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| − | + | Google have started to prevent older APKs being installable on Android 14 and above. This means that the universal helper app cannot be installed by simply opening the APK on the device. | |
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| + | In order to install the universal helper app on any device with Android 14 or above, you will need a Windows or Linux PC or a Mac in order to connect to your phone along with some basic Android tools to push the APK to the device. | ||
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| + | Google's ADB tool can be downloaded from the links below: | ||
* Windows - [https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip] | * Windows - [https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip] | ||
| − | * Linux - [https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-linux.zip] | + | * Linux - [https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-linux.zip https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-linux.zip] |
| − | * Mac - [https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-darwin.zip] | + | * Mac - [https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-darwin.zip https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-darwin.zip] |
For instructions on configuring your device to connect via adb please see the following information: | For instructions on configuring your device to connect via adb please see the following information: | ||
| − | [https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html] | + | [https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html https://developer.android.com/tools/adb] |
Once you have a working adb connection, you need to run the following command from the command line/terminal on your computer: | Once you have a working adb connection, you need to run the following command from the command line/terminal on your computer: | ||
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adb install --bypass-low-target-sdk-block FILENAME.apk | adb install --bypass-low-target-sdk-block FILENAME.apk | ||
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where FILENAME.apk is the filename of the helper apk you should download to whatever you are running adb commands from. | where FILENAME.apk is the filename of the helper apk you should download to whatever you are running adb commands from. | ||
Remember to allow all permissions when starting the helper app else it might not work properly. | Remember to allow all permissions when starting the helper app else it might not work properly. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:31, 9 October 2024
Google have started to prevent older APKs being installable on Android 14 and above. This means that the universal helper app cannot be installed by simply opening the APK on the device. In order to install the universal helper app on any device with Android 14 or above, you will need a Windows or Linux PC or a Mac in order to connect to your phone along with some basic Android tools to push the APK to the device.
Google's ADB tool can be downloaded from the links below:
- Windows - https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
- Linux - https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-linux.zip
- Mac - https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-darwin.zip
For instructions on configuring your device to connect via adb please see the following information:
https://developer.android.com/tools/adb
Once you have a working adb connection, you need to run the following command from the command line/terminal on your computer:
adb install --bypass-low-target-sdk-block FILENAME.apk
where FILENAME.apk is the filename of the helper apk you should download to whatever you are running adb commands from. Remember to allow all permissions when starting the helper app else it might not work properly.