (it is the "download"folder):

Press the application file. It describes the access, the application will have on your device. If it's good for you, please confirm with "install" :

After a few seconds of waiting, your application on your Smartphone or Tablet is installed :

To start date in the list of your applications:

Here, it was so easy, and some pictures of the tutorial were in appearance. Now, you see the other party about the disposal of your applications.

If it is assumed that space an application that you don't, or you want to win on their internal series or your MicroSD back, it is necessary to do the cleaning in your applications.

Quite simply, go to 'Settings' > 'Applications'. Then you will find the complete list of the installed applications:

Select the focal application in our example. For a good uninstall, do only the 3 following actions:

Force data in the Arreteffacer (and possibly a little below 'cache').Uninstall

This removes the application from your Android device. The more manic, you can delete an application of cleaning remaining files that, could stay on your phone or Tablet despite removal of the application (the application clean master is a good example).

I hope that you will be this mini tutorial, more and all leaves of the novices, the kind the APK, files and complete your collection of applications.

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