APK Files on S4 ??

[tambeshakunt]

Hi everyone,

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT I9505) running Android 4.3.

I recently wanted to install an .apk file onto my phone and looked up the several methods. I have tried many methods but all of them lead to the same problem.

The .apk installs ok and launches fine but about 2 seconds after launching, crashes and says "unfortunately (app name) has stopped working". This is happening for any .apk file and with all the methods.

Is there something basic that I'm missing out here (eg. settings on my s4 etc...)???

Thanks so much for your help.

 

[sora]

Weird, it should work right away...

 

[tambeshakunt]

Weird, it should work right away...

it installs fine.... just crashed afterwards

 

[Ravi Gagan]

what kind of apps you are trying to instal?

 

[4745454b]

Or provide a link to one that fails. Does it work if you use the Google store?

 

[tambeshakunt]

Or provide a link to one that fails. Does it work if you use the Google store?

ALL FAIL!!! It doesn't matter what app it is / where its from..... they all crash. Yes, if I just download normally from play store everything is fine. Its just the .apk installation that messes up.

Thanks.

 

[Ravi Gagan]

may be the version of apk you are using are outdated which do not support 4.3

 

[tambeshakunt]

may be the version of apk you are using are outdated which do not support 4.3

really??? Because its not just one or two .apk files. I have tried atleast 10-15 different ones and from different sources too. I'm not sure if this is really a factor???

 

[Ravi Gagan]

I mean did you check the version of your downloaded apks with playstore one

or you can try third party mobile app store, 1mobile
download from www.1mobile.com

try to install this app and here you can install those apps with latest version
and the apps you will install from it will be stored as apk in your phone storage

 

[tambeshakunt]

I mean did you check the version of your downloaded apks with playstore one

or you can try third party mobile app store, 1mobile
download from www.1mobile.com

try to install this app and here you can install those apps with latest version
and the apps you will install from it will be stored as apk in your phone storage

Thanks but dw. I SORTED IT OUT !! . Basically I was playing around and trying out things, turned out, it works if I have usb debugging enabled ?! Strange?

Oh well..... at least it works