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There are other ways to get the apk if you have an android device. There is an app called "App Backup and Restore" that allows you to backup the apps that you h
by blueblob 13y ago
There are other ways to get the apk if you have an android device. There is an app called "App Backup and Restore" that allows you to backup the apps that you have installed (without root). If you place the backed up app in dropbox, you have it available anywhere.
- hnha 13y agoThat requires you to first install it through the play store. Side loading like this lets you install apps without Google being able to snoop on what you install on your device. edit: Actually, that's not true for the browser extension. You have to provide your gmail login and your device ID. Bleh...
- blueblob 13y agoFair enough. You do, at least, get the added security of the downloading app having been reviewed by google before inclusion in the play store so that it is less likely the app you backup with it has a rootkit. Given the articles that have been floating around on HN about how easy it is to fake the security on apps, I would say it still has its use.