Re: Google Apps Installer
Anna Pybus
If updates are enabled on a PC, then the App Installer will be updated automatically from the Microsoft Store. If the App Installer doesn't update, then you can use the troubleshooting tips at Fix problems with apps from the Microsoft Store.
APK installer is a free tool that lets you install Android apps that use formats that are not detected by the default package installer included in the operating system. It uses the standard XAPK packaging to support the new APK distribution system used by Google, the so-called APK split.
This app works both ways so you can create backups of your installed apps and install the private copies in your smartphone, regardless of the packaging format. APK Installer by Uptodown includes these features:
The way to install and download apps has evolved over time. A short while ago, installing an app using an external APK involved simply clicking on it and letting the package installer included by default in your Android do all the work. This was true until the arrival of other standards that added complexity to the process.
.OBB data (a file that includes extra multimedia files within the app such as video or audio) turned out to be the way to exceed the maximum size allowed by Google for uploading APKs to its platform. That change complicated things when manually installing apps by having to install these additional files separately in specific folders on the device. Therefore, the most convenient solution was to insert the APK and OBB data into the same file and have it installed by an external tool. Thus, the XAPK standard was born.
Later on, Google started using a dynamic distribution system, the so-called Android App Bundle. When a developer publishes an app on Google Play, it is 'disassembled' into several pieces called split-APKs. From then on, many apps consisted of a base APK and several others that included information related to the language of the app, the supported screen dimensions, and the required CPU architecture. Therefore, when a user downloads the app in question, they only install the 'pieces' that are necessary for the app to work correctly on their device, saving bandwidth and costs for both parties, the user and the distribution platform itself.
The way APK Installer by Uptodown works isn't complicated, making it easy to install all the games and apps available on Uptodown. All you have to do is select a downloaded APK file, and the app will take care of the rest.
The best APK Installer by Uptodown for Android is the one developed by Uptodown. With just one tool, you can install apps, send APKs to another device, manage your installed apps, and explore files. All for free and with total security.
Uptodown is a multi-platform app store specialized in Android. Our goal is to provide free and open access to a large catalog of apps without restrictions, while providing a legal distribution platform accessible from any browser, and also through its official native app.
My guess is that you are seeing an Authentication Dialog window that asks for Admin username and password of your computer because it wants to install files on your system directory (like GarageBand/Logic sounds). This has nothing to do with your Apple ID that you use to purchase apps from the App Store.
When working on your Mac (OSX), you are logged into a specific user. That user has a username and a password (which can be set to empty). At least one user on your OSX has to have Admin privileges. Most user accounts have admin privileges (depending how they are set up). In order to install apps or any other "sensitive" procedures that affects your system data, OSX asks you to enter an Admin username and password.
Go to your System Preferences (under the Apple Menu in the upper-right corner) and select Users & Groups. It shows the currently logged in user and also if it is an Admin user.
Thanks again, Edgar. I have no idea why Apple do some of the things they do, like we're supposed to be psychic. I had a chat with Apple support last night and they couldn't tell me any of what you've just divulged.
Every authentication procedure is basically between you and something else. If you keep that "something else" in mind, then you know (hopefully) what to do. It is like trying to use your username/password of you gym membership on an ATM machine. It doesn't work.
This has nothing to do with any business "outside of your computer". It is your key to your data on your computer. Something is written/overwritten to a sensitive directory on your computer (i.e.during an app installation), you need to verify that you have access to that directory/file on your computer.
Here is an example where the two worlds overlap: When you purchase GarageBand X from the App Store, you have to authenticate with your Apple ID to do the purchase. When continuing through the download/installation process, there comes a step where the installer wants to save the sound files to your system directory. At that point you have to authentication with your OSX Admin user name to grant the access to your computer drive. The confusing part is that many users still think that this is part of the purchase procedure requiring the Apple ID.
The username/password scenario is a perfect example why I spend so much time for details and extra illustrations in my manuals. The download/installation procedure is in many books not explained at all or you find any YouTube videos for that (installation is not such a cool topic) and now you know from your own experience how much time, energy, and frustration that can lead to.
Now THAT is extremely useful. But I still don't understand why it defaults the User name to "Apple" whereas yours is "Edgar". Do you think that's because I haven't created an Admin? (It doesn't default to "Paul" or "Fowney" - which I would have picked had I had the choice. Can you tell that I've only had the Macbook for two weeks and only been on it three times? LOL. The first time was bad enough, having to wait for someone to tell me that I had to practically thump the swipepad - to get it to select something - as opposed to any other laptop I've owned, which responds to the merest touch)
Hey, Edgar! Guess what? I've just fired up the old Garageband on my Mac and, when the pop up (with "Apple" as user name) appeared, I pressed Enter without putting a password ... and my drums et al suddenly appeared! brilliant. Many thanks, dude ?
PortableApps.com Format Note - The installer is designed for apps that are already in the proper PortableApps.com Format. For information on getting your app up to speed, please see the PortableApps.com Format Specification.
If you are able to install, that means package installer IS working. Try force stopping the package installer from all apps section (remember to have system apps visible as well).
After force stopping, reboot the phone once and see if uninstallation works.
I have a .Net (C#) app that uses Sql Express. Development is finished, and now i have to choose some installer to deploy my app. I tried "Microsoft Visual Studio Publishing Wizard" but i love it and hate it in the same time!I love it cause it detects all components missing at clients computer, downloads them and installs them automatically.I hate it cause once deployed, my app doesn't seems to have it's directory, so client can't place plugins he develops independently! Also, i don't know if i can tell "publishing wizard" to create particular dir structure inside installation folder...
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