Re: Can archived APK files be used in other Android devices?

From	Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Can archived APK files be used in other Android devices?
Date	2016-07-22 15:02 +0000
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2016 06:41:38 -0600, crankpuss wrote:

> 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.

Hi Crankpus,
You can set the permissions, after the fact, using App Ops Starter,
depending on what Android OS you're on. It works fine for me on Android 4.3
to set permissions for any app the way I want them to be set.

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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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