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- #Apk from installed app android#
While it's downloading: #.midownload (extension is likely OS-specific as well)Īlso, the following folder is created when you download new app or an update to existing one (# are numbers): /data/app/vmdl#.Is deleted some time after the download, usually not immediately after)įolder: /sdcard/Android/data//files While it's downloading: (mostl likely.New apps (as in you don't have previous version), go into:įolder: /data/data//cache I'm Presently, using MIUI 8.5.3ĭownloads from Google Play Store go into different location for New and Existing apps. Seems the location of temp files is likely to change from time to time and can vary based on OS, as well as what you're downloading.
#Apk from installed app apk#
That's an another option on the table.For now, Google sends you APK file and once it is finished downloading it installs it. Or, why not use a kiosk-mode app? Limit your mother's activities to certain set of apps she should use. The best ones require root access though.
#Apk from installed app install#
It's not like they would deliberately try to find a way to install an app if they are not tech-savvy already.Īlternatively, in your particular situation you can use an ad-blocker app. Your user would be fine with the first two steps. This however, may cause device instability so take backup from a custom recovery before you proceed with this step. If you’ve already transferred the APK file directly to your phone, you can either use your browser or the file manager app to install the APK file. This is untested but revoking executable permissions (requires root access) from pm binary for user 2000 or for every user might help. Keep Developer options disabled and hidden (default). Third, an app can still be sideloaded through command-line, preferably through ADB. At this point, it is irrelevant whether Unknown Sources is disabled or not, but you may keep the latter disabled from Settings → Security. So if you disable it and attempt to install an APK (through a file manager, by drive-by download, or when pushed by a third-party app) you would definitely fail. Second, disable the Package Installer system app. So go to Settings → Apps → (three-dots line → Show System) or ( All Apps) → your market app → Disable. On most devices, it is the Google Play Store but your device might have been shipped with a non-Google market app as well. How can you just disable installs so this couldn't ever happen again?įirst, disable the primary source of installation.
I just had to remove two anti-virus apps that were opening adware pages when she tried to open Facebook Lite, and that's obviously a no-go, apps which she "had not installed." Clearly, there's some voodoo going on here for them to just pop up, or maybe she just did it unknowingly, but none of that's relevant.
#Apk from installed app android#
I'm not trying to secure the device from intruders, attackers, or robbers, I'm trying to secure it from its very own user. get APK of installed app with adb command Ask Question Asked 6 years, 3 months ago Modified 5 years, 10 months ago Viewed 15k times 9 I try to get the APK file of installed app on my Android phone, I followed this answer which says no need for root access. How can I completely disable installing apps in Android so they can't be installed in any way or form, I mean, not by URL, not by clicking, not by the app store, not even by another program? Just disable the entire thing altogether.ĭoesn't need to be safe, have locks, passwords, etc. She has no need for apps or anything, it's just, only, precisely Facebook. My mom has an Android tablet and she doesn't even know what a site is, her e-mail, or even the password of her Facebook account.
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