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[ale] ot help! - warning radical changes to android astro file manager
- Subject: [ale] ot help! - warning radical changes to android astro file manager
- From: jdp at algoloma.com (JD)
- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:44:03 -0400
- In-reply-to: <CAAU2Bpadw-1MwADhkRR+MsupSk7q3sGrjCN5dB=3nRa3wEh2TQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 09/15/2012 10:36 PM, Justin Goldberg wrote:
> File Expert can install apk files, as well as keep a backup of
> installed apps as apk files. You just browse to where the apk file is
> and open it.
>
> This section of the unofficial FE manuals explains the backup function,
>
> http://help.monroeworld.com/fileexpert/#Z47
>
I think any file browser will install an APK if you have "unknown sources"
allowed. The extension or mime-type make that happen on android. It isn't
anything special to these specific tools.
Keeping APKs backed up is a good idea just to avoid the annoyance of the
app-store after a fresh OS release.