An APK file allows you to install an app without using any third-party app like the Google Play Store. Here we will explain what it is, and how to download and install it.

If you're in need of an older version of an Android app, or are just curious about the free, non-Market apps and wallpapers out there, you can use a few custom Google searches to scavenge the web.

Well, XDA has reported on something new by member ‘enzola' called Android Injector. Through this application you can install an apk directly to you phone from your personal computer via USB.

On the phone I tried this on (a Samsung using Android 2.1 ) the first item on the menu says 'Unknown Sources: Allow Install of non-Market application' check the box next to it.

Once the APK installer with the latest Android Auto version is on your device, just use the file manager to find it and double-tap it to start the deployment.

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But once you’ve gone through those steps, APK Installer, just like WSA-pacman, makes installing downloaded Android apps on supported Windows 11 devices as easy as installing any native Windows app.