android apk – TECH POINT MAGAZINE https://techpointmag.com -Beyond Technology- Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:32:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://techpointmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-tech-point-logo@2x-3-32x32.png android apk – TECH POINT MAGAZINE https://techpointmag.com 32 32 141627558 How to quickly send/share Android apps using Whatsapp on your smartphone https://techpointmag.com/how-to-send-android-apps-using-whatsapp-another-smartphone/ Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:14:50 +0000 https://techpointmag.com/?p=4627 Sending android apps using Whatsapp is one of the basic smartphone tricks users tend to ignore. As we addressed the best way to install an android apk on your smartphone in one of our recent stories. To send your friend an app they don’t have on a phone via Whatsapp is very easy and will only require you to have a smartphone ready and follow the following procedures.

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Sending an Android apk via Whatsapp procedures

 

Step 1: Extract/ Download the android app apk to share

Step 2: Locate the android apk in your smartphone’s file manager

Step 3: Hold the apk file to select then tap Rename

Step 4: On the file renaming option, erase the apk file extension and change it to a Whatsapp accepted version like .pdf or .doc

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Procedures to rename the file sent/received from apk to a document format

Step 5: Reselect your changed android file which by now cant be installed then choose share via Whatsapp

Step 6: Whatsapp will upload and send the android app in document format ready for download by the receiver

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Receiver’s Side: Installing the received Android package via Whatsapp

Step 1: Download the sent Document (Android app in Document format)

Step 2: Locate the downloaded document in your smartphone and follow Step 3 & 4 above but change to extension .apk

Step 3: tap on the changed file to Install the Android app sent to you via Whatsapp

Step 4: Hooray! Open your installed app ready to use and sent via Whatsapp

If you successfully follow the above steps, sharing your favorite apps will no longer be a terrible experience but rather a very quick easy process. Therefore, forget the old-fashioned Bluetooth sharing techniques, Whatsapp itself allows you to do the impossible.

]]> 4627 How to Manually install Android apps using APKs on your smartphone https://techpointmag.com/how-to-manually-install-android-apps-using-apks/ Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:47:36 +0000 https://techpointmag.com/?p=4354 Android apps can be officially downloaded from the Google play store and any third party markets or websites with legal apps provided with working links. Android packages (Apks) are a popular file symbol whenever you want that awesome app sent from somewhere or via Bluetooth and Xender.

Installing manually received files can be tricky. But within this simple guide. You can Install any app without buying more data to access the google play store for any app you wish to download For example GB Whatsapp

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Installing Android apps using APKs manually

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The process of installing an android app manually using the file apk

First things first, Download an officially legalized App APK from the internet or any reliable website like Mobogenie. But then, not all Apks can be found where you expect them, for example, your local microfinance or Sacco can have their own app APK you can download on their website. After Downloading your app’s ApK follow the following instruction to successfully install the downloaded application to your phone.

  1. Open the Downloaded APK file
  2. Accept app permissions and click install
  3. Wait for the app to Install
  4. Press Open when the Apk finishes installation of your new app

Once again, Installing applications manually on your smartphone is somewhat tricky but when you follow the above guide. You wont have to battle looking for your favorite app in the Google play store but instead, download it from elsewhere and install directly on your android smartphone.

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