Today, everyone has a smartphone, which has a Windows, Mac or Android operating system. Android is the most popular of all. Being an open source platform, it can be installed by any phone manufacturer, which makes the manufacturing cost of these phones much lower than phones that have their own operating system or any that are paid.
What are Android applications and their APKs?
The applications that are developed for the Android platform are Android applications. Each application, when developed, contains many different files and folders, which defines its functionalities and resources, and to run that application on mobile devices, it is necessary to create a file that contains all the needs. This archive file is known as Android App APK, that is, Android Package Kit.
What is an APK?
APK is a complete package that contains all the data and files necessary to run an application on a mobile phone. Consists in
· Source code used to define the functionalities of the application, in general terms referred to as classes.dex.
· Manifest file i.e the file that specifies the
1. Permissions required by the application.
2. Your flow
3. Package
4. Code version
5. Signatures.
6. Certificates.
7. SHA-1 Summary.
· Libs, is a directory containing compiled code or jar files, 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 different pages of the application.
· It also contains the META-INF directory and the res directory.
When an application is developed, after its testing, an export APK is generated where the developer signs the application with a secret key to demonstrate his authority over the application. Now this signed APK is uploaded to the Google Play Store for availability to users.
When a person downloads an app from any source like Play Store, they are actually downloading and installing the APK of that app on their phone. Apart from the Google Play Store, one more place where you can find Android applications absolutely free and without even having a Google account is APK MIRROR.
What is APK MIRROR?
APK MIRROR is a website that allows you to download any application that you can find in the Google Play Store, without having an account. No extra money is charged for uploading or downloading Applications, and high security measures such as certificate verification and signature authorization verification are in place while the application is loading to provide original and highly trusted applications to users who are present in the Play Store.
Currently, there is no Android app for MIRROR APK available on Play Store, you need to download the desired app APK from the website first and then install it on your phone manually.
One of the most unique features the website offers is to roll you back to the old version of the app if the new one is not up to scratch. Yes, APK MIRROR allows you to search and download the previous version of the application, if you are not satisfied with the current one.
