Whatdoesthisappdo?
APKMirrorInstallerisahelperappthatletsyouinstall.apkm,.xapk,and.apksappbundlefilesaswellasregularAPKfiles.
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We'vealsoaddedahighlyrequestedbonusfeatureforregularAPKfiles:ifsideloadinganAPKfailsandyouwanttoknowwhy,youcannowseetheexactfailurereasonbyinitiatingtheinstallationfromAPKMirrorInstaller.
SplitAPKs-huh?
Inmid-2018atGoogleI/O,GoogleannouncedanewdynamicappdeliveryformatcalledAppBundles.WehighlyrecommendreadingthisAndroidPolicepostastheillustrationswillmaketheconceptaloteasiertounderstand.
Otherwise,hereisaquickexplainer.Beforeappbundles,developerseithercreatedasingle"fat"APKwithallthelibrariesandresourcesinthemormanuallymanagedmultipleAPKvariants(forexample,arm64320dpi,x86320dpi,arm64640dpi,etc.).
ThenewAppBundlesallowdeveloperstotransfertheburdenofdealingwithvariantstoGoogle,whichthensplitstheappreleaseintomultiplechunks-hencethetermsplitAPKs.EachreleasethenconsistsofabaseAPKandoneormoreAPKsplits.
Forexample,asinglereleasemaynowarriveas5files:base.apk+arm64.split.apk+320dpi.split.apk+en-us.lang.split.apk+es-es.lang.split.apk.
Unfortunately,youcan'tinstallalltheseAPKsplitsbyjusttappingthemonyourdevice-youcanonlyinstallthebaseAPK,whichwillthencrashduetomissingresources.
ThisiswhereAPKMirrorInstallercomesin.
Alright,sowhatarethese.apkmfiles?
AsmanyappsaremigratingtothesplitAPKformatthatcannotbeeasilysharedandinstalledwithoutacompanionapp,APKMirrorhasdevelopedasolutiontoadapttothesechangesandcontinuetoalloweasyandsafesideloadingoptions.
Each.apkmfileiscomprisedofabaseAPKandanumberofsplitAPKs.Onceyou'veinstalledAPKMirrorInstalleranddownloadedthe.apkmfileyou'dliketoinstall,simplytaponitoruseAPKMirrorInstallertofindthedownloadlocation.Youwillbeabletoseetheexactcontentsofeach.apkmfileand[select]onlythesplitsyouwanttoinstalltosavespaceonyourdevice.
APKMirrorInstallerandtheunderlyinginfrastructuretookmanymonthstodevelopataconsiderablecost,sowehopeyouunderstandwhytheappandsitearead-supported.Forthosewhoprefertoavoidin-appads,therearevarioussubscriptionoptionstogoad-freeandunlockadditionalfeatures.
Issuesandbugs
Xiaomi/Redmi/PocoMIUIusers
Unfortunately,XiaomimodifiedMIUIandspecificallythepartofAndroidthatAPKMirrorInstallerusesforinstallingsplitAPKs.
Thereisaworkaroundthatshouldwork-disablingMIUIoptimizationsindevelopersettings.Pleasetrythat,andtheinstallationshouldsucceed.
Furtherdiscussionoftheissuecanbefoundhere:https://github.com/android-police/apkmirror-public/issues/116.
Otherissues/bugs
PleasereportanyissuestoourGithubbugtracker.
Note:Thisappisafilemanagerutilityanddoesnothaveanydirectappstorefeatures,suchasbrowsingwebsitesorupdatingapplicationsdirectly,asthatwouldbeagainstthePlayStoreToS.