La Google Play Store is a basic application for all Android devices. And although in most it comes pre-installed, and in fact it is an app that updates itself, there are cases like where you have installed your brand new Custom ROM and you want to have your Google apps as you had on your Android provided by the manufacturer , including the Mountain View app store.
Whether it is because we do not have it installed -because it did not come from the factory- or because we want to apply an update manually. Be that as it may, the key here is to find the APK from Play StoreYes, but do it safely.
What if my Android comes without the Google Play Store installed?
Whether it is a mobile or another type of Android device, the Google Play Store may not come pre-installed. But that doesn't mean it's going to work. Why? Because the Google Play Store is dependent on Google services, which must be installed and with administrator permissions on the equipment. And this is not an application, but a component of the operating system. In the event that we do not have Google Services installed on our device, even if we download the APK from Google Play Store, we will only receive a message from error when trying to open it on our device. So, if this happens to you after having installed the Google Store manually on Android, you already know what the reason is.
Download APK from Google Play Store
On Android, it is normal for applications to be downloaded from the Google Play Store. But although this is the usual, we can also download APKs without Play Store through other websites and app stores. So that same trick is the one that we will be able to take advantage of to download precisely the APK from Play Store. And although there are several app stores parallel to the official Android one, it is best that we do it through APK Mirror, which is a reliable source. Because, as we said, this involves risks and must be done safely.
Before that go to the Settings of your device and, in the section of Security, active 'Unknown origins' so that the terminal allows you to install downloaded APKs. Once this is done, simply access APK Mirror with the following link, download the file and open it to proceed with its installation.
[BrandedLink url = »https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/»] Download APK from Google Play Store [/ BrandedLink]
You scroll until you find the button «See Available Apks»And we download the one that suits us, possibly the last one that does not put beta or that is x64, although possibly only one option will come out, so you select that and give Download aPK.
Once downloaded we will only have to install the APK.
Install it from the PC
If you don't have data or wi-fi on your phone or you don't want to install it from there, you can do the same process from your PC.
You enter APK Mirror anyway and download the APK, connect your phone via USB to your computer and copy the APK file to your phone.
We download the APK to our computer in the same way. See available APKS, We select the version we need (in this case the only one there is).
Once done we enter our download folder or where we have saved our APK, when we arrive we copy or cut to paste it in the folder of our phone.
Now we go to our phone from the file explorer of our operating system. We copy it in the folder that we want.
And once this is done, it will be on our phone. We unplugged and looked for it from the Android file explorer. Although if you want an app to navigate any folder well, you can download FX File Explorer. In case you have put the folder in root user or one that may be difficult to access with your usual browser.
We look for the APK and install it as we have done previously and that's it, we already have the Play Store installed on our Android mobile with a Custom ROM. Easy right?
If not, Google Play won't let you, try Aurora Store
There are many alternatives to the Google Play Store. In general, it is quite easy to access any app, but it also carries risks. Unsafe APKs, stores that border on piracy or not having the entire catalog that the official Google store has. And a good solution is Aurora Store, which has a totally antagonistic approach and is a great alternative to Google Play that offers an easy way to access the Android store without many of the inconveniences that Play Services bring.
An Unofficial client of Android app store that offers access to the catalog in a simple way and without the need to have Google mobile services (GMS) installed. It is even valid for use without Micro G, the alternative services of Google Play. However, perhaps they are needed for depending on which applications.
[BrandedLink url = »https://aurora-store.uptodown.com/android»] Aurora Store [/ BrandedLink]