Download an APK to App-Specific Directory (ASD) and install it without permissions

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@zainulhassan

BTW do we need to manually ask for permissions or the extension asks itself.

That depends on how you use the extension. If you use the Download component, the permission will be requested automatically. If you put the APK in the assets (and copy it to ASD), no permission is required at all.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@Taifun

what about using the web component?

See here:

Install APK from app-specific directory (ASD)

It does not work with the Web component because the APK file is corrupted with your procedure after downloading. I found a way to do it with the Web component only. But in this case you must ask for WRITE permission, because the Web component enforces that, even when downloading to an ASD (shouldn’t be like this!). See here (works with Companion, of course without asking for WRITE perm.): installAPK2.aia (41.4 KB) [grafik] As I said, we need an extension to flexibly download files to the e…

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

Here is an APK for testing with 2 methods: installAPK.apk (5.1 MB)

1. download via extension to ASD (no WRITE permission)
2. download via Web component to ASD (needs WRITE perm.)

You can set your own download URL and apkName (e.g.: myApp.apk).

Blocks

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

Here is an new version of the extension.
I added a Download method (thanks to @vknow360 for support!) with that you can download an APK (or whatever file you like) to the App-Specific Directory (ASD) and install it (without WRITE / READ permissions):
de.bodymindpower.InstallAPK.aix (9.0 KB)

I also followed the naming conventions, which @Taifun pointed out.

Example:

[Taifun]

keep up the good work!

@bodymindpower

I also followed the naming conventions, which @Taifun pointed out.

Excellent!

@bodymindpower

Here is an new version of the extension .

thank you…
please also edit your first post in this thread and replace your old version with the new one…

Taifun

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@Taifun

please also edit your first post in this thread and replace your old version with the new one

Ok, but as I said, it is not an update, but a new version because the package name has been changed.

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

@bodymindpower

not an update , but a new version

Any difference between both?

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360

Any difference between both

Yes, I changed the packageName (→ …InstallAPK.aix):

@Taifun

I also followed the naming conventions, which @Taifun pointed out.

and see above:

@bodymindpower

New version
(→ packageName changed → download method added):

So it is not an update, but a new version.

[Vivekjain]

I am noob
Will it ask for permission request install package

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

@bodymindpower

Yes, I changed the packageName (→ … I nstallAPK.aix):

From what to what?

@bodymindpower

So it is not an update , but a new version

For me:
When we release new version , we update older one or we update when we release new version.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@Vivekjain

Will it ask for permission request install package

You may have to allow to “install unknown apps from this source”:

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360

When we release new version , we update older one or we update when we release new version.

Yes, you’re actually right. But if I delete the old version and replace it with the new one, users may be confused because they assume that the new version updates the old one (which is not possible because of the new packageName).

[rachit2672 (Dev Rachit)]

please add the apk size and download progress in a control block

[rachit2672 (Dev Rachit)]

like firebase storage upload feature

[zainulhassan]

@bodymindpower How we will check if the download is completed or not?? So we could run a function like install apk after the download is complete

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

You can see when the download is finished at the top:

and you can also use these blocks:

[gurusonwheels (Brian)]

moving msg from private msg to forum since thread has reopened .

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if i do a simple thing like this

the url is a apk compiled url you get from kodular when you click export apk in kodular .
so you may need to create another to test as they expire

but this is the error i get

i have a galaxy s9 plus running android 10

@bodymindpower

Yes, I checked it on a Pixel 2XL (Android 11 Beta):

• Comanion works
• with APK I get the same error (also setting the full path doesn’t solve it).
  Note : But the directory (ASD) is created:

Try to use the PkgUtils ext.: PkgUtils : An extension to work with Packages

But I think you will get the same error, because he used the same java code for this part of the ext.
Let me know …

@bodymindpower

Try this (→ workaround):

Checked on Android 11.

[sebastianrds (Sebastián Rodríguez dos Santos)]

Hi! I have an issue with this extension. When I try to use it I have the following error message:

Runtime error
Failed resolution of: Landroid/support/v4/content/FileProvider;

I have the same issue running in Android 7, Android 8 and Android 9.

Thanks to who can help me.

Regards, Sebastián