I am creating an Android app which depends on some other android apps. So if these dependent apps are not already there on the users mobile, I would like to download them programmatically from play store. But during this process I don’t want the control to go to the Play store app (i.e. no Play store app activity should be visible).Is it possible to use some Api or functionality to do that? I found two link but I think that link. But I think such solution don't work no more.
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I published many versions so far. And, the users should use the most recent app. However, apkpure shows all the app list that I released.
How come this website take all the apk or abb? I don't want the website takes my applications and block the users in the app. Is there any way to do that?
Actually it's possible to do, using one of the Android features like app bundles. This could help you to verify non Google Play installation. Or even create behavior to crash/exit in such cases.
The whole idea of the approach, it's separation application features to different bundles which could installed be installed within Google play package manager. So you can check it's documentation.
Lots of android users can not access play store when removing the google restrictions, because they want apk file for install. Third party websites publish for that kind users, As well as some desktop users want APk file specially GAME APPs. I think they not Change original APK file.
I created an app using NativeScript for the small company I work for(Not IT company). I want to find a way for employees to download it without uploading it to either the app store or the play store. What is the best way to do it? I checked online and did not find a recent answer that works.
I have two different Android mobile application. One is already developed and One I am developing. Now what I want Whenever anyone wants to install my developed application from the Google Play than both the application should be Installed.
Please suggest how it will be possible.
You would have to acquire Alphabet (Google's parent company), then order the developers of the Play Store to add this capability. Otherwise, what you want is not supported.
If you want all of this functionality to be installed, put it in one app, not two.
I am developing a non-free android application. How can I prevent others from sharing apk to other users, like if I am using share-it or Xender we can share a apk which is installed in our application to others. Is there any way to prevent our application from sharing the apk?
Please add your thoughts.
You cannot prevent it from being downloaded or shared. It's a problem each app faces, even well-known apps apk are available easily over internet, all you need is to search for it :)
What you can do is restrict User to use it, if he has not purchased it.
Assuming this app will be on Google Play, & what you need is Play Billing Library
Using this you can identify user has rights to use this app or not.
if the user has not purchased it, he will not be able to use your app.
If this app is not going to be on Google Play store, you can see respective app store billing library.
Set allowBackup="false" to your application in your androidmanifest file.
Read more about flags - https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html
I have a subscription based web-service that allows you to monitor industrial machines. It supports Raspberry PI and Android.
Right now, the Android APK is downloaded from my website, but I want to put it in PlayStore to be able to push silent updates (most of the devices running it don't have a screen).
My question is how to make it "hidden" in PlayStore ?
I want only people coming with a link from my website to be able to download it. I want it to not appear in searches or in any Store listings (new apps, popular, etc). The only reason to have it in the store is for silent updates that are not possible in any other way.
I don't know if there is an official solution for this, but Apps with only Alpha and Beta apks are always hidden in the Playstore.
Google Play now allows you a new way to distribute internal applications(Google Play Private Channel):
The Google Play Private Channel for Google Apps (the Private Channel)
allows Google Apps domains to distribute internal Android applications
to their users through the Google Play Store.
Here you can find the announce on Google Enterprise Blog and here the instructions to set up this feature.