I have plenty of apps on my phone, but these are my must-have open source Android apps that I install on every new device.

With an app installed, you can backup the apk, otherwise known as the install file for an app. With apk in hand, you can save it, even off device, and return later to install it, even if your ...

Bitwarden is an open-source password manager that I use to store login credentials for all my online accounts. The app offers ...

We explain how to install apps/APK files from outside the Play Store. ... Step 1: Open the Settings app on your Android phone. Step 2: Select Apps. Jesse Hollington / Digital Trends ...

Android, unlike some phone operating systems, allows users to install software from outside the default app store (even if you don't live in Europe). And that's good, because there's all kinds of ...

Open any file manager application installed on your Android device (links in Resources). Use your file manager app to navigate to the folder on your SD card where you copied the ".apk" file of ...

Open the file explorer app on your Android phone. Go to Downloads, and select the APK. A security warning will appear, asking you for permission to install unknown apps from your file explorer app ...

But it takes a little more work than it used to. Here are the steps I took to install that old app on my new phone: Enable Developer options on your Android 14 device. Open the Settings app on ...