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How to install .apk files

xbroogw1

Well-Known Member
Can someone please tell me how to install .apk files?

I have recently installed the Wanamlite ICS ROM. There was a zip file with it called hidden apps which has a few .apk files to install (vLingo, Swype etc), but I don't know how to install them.

Can anyone give me some advice on how to do this?

Thanks.
 
Put the apk's on your phones sd card then find them using my files and press and that's it.

Edit: is it a cwm flashable zip? If it is go into recovery mode and flash.
 
Thanks for your help. To be honest, Im not sure if it is a CWM flashable zip. How would I know/find out?
 
It looks like you have to instal them manually. So open the zip using root explorer or similar then press the apk's and they will instal.
 
Remember to first go to Settings -> Security and scroll down to the bottom and make sure 'Unknown sources' is ticked. Otherwise foreign apk files (ie non-Play Store) may have issues when installing.
 
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