Google Play APK Downloader

Software and Tools
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@ars18 I am having a problem with the google play APK downloader, I am self-hosting it, and whenever I download something, and try to install it, terminal gives me an error:

Performing Streamed Install
adb.exe: failed to install jem.apk: Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES: Failed collecting certificates for /data/app/vmdl1205480290.tmp/base.apk: Failed to collect certificates from /data/app/vmdl1205480290.tmp/base.apk: Attempt to get length of null array]

and this is with any APK, I try to download after you stopped hosting, do you know what the problem is?

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is this because of a filter on your device?

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That could be the problem? What website do I need allowed?

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More details

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I dont really know, I put the page of instructions into Claude, and asked it to help me, we did it together.

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The problem is youre trying to install a split of the apk without the base, I believe.
If it came with multiple apks in a zip, use adb install-multiple base.apk split.apk etc.apk etc.apk
If you used merge and its not working, which makes sense depending on the device, then dont merge it and install all apks together like I showed above.

This worked for me

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Officially the merge is working, and its doing all the steps, as the same as before I was self-hosting. but you said, “as you showed above?”

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I meant in the previous paragraph. Uncheck merging, you get a zip file with a few apks, and run adb install-multiple base.apk split.apk (you can tag on as many apks as there are) and it should say success this time. Try it out and let me know

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You can just use the web USB function.

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can the admins put back google play downloader but this time put it behind the sign in page and maybe even only lever 2 verified members.

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Why don’t you self host, just run it yourself it’s pretty simple

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Or cli

Or termux cli

(Thanks @flipphoneguy )

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Is it possible to download a lower sdk version, I’m trying to download something for a tcl flip 2, and it’s not giving me an option.
is there a way?
thank you.

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Doesn’t work reliably, even on aurora.

Use apk mirror

For tcl flip 2 pull device profile and try with that