RhinoCan
Well-Known Member
An older app that I need is not available in Playstore but *is* available on Uptodown and ApkPure. Is it safe to download from Uptodown and ApkPure? I really don't want to brick a phone by downloading something full of malware!
I am under the impression - correct me if I'm wrong! - that Playstore checks every app for malware before accepting it so that you can sure it has no malware when you download it. Do Uptodown and ApkPure do the same? If not, how can I inspect a given app to be sure it is safe before I actually install it? On a laptop, I would download the file(s) to my Downloads folder and then run a program like Malwarebytes to make sure it is clean before installing it. In Android, at least when using Playstore, installation immediately follows downloading with no pause between to verify that the app is clean of malware.
I am under the impression - correct me if I'm wrong! - that Playstore checks every app for malware before accepting it so that you can sure it has no malware when you download it. Do Uptodown and ApkPure do the same? If not, how can I inspect a given app to be sure it is safe before I actually install it? On a laptop, I would download the file(s) to my Downloads folder and then run a program like Malwarebytes to make sure it is clean before installing it. In Android, at least when using Playstore, installation immediately follows downloading with no pause between to verify that the app is clean of malware.