It is common knowledge that Google Play does not allow download the installer files (.apk) of an application, so we are limited to the normal installation from our mobile, or from a PC connected to the Internet to send it to our device and if we are lucky, on the author's page we may find the installer file for its respective download .
But not everything is said, there will always be a way out of a problem, remember that in a previous post I showed you a tutorial for download apps APK from Google Play to PC, in a simple and fast way just by pasting the URL of the app. Well today is the turn to take a step further and put a download button on Google Play, as shown in the following screenshot.
What can this be for? Sometimes we need to do an offline installation of applications, so it is useful to have installers for those situations when there is no internet.
EYE! This will only be valid for Google Chrome.
Button to download APK from Google Play
1. Install APK Downloader to your Chrome browser, it is a free extension.
2. Once this is done, the settings will open, where you must place the following information:
- Your gmail email that you use to download applications
- * Your password (only for connection)
- The GSF ID (Google Service Framework), install this app to find it.
3. Make a final click on “Sign in” to register.
It's no more! Now you can visit Google Play, search for any application and you will see that the download button for its apk installer file has been added.
*IMPORTANT.- If you have activated the two step verification, you will need to create a «app password«, entering this direction :
