I have a file explorer installed on the watch, but can't find the location of APK files.
platway said:
I have a file explorer installed on the watch, but can't find the location of APK files.
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Try installing AppExtractor or ApkExtractor and install it through ADB commands to your watch then start it and find the app you want to extract the APK. Then it sends it via Bluetooth to the phone through an App or/either the File Manager or files.
WearOS Tools can do that.
ADB AppControl can as well.
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never found a answer for this is there a way to instal obb files to AFT ?
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ok thanks for the info
JJ-KwiK said:
Use adb to push the OBB file into that location, or use an apk like 3cx droiddesktop to either ftp or web ftp the files and folder to the proper location.
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I found that pushing to the /Android/obb folder runs with no errors but doesn't actually write the files. So you can push to the /download folder, then use a file manager and move it to the obb folder/ I think it is /mnt/storage/legacy/download. Not in front of the firetv to doublecheck.
kairnage said:
I found that pushing to the /Android/obb folder runs with no errors but doesn't actually write the files. So you can push to the /download folder, then use a file manager and move it to the obb folder/ I think it is /mnt/storage/legacy/download. Not in front of the firetv to doublecheck.
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I've had no problems using the push command to get files into /sdcard/Android/obb/.
TWRP has a built in file manager, I managed to install an apk using 3 apps and TWRP:
Requirements:
1.)Unlocked bootloader on the Wear device (This voids warranty)
2.)Obviously TWRP on Wear device
3.)A smartphone
4.)An Android Wear device
5.)Chrome on Wear
6.)Superbeam
7.)Es File Explorer on Wear
What I did is used Superbeam on my smartphone to send the apk to the wear device. To do this I disconnected my smartwatch from my smartphone and copied the ip address Superbeam created for the apk into chrome on the Wear device then allowed it to download the apk. Once it had downloaded the apk I used Es File Explorer on Wear to check if it was successful and successful it was. Then I booted the wear device into TWRP and moved/copied the apk into data/app (I used TWRP since Es File Explorer wasnt showing the directory data/app) then I chmoded the apk to 0644 and surprisingly when I rebooted it worked so im gonna try various apps using this method.
Install with es file Explorer
1. Follow steps 1, 5 and 7 above then
2. Download apk with chrome
3 load es file Explorer
4 click on root Explorer
5 now select one key install
6 then find your apk
7 install it and it should work
You're running full phone apks on the watch?
kronium said:
You're running full phone apks on the watch?
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Yes not all apks work though
Any that you have tried that work and that you would recommend? I feel like many of them wouldn't go so well.
There is another thread on here about that. I will link when I find it. Start with the new version of es filer explorer...
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can i use a iphone to do it?
I'd be interested to know if you could get the HID Mobile Access app running on the watch. Potential to open access controlled doors...
There is away to get play store working on SmartWatch but the tutorial given is really bad alot of people including myself have had trouble doing it and when I attempted it by following the op it resulted in me getting connection issues even still after relocking bootloader. If anyone can provide a better tutorial than the current one it would be better im not sure if the thread is still around also there is another way to get apps on watch using es file Explorer with root I will edit op for it
Hi,
When I use the default AFTV stick Downloader app, all apk files I download are saved as zip files which can't be opened by the app. When I download the same file with Es Explorer, the files are stored as apk.
Any idea how to tell the downloader app to store files with their original extension rather than zip?
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tnbt23 said:
Hi,
When I use the default AFTV stick Downloader app, all apk files I download are saved as zip files which can't be opened by the app. When I download the same file with Es Explorer, the files are stored as apk.
Any idea how to tell the downloader app to store files with their original extension rather than zip?
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Answering my own question. It seems there is an issue when you want to use this app to install apk files:
http://www.aftvnews.com/tag/downloader
Here it says:
"""
The current 1.1.3 version of my*Downloader*app in the Amazon appstore is not compatible with the new*Amazon Fire TV 3. When you try to install an APK file within Downloader, the APK does not install and a message saying “No app found to handle this file” appears.
"""
The blog also says that an updated version of the app is supposed to fix this issue, but apparently it's still not properly working with version 1.1.7 I'm using.
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tnbt23 said:
Answering my own question. It seems there is an issue when you want to use this app to install apk files:
http://www.aftvnews.com/tag/downloader
Here it says:
"""
The current 1.1.3 version of my*Downloader*app in the Amazon appstore is not compatible with the new*Amazon Fire TV 3. When you try to install an APK file within Downloader, the APK does not install and a message saying “No app found to handle this file” appears.
"""
The blog also says that an updated version of the app is supposed to fix this issue, but apparently it's still not properly working with version 1.1.7 I'm using.
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Those previous issues have nothing to do with APK files being downloaded as ZIP files. The reason why some APK files don't get saved as APKs is because the server that the files are hosted on is incorrectly reporting the file type.
Enter the URL of the file you're downloading into this page: http://www.webconfs.com/http-header-check.php
That page shows what the server hosting the file is declaring about the file. The "Content-Type" header field is supposed to be "application/vnd.android.package-archive" for APK files. If it is not, then my app ends up saving the file as whatever the server tells it the file is. In your case, the server is telling the app that it is a ZIP file. Technically, the app is not doing anything wrong because it's trusting that the server is configured correctly, but I need to change it so that I don't always trust the server. I'll hopefully address this in the next version of the app.
Your best options until I fix this is to either host the file on a correctly configured server, or use another app, like ES File Explorer to either download the file or rename the file to .apk.
What is the best way for me to obtain the IPK files for Playstore apps not rooted? How does the answer to this question change if I root?
Thanks
tk_xda said:
What is the best way for me to obtain the IPK files for Playstore apps not rooted? How does the answer to this question change if I root?
Thanks
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APK Pure or APK Mirror then ADB install the apk to phone or transfer to phone and just install.
HermitDash said:
APK Pure or APK Mirror then ADB install the apk to phone or transfer to phone and just install.
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Just to confirm these are the locations on the web you mean
APKMirror - Free APK Downloads - Free and safe Android APK downloads
Free and safe Android APK downloads
www.apkmirror.com
Download APK free online downloader | APKPure.com
Download apk for Android with APKPure APK downloader. NoAds, Faster apk downloads and apk file update speed. Best of all, it's free
apkpure.com
Are both of these going to give me the current version of any app as seen on the PlayStore as a clean safe copy from Google Servers?
What do I do if I want the APK of one of my paid apps?
Just to be clear my intent here is NOT about piracy, but to keep archival copies of my legitimate apps. However, if I need to go to a pirate source to get an APK file I purchased, I would consider this a second choice if there is no want to get my hands on a clean copy of my APK file.
Also, would rooting open any additional options related to obtaining APKs of my legit paid apps?
tk_xda said:
What is the best way for me to obtain the IPK files for Playstore apps not rooted? How does the answer to this question change if I root?
Thanks
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why don't you just flash nickgapps , open gapps or mindthegapps?
In any case, exploring nickgapps, you can find the PlayStore.zip insidie, it contains "___etc___permissions" and "___priv-app___Phonesky" folders
if you have root copy the content relatively to "/system/etc/permissions" and "/system/priv-app/Phonesky" folder
otherwise you can try to.inatall the apk as a common user app (manually grant all required permissions)
Psk.It said:
why don't you just flash nickgapps , open gapps or mindthegapps?
In any case, exploring nickgapps, you can find the PlayStore.zip insidie, it contains "___etc___permissions" and "___priv-app___Phonesky" folders
if you have root copy the content relatively to "/system/etc/permissions" and "/system/priv-app/Phonesky" folder
otherwise you can try to.inatall the apk as a common user app (manually grant all required permissions)
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Once I do this, I assume I then download my apps from the modified or alternative Google Play app. Where does nickgapps (etc) put the IPK files in my phone, so that I can collect them?
tk_xda said:
Once I do this, I assume I then download my apps from the modified or alternative Google Play app. Where does nickgapps (etc) put the IPK files in my phone, so that I can collect them?
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you don't have to
if you change rom, and you want to re-install gapps just flash them again (if necessary)
if you want to backup locally installed apps, you can use a backup tool (but not all back-up install proprtly from local, some apps needs to be installed via playstore)
I tried to download the apk for "Text Free: Call & Texting App" on both APKPure and APKMirror and neither offer this free app. I would like to save my APK file somehow, but it seems like it is available only on Google Play. Is there some way I can capture the APKs downloaded by Google Play so that I can retain them? If I must root to accomplish this, I will root. (I currently have global stock OOS firmware.)
tk_xda said:
I tried to download the apk for "Text Free: Call & Texting App" on both APKPure and APKMirror and neither offer this free app. I would like to save my APK file somehow, but it seems like it is available only on Google Play. Is there some way I can capture the APKs downloaded by Google Play so that I can retain them? If I must root to accomplish this, I will root. (I currently have global stock OOS firmware.)
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Installed apps are under /data partition, /apps folder
navigating to that folder with file.manager should allow you to copy them
tk_xda said:
I tried to download the apk for "Text Free: Call & Texting App" on both APKPure and APKMirror and neither offer this free app. I would like to save my APK file somehow, but it seems like it is available only on Google Play. Is there some way I can capture the APKs downloaded by Google Play so that I can retain them? If I must root to accomplish this, I will root. (I currently have global stock OOS firmware.)
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If you are talking about just extracting the apk from an installed app, did you try Apk Extractor from Play Store?
Psk.It said:
Installed apps are under /data partition, /apps folder
navigating to that folder with file.manager should allow you to copy them
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I used Cx File Explorer to back up some apps on my One Plus 9 Pro. Then I rooted and got Root Explorer to rummage in /data/apps.
I found that when apps are download from Google Play that some apps download two or more apks. Every app downloads a "base.apk" file. Some apps download "split_config.arm64_v8a.apk" and "split_config.xxhdpi.apk". If I backup an app with Cx File Explorer, only the base apk is backed up, not the other essential apks to allow the app to work if installed from the backup. In particular, I noticed this with "Text Free" by Pinger, and several other apps.
I find it clunky to rummage in /data/apps because the folder names are gibberish and I have to hunt for an app's folder to find its pieces. Is there a better app backup utility that will get all the pieces of an app? (And since I am already rooted, I don't care if it requires root or not to work.)
TNSMANI said:
If you are talking about just extracting the apk from an installed app, did you try Apk Extractor from Play Store?
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I also tried ApkExtractor on Text Free and find that it also only extracts the Base Apk and not the "split_config" pieces.
Thanks
Looking in my rooted OOS 12 One Plus 9 Pro phone in /data/apps with Root Explorer, I found that all the apps I downloaded from Google Play are stored in separate folders with cryptic names for each app, and that many apps downloaded as more than one APK, with names such as "base.apk", "split_config.arm64_v8a.apk" and "split_config.xxhdpi.apk" in their directory.
I tried the App backup functions of Cx File Explorer and ApkExtractor and these both save only the base.apk, simply giving it a proper identifying file name.
While I could rummage and save the files I found with my root file explorer, I find it cumbersome and wonder if there is any App backup utility that backs up app APKs completely so they could be reinstalled later locally if necessary.
Thanks
tk_xda said:
Looking in my rooted OOS 12 One Plus 9 Pro phone in /data/apps with Root Explorer, I found that all the apps I downloaded from Google Play are stored in separate folders with cryptic names for each app, and that many apps downloaded as more than one APK, with names such as "base.apk", "split_config.arm64_v8a.apk" and "split_config.xxhdpi.apk" in their directory.
I tried the App backup functions of Cx File Explorer and ApkExtractor and these both save only the base.apk, simply giving it a proper identifying file name.
While I could rummage and save the files I found with my root file explorer, I find it cumbersome and wonder if there is any App backup utility that backs up app APKs completely so they could be reinstalled later locally if necessary.
Thanks
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Swiftbackup
tk_xda said:
Looking in my rooted OOS 12 One Plus 9 Pro phone in /data/apps with Root Explorer, I found that all the apps I downloaded from Google Play are stored in separate folders with cryptic names for each app, and that many apps downloaded as more than one APK, with names such as "base.apk", "split_config.arm64_v8a.apk" and "split_config.xxhdpi.apk" in their directory.
I tried the App backup functions of Cx File Explorer and ApkExtractor and these both save only the base.apk, simply giving it a proper identifying file name.
While I could rummage and save the files I found with my root file explorer, I find it cumbersome and wonder if there is any App backup utility that backs up app APKs completely so they could be reinstalled later locally if necessary.
Thanks
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Or migrate. It even restores all data in apps. Then flash zip to restore.
Same thoughts Swiftbackup, Migrate, etc...
Cheers