{"id":813,"date":"2018-01-10T15:06:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T15:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trucos.com\/uncategorized\/como-descargar-archivos-apk-para-android\/"},"modified":"2018-01-10T15:06:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T15:06:29","slug":"how-to-download-apk-files-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/mobiles\/how-to-download-apk-files-for-android\/","title":{"rendered":"How to download APK files for Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#039;s see <strong>how to download APK files for Android<\/strong>. And the ecosystem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.android.com\/\"><strong>Android<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;offers great freedom both in the <strong>configuration of our devices such as the installation of files and applications<\/strong>; so much so, that we can resort to other digital bazaars of <em>apps<\/em> without having to necessarily go through <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store?hl=es\"><strong>Google Play<\/strong><\/a>, how can they be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/gp\/mas\/get\/android\"><strong>Amazon AppStore<\/strong><\/a> either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apkmirror.com\/\"><strong>APK Mirror<\/strong><\/a>, a large database that houses the newest versions of our <em>apps<\/em> favorites. Sayings <em>sites<\/em> alternatives offer their <strong>files in APK format<\/strong>, a type of file that allows us to install third-party applications on our <a href=\"http:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/mobiles\/whatsapp-how-to-update-to-the-latest-version-on-android\/\">Android devices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>APK files for Android: how to download<\/h2>\n<h3>Index of contents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"#que es\">What is an APK file?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"#permitir\">Allow installation of apps from unknown sources<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"#android 8\">What&#039;s new APK on Android 8.0 Oreo and later<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a name=\"que es\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">What is an APK file?<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The acronym APK responds to the nomenclature <strong>Android Application Package<\/strong>, a kind of file with an extension <strong>.apk<\/strong> fully compatible with the Google operating system and containing everything necessary to install applications on our smartphone or tablet based on the popular green Android. Of course, to install this type of files, we need to perform certain actions on our device.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How to install APK files on our Android smartphone\" src=\"\/media\/upload\/2018\/01\/10\/android-apk-01.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"How to install APK files on our Android smartphone\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"permitir\" name=\"permitir\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Allow installation of apps from unknown sources<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Thus, if we try to install an APK file for the first time on our smartphone, the message will appear. <strong>Installation blocked.<\/strong> This notice informs us that we cannot install <em>apps<\/em> from third parties directly. To change it, we must go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> through the same window. In this way and already in <strong>Settings \u2013 Security<\/strong>, we can activate the option <strong>Unknown origins<\/strong>, in order to allow our system to allow the installation of APK files at any time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding-bottom: 60%;\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_-MqFOpmkVk8\"><div id=\"lyte_-MqFOpmkVk8\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-MqFOpmkVk8\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-MqFOpmkVk8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-MqFOpmkVk8\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"android 8\" name=\"android 8\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">What&#039;s new APK on Android 8.0 Oreo and later<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>As already <a href=\"http:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/mobiles\/android-8-0-oreo-how-to-optimize-battery-life\/\">we pointed out in another article<\/a> about <strong>Android 8.0 Oreo<\/strong> and later, the latest version of Android offers greater complexity in security issues, including the installation of APK files. So, <strong>Starting with Android 8.0 we can no longer generally activate the installation of third-party applications<\/strong>, since it is each application that blocks this type of files.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How to install APK files on our Android smartphone\" src=\"\/media\/upload\/2018\/01\/10\/android-apk-02.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"How to install APK files on our Android smartphone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this way, if we intend to download an APK file from Chrome or another browser, we must go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> of each type of application and activate the option <strong>Authorize downloads from this source<\/strong>. Thus, every time we want to download and install an APK file, <strong>we will have to do the same with each of the applications<\/strong> that we use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9kxlNnHh8o8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How to download APK files for Android\" src=\"\/media\/upload\/2021\/09\/23\/yt_jcNJxSr.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"How to download APK files for Android\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>More tricks on Android<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/mobiles\/android-bluetooth-turns-on-by-itself-how-to-fix-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android Bluetooth turns on by itself: how to fix it<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/mobiles\/how-to-clear-android-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to clear Android cache<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/mobiles\/how-to-copy-a-photo-on-android\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to copy a photo on Android<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/mobiles\/how-to-download-play-store-for-free-for-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to download Play Store for free for mobile<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow our advice for installing third-party applications on Android through APK format files; 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