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how to install an older version of an app
- Thread starter gsdan
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Mr. Lucky
Android Expert
If it was a pre-installed app, you can go to Settings > Manage apps, scroll till you find Weather Channel, and then "Uninstall updates." For user apps, about all you can do is check with trustworthy sources (e.g., here, XDA, or a close friend), and if found, uninstall the current (newer) version and then install the older version from the .apk file. Note that the latter method will erase any settings or customizations, so be sure to back them up or write them down first.
Because of the fragmentation issue with android, new app updates can be really buggy on a particular device. You have to wait for the developer to fix the bug for your particular android. One advantage of Apple is that the devices are more uniform and this makes it easy to fix bugs for almost every single device.
When i first ran into this problem, i was able to just google "apk", the app name and old version number to find an older stabler version. But you take a chance that you may download something malicious.
Now, I always use ES file manager to back up each version. If a new update is buggy, i go back to an older version. One note, my 4.1.2 galaxy tab does not allow me to back up my paid apps. However, i am able to use an older phone running 2.3 to backup my paid apps. I can export the backup from my phone to tablet using dropbox if i need to sideload an older version on the tablet.
Backing up android apps is an absolute necessity. E.g. I rely heavily on Yahoo Mail. Yahoo is always adding new features. Unfortunately, the update can cripple my email on my device. I just revert back to an old stable version and wait for Yahoo to iron out the bugs for my particular device or OS which sometimes takes 2 or 3 updates and months
I can't or don't know how to back up old apps on our home iPad, but then I have never had a need to revert back to an older version of an ios app.
When i first ran into this problem, i was able to just google "apk", the app name and old version number to find an older stabler version. But you take a chance that you may download something malicious.
Now, I always use ES file manager to back up each version. If a new update is buggy, i go back to an older version. One note, my 4.1.2 galaxy tab does not allow me to back up my paid apps. However, i am able to use an older phone running 2.3 to backup my paid apps. I can export the backup from my phone to tablet using dropbox if i need to sideload an older version on the tablet.
Backing up android apps is an absolute necessity. E.g. I rely heavily on Yahoo Mail. Yahoo is always adding new features. Unfortunately, the update can cripple my email on my device. I just revert back to an old stable version and wait for Yahoo to iron out the bugs for my particular device or OS which sometimes takes 2 or 3 updates and months
I can't or don't know how to back up old apps on our home iPad, but then I have never had a need to revert back to an older version of an ios app.