Need helping installing an APK file on your Android phone? We'll show you how to properly install third-party apps and stores without Google Play.

If you’ve got a shiny new phone or tablet running Android 14, it’s true that you can’t download and install these older apps on your device itself.

In general, you should install apps outside of your phone's app store only if you have a very good reason to.

However, there are other methods to install user apps as system apps without paying fees. Check out this guide for methods of installing ordinary user apps as system apps.