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But you can't install over an existing app from Google Play. You need to uninstall the app, lose your data, then reinstall with an apk. Edit: above is wrong at
by ikeboy 6y ago
But you can't install over an existing app from Google Play. You need to uninstall the app, lose your data, then reinstall with an apk.
Edit: above is wrong at least for Tor Browser, you can install over an existing Google Play installation.
And the many users who downloaded from Google Play (over 10 million installs per Google Play data) never get notified that there's a security fix being held up in review.
- jayd16 6y agoI don't think this is correct? Can't you install any prod build regardless of source as long as you sign it with the prod credentials (and do not opt-in to google managed creds)?
- TrianguloY 6y agoThat's correct. As long as you have the correct apk with the same signature as the one you already have installed you can update without issue (I've done it myself several times). The opposite also applies, if you install a signed previous version, play store will update it.
- ikeboy 6y agoYou're right, I just successfully updated Tor Browser with an apk. In the past I've had errors updating other apps, presumably because they used Google's signing services, I assumed it was the same for all apps but was wrong. Thanks for pointing that out, I edited the comment.