How to install the stray APK file obtained from other than Google Play on Android

How to install the APK file obtained from other than Google Play on Android.

_{* This article does not recommend using the so -called stray APK.It is assumed to be used by self -management and at your own risk.}

In the initial state of Android, direct installation of apps from APK files is prohibited from a security point of view.

"Installation has been blocked." "For security reasons, your smartphone cannot install unknown apps from this provider."

If such an error occurs, this restriction is caught.

To forcibly allow this, make the following settings from the Android "Settings".

The settings vary greatly depending on the model.If you cannot find it, it is recommended to search with the search function in "Settings" with the keyword "unknown".

The installation settings of unknown apps are Android 8.After X, permission for each individual application, Android 7.Prior to X, it is permission to the entire system.

Android 7.In the case before X, when the installation of the APK is completed, uncheck the "unknown application" to increase the security, and then return the settings.

If you install a small APK file only once, install it via the Gmail attachment will be the easiest.

The specific steps are as follows.

that's all.

If the attached file is large, the capacity of Gmail will be eaten, so it may be better to delete the email after work.

This method cannot be used in a large app.

Even if you open the APK file from the ES file Explorer, you can install APK.

In addition, if you install ES file Explorer on both the transfer source and the transfer destination, and use the net manager function, it is very convenient to do from the APK file to the APK file via Wi-Fi to the file transfer to the APK installation at once.。

The specific steps are summarized in the following article.

The ES file Explorer also has access to cloud storage, NAS and PC shared folders, and functions that allow files directly to other Android via Wi-Fi.

It's a famous app that is useful, so you'll have to take this opportunity.

In the past, the app installed in this way was not linked to the Google Play Store, and there were cases where you could not receive an update notification of the app, but recently there are almost no such problems.

If you have this symptom on the old Android, you can restore links with the Google Play Store by using Titanium Backup's "Market Tools" → "Market Doctor".(Rooted required)

In the past, there was no APK file attachment to Gmail or the ES file Explorer's internet manager function, so it may not be surprisingly unknown as the older person.