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APKGrabber: update Android apps without Google Play
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<blockquote data-quote="CyberTech" data-source="post: 805559" data-attributes="member: 67474"><p>APKGrabber is an application for Google's Android operating system to update installed applications without using Google Play.</p><p></p><p>The application is a <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/02/apkupdater-keeps-your-sideloaded-android-apps-up-to-date/" target="_blank">fork of APKUpdater</a> which we reviewed in 2017, <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2017/06/18/apkupdater-update-brings-support-for-google-play-updates/" target="_blank">twice</a>. APKUpdater development stopped in 2017 and the new app takes over making sure that it is fully compatible with new Android devices and operating system versions.</p><p></p><p>There are two core reasons why someone would want to use an application like APKGrabber, and both have to do with Google Play.</p><p></p><p>The first reason is that some Android users don't want Google Play on their devices because of privacy reasons. The second that they may update applications that are not on Google Play, or install versions of apps that are not yet available on Google Play.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>APKGrabber</strong></span></p><p><img src="https://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/apkgrabber.png" alt="apkgrabber" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>APKGrabber looks and functions pretty much like APKUpdater. The application displays the list of installed apps on start, each with its name and version.</p><p></p><p>A tap on the scan button runs a scan for updates. The application scans third-party hosts like APK Mirror for updates and displays all updates that it finds in the updates tab in the interface. APK Mirror is the default source but you may add Google Play, APK Pure, or Uptodown to the list of sources in the application settings.</p><p></p><p>The current and new versions are displayed for each app, and you may either ignore an update or hit the source button to open it in a browser to download the updated APK file to your device to install it.</p><p></p><p>The app does not update applications that you select automatically. While that is less comfortable, it does give you more control over the updating process.</p><p></p><p>New users may want to go through the options on first start; you may change update scan parameters, disable self-update checks, or enable Wi-Fi only checking there.</p><p></p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2019/03/22/apkgrabber-update-android-apps-without-google-play/" target="_blank">APKGrabber: update Android apps without Google Play - gHacks Tech News</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberTech, post: 805559, member: 67474"] APKGrabber is an application for Google's Android operating system to update installed applications without using Google Play. The application is a [URL='https://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/02/apkupdater-keeps-your-sideloaded-android-apps-up-to-date/']fork of APKUpdater[/URL] which we reviewed in 2017, [URL='https://www.ghacks.net/2017/06/18/apkupdater-update-brings-support-for-google-play-updates/']twice[/URL]. APKUpdater development stopped in 2017 and the new app takes over making sure that it is fully compatible with new Android devices and operating system versions. There are two core reasons why someone would want to use an application like APKGrabber, and both have to do with Google Play. The first reason is that some Android users don't want Google Play on their devices because of privacy reasons. The second that they may update applications that are not on Google Play, or install versions of apps that are not yet available on Google Play. [SIZE=5][B]APKGrabber[/B][/SIZE] [IMG alt="apkgrabber"]https://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/apkgrabber.png[/IMG] APKGrabber looks and functions pretty much like APKUpdater. The application displays the list of installed apps on start, each with its name and version. A tap on the scan button runs a scan for updates. The application scans third-party hosts like APK Mirror for updates and displays all updates that it finds in the updates tab in the interface. APK Mirror is the default source but you may add Google Play, APK Pure, or Uptodown to the list of sources in the application settings. The current and new versions are displayed for each app, and you may either ignore an update or hit the source button to open it in a browser to download the updated APK file to your device to install it. The app does not update applications that you select automatically. While that is less comfortable, it does give you more control over the updating process. New users may want to go through the options on first start; you may change update scan parameters, disable self-update checks, or enable Wi-Fi only checking there. Source: [URL="https://www.ghacks.net/2019/03/22/apkgrabber-update-android-apps-without-google-play/"]APKGrabber: update Android apps without Google Play - gHacks Tech News[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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