jcesar Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Sep 16, 2022 #1 Hi I sent a apk file to a client to install but when trying to install this screen opens instead of installing the application. On my device it works perfectly when I try to install it. Attachments IMG-20220915-WA0003.jpg 168.6 KB · Views: 483
Hi I sent a apk file to a client to install but when trying to install this screen opens instead of installing the application. On my device it works perfectly when I try to install it.
agraham Expert Licensed User Longtime User Sep 16, 2022 #2 From the title at the top of the screen it looks the file suffix is zip, not apk. How are they trying to install it? Upvote 0
From the title at the top of the screen it looks the file suffix is zip, not apk. How are they trying to install it?
jcesar Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Sep 16, 2022 #3 It just appears. The sufix is .apk Upvote 0
agraham Expert Licensed User Longtime User Sep 16, 2022 #4 agraham said: How are they trying to install it? Click to expand... Upvote 0
jcesar Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Sep 16, 2022 #5 I sent the file by Whatsapp. Upvote 0
agraham Expert Licensed User Longtime User Sep 16, 2022 #6 jcesar said: I sent the file by Whatsapp. Click to expand... That tells me absolutely nothing about what they are doing to try to install it. Upvote 0
jcesar said: I sent the file by Whatsapp. Click to expand... That tells me absolutely nothing about what they are doing to try to install it.
jcesar Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Sep 16, 2022 #7 The user must touch the file link and install the app, but this does not happen. Upvote 0
agraham Expert Licensed User Longtime User Sep 16, 2022 #8 Sorry, I don't know what Whatsapp is. Upvote 0
jcesar Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Sep 16, 2022 #9 Its a messenger app like telegram. Upvote 0
M MikeSW17 Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Sep 16, 2022 #10 jcesar said: It just appears. The sufix is .apk Click to expand... An .APK (archive) is a .ZIP (archive) file, just the extension name differs. .APKs also have the same first 2 bytes "PK" as .ZIPs (PK=Phil Katz, IIRC, the original developer of 'Zip' archives) Looks like maybe the client is somehow 'opening' the APK (which is opening as a ZIP) rather than 'Installing' the APK. Upvote 0
jcesar said: It just appears. The sufix is .apk Click to expand... An .APK (archive) is a .ZIP (archive) file, just the extension name differs. .APKs also have the same first 2 bytes "PK" as .ZIPs (PK=Phil Katz, IIRC, the original developer of 'Zip' archives) Looks like maybe the client is somehow 'opening' the APK (which is opening as a ZIP) rather than 'Installing' the APK.
