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

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

No error should occur as long as there is a network / internet connection. You could catch this by querying the isConnected event.

[AtharvaPawar]

And also what if the app is closed while downloading? does the downloading pause or continue?

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

Restart the download …

[dreemincome (bivek barman)]

please add progress event…

[C.J (Chetan Rajpurohit)]

hey, i tried this but its not working. that file is already exist but it still downloading a new file with new name.
i dont know what is wrong

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@C.J

i tried this but its not working. that file is already exist but it still downloading a new file with new name.
i dont know what is wrong

You should debug your blocks. The File component need needs a relative path for the File.Exists method.

See also here:

File component could not error

I am really not a fan of the File component for these reasons: The really disturbing thing is the constant alternation between relative and absolute path. Copying from the assets does not work Permissions are also requested for the ASD (but this applies to many components, but I’m sure this will be fixed when Kodular targets Android 11, Aug 2021).

File path for unzip file component

It’s really hard to get it working, because there are several issues with the File component: Sometimes the full path and sometimes the relative is used (see blocks below) WRITE permission is not queried automatically (only READ), so you have to ask manually for WRITE permission. Permission granted is not triggered when the app starts for the first time, so you have to reload the screen. Moreover: the File component can not access the assets with the APK (works only with companion). To chec…

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

… and here (post #4)

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@hammerhai

It’s supposed to be “apkPath.”

Read it this way:
path (of) APK

[C.J (Chetan Rajpurohit)]

Thank you for this amazing extension .

[C.J (Chetan Rajpurohit)]

@bodymindpower

The File component need needs a relative path for the File.Exists method.

I did this and it worked, thank you soo much.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@C.J

I did this and it worked

Fine, but you can avoid an additional extension (TaifunFile):

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

Note: The extension is now updated to AndroidX libs.

[MARCELO_TINOCO]

First, I want to congratulate you on your excellent work. I used your solution to create a private (non-commercial) app for my family and your part worked perfectly. But I need your help and the community to finish this my app, because it’s still not 100% complete and as I need it for my family’s use. As we all have cars with Android Auto, I’m putting in this app I’m creating an installer of useful apps for use on Android Auto, like Screen2Auto, Fermata Auto, and more. The problem is that this type of app needs some authentication (this I think) to be installed by another app, such as the AAStore and AAAD apps. When I try to install some of these apps from the app I was creating with your install solution, the app doesn’t work properly on Android Auto. Could you and the community help me with this? Just tell me how I get it and I’ll have all the trouble to do, no problem. I look forward to your help and the community please!!!

[Alex (Alex J.)]

Hi Anke,

after i Installed your APKInstall v5 and only drop the extension into Screen1, im not able to Compile the APK. I get the following error Message, maybe u can see what the Problem is, ty.

Kodular is unable to compile this project.
The compiler error output was
________Preparing application icon
________Creating animation xml
________Creating fragment xml
________Creating listview xml in res/layout/…
________Creating listview xml in res/layout-v21/…
________Creating xml in res/drawable/…
________Creating splash png in res/drawable/…
________Creating colors xml
________Creating styles xml
________Creating drawables xml v21
________Checking for firebase
________________Firebase components found.
________________Firebase config file successfully added.
________Creating provider_path xml
________Creating network_security_config xml
________Generating adaptive icon file
________Generating round adaptive icon file
________Generating adaptive icon background file
________Generating manifest file
________Attaching native libraries
________Attaching Android Archive (AAR) libraries
________Attaching component assets
________Invoking AAPT
AAPT time: 1.287 seconds
________Compiling source files
(compiling io/kodular/abm_com_app/S30_TK/Dokumente.yail to io.kodular.abm_com_app.S30_TK.Dokumente)
(compiling io/kodular/abm_com_app/S30_TK/EmailTBS.yail to io.kodular.abm_com_app.S30_TK.EmailTBS)
(compiling io/kodular/abm_com_app/S30_TK/Einstellungen.yail to io.kodular.abm_com_app.S30_TK.Einstellungen)
(compiling io/kodular/abm_com_app/S30_TK/Kontakte.yail to io.kodular.abm_com_app.S30_TK.Kontakte)
(compiling io/kodular/abm_com_app/S30_TK/Ticketsystem.yail to io.kodular.abm_com_app.S30_TK.Ticketsystem)
(compiling io/kodular/abm_com_app/S30_TK/Screen1.yail to io.kodular.abm_com_app.S30_TK.Screen1)
(compiling io/kodular/abm_com_app/S30_TK/Downloads.yail to io.kodular.abm_com_app.S30_TK.Downloads)
(compiling io/kodular/abm_com_app/S30_TK/Technik.yail to io.kodular.abm_com_app.S30_TK.Technik)
(compiling io/kodular/abm_com_app/S30_TK/Startseite.yail to io.kodular.abm_com_app.S30_TK.Startseite)
(compiling /tmp/runtime6903766324395304431.scm to com.google.youngandroid.runtime)
Kawa compile time: 7.036 seconds
________Invoking DX
DX time: 21.771 seconds
________Invoking ApkBuilder
com.android.sdklib.build.ApkCreationException: Failed to add /tmp/1628499676819_0.8598770255207662-0/youngandroidproject/…/build/tmp/classes3.dex
YAIL compiler - ApkBuilder failed.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

I checked my extension again. I built an test APK. No issues …
App work as expected. There might be problem with something else …

[Ded_Sec_00 (David)]

I got the Error too.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@Ded_Sec_00

I got the Error too

@bodymindpower

I checked my extension again. I built an test APK. No issues …
App work as expected. There might be problem with something else …

I checked it again on Android 11: no problems at all.
Create a test app with only my extension and test … it will work …

[Ded_Sec_00 (David)]

Yeah, I think it conflicts with a other Component or Extension.

[iamwsumit (Sumit Kumar)]

Above error is mainly caused when two extension of a project have same library. And this extension does not contain any library as I can guess by its size. So I think there are other extension of your project are generating this error.

[Ded_Sec_00 (David)]

Seems like a pretty small Library because export has worked before import.