Everyone these days owns a smartphone, running Windows, Mac, or Android OS. Android is the most popular among all. Being an open source platform, it can be installed by any phone manufacturer, which makes the manufacturing cost of these phones much less than phones that have their own operating system or whatever is paid for.
What are Android apps and their APKs?
Applications that are developed for the Android platform are Android applications. Every app, when developed, contains many different files and folders, which define its functionalities and resources, and to run that app on mobile devices, you need to create a file that contains all the necessities. This archive file is known as Android Application APK i.e. Android Package Kit.
What is an APK?
APK is a complete package that contains all the data and files required to run an application on a mobile phone. Consists in
· source code used to define the functionality of the application, loosely referred to as classes.dex.
· manifest file, i.e. the file that specifies the
1. Permissions needed by the app.
2. His flow
3. Package
4. Version codes
5. Signatures.
6. Certificates.
7. Abstract SHA-1.
· Booksis a directory that contains compiled code or jar files, which is used as a library for applications.
· Assets, is a directory that has arbitrary files like fonts, audio, texts, etc. in that.
· Resources as XML files that define the layout of the different pages of the application.
It also contains the META-INF directory and the res directory.
When an app is developed, after its testing, an export APK is generated where the developer signs the app with a secret key to prove their authority over the app. Now, this signed APK is uploaded to the Google Play Store for its availability to the users.
When a person downloads an app from any source, such as the Play Store, they are actually downloading and installing the APK of that app on their phone. Apart from Google Play Store, one more place where you can find Android apps absolutely free and without even having a Google account is APK MIRROR.
What is MIRROR APK?
APK MIRROR is a website that allows you to download any app you can find on the Google Play Store, without having an account. No additional money is charged for uploading or downloading apps, and high-security measures such as certificate verification and signature authorization verification are taken while the app is being uploaded to provide original and highly-trusted apps to users who are present in Play Store.
No android app for APK MIRROR is currently available on the play store, you need to download the desired app APK first from the website and then install it on your phone manually.
One of the most unique features that the website offers is to bring you back to the old version of the app if the new one is not up to the mark. Yes, APK MIRROR allows you to find and download the previous version of the application, if you are not satisfied with the current version.
