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| From | crankpuss <undisclosedUserid@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? |
| Date | 2016-07-22 06:41 -0600 |
| Organization | manana |
| Message-ID | <nmt706$iuv$6@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <nmrflu$1ulv$2@gioia.aioe.org> |
On 07/21/2016 03:43 PM, Aardvarks wrote: > I have a S3 on Android 4.3 and I have App Backup & Restore freeware which > saves the APK files to the flash drive. > > If I give someone else on Android (but not necessarily the same type of > device) that flash drive, can they install those APK files from ES File > Explorer? > Far as I remember, they have to enable security/unknown-sources first then click on the file and open it with the installer, but I've never used ES File Explorer, I didn't care for the privs it wanted and dumped it. I think the one I use is from lonelycat or something like that, it's a two-column app similar to midnight commander in layout and function, but my Android is out in the shop and powered down so I can't verify its name. Short answer: yep, Android apps are portable, whether particular apps are hardware-dependent is a separate question. -- http://totally-portable-software.blogspot.com [Sat Mar 26: "Documentation and Portability"]
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Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-07-21 21:43 +0000
Re: Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-07-22 06:46 +0200
Re: Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-07-22 06:18 +0000
Re: Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-07-22 08:48 +0200
Re: Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-07-22 15:02 +0000
Re: Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-07-22 17:26 +0200
Re: Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-07-22 17:05 -0700
Re: Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-07-23 07:25 +0200
Re: Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? crankpuss <undisclosedUserid@gmail.com> - 2016-07-22 06:41 -0600
Re: Can archived APK files be used in *other* Android devices? Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-07-22 15:02 +0000
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