How To Download Android APK Files Directly From Google Play

Regularly, people get applications for their android system by downloading them from Google Play Store. The downloader gets the app installed for you, without bothering you with unnecessary details like the files required for installation etc. But what if you don’t have access to internet and you want an app installed on your phone? Confidently you can’t do so without downloading stuff required for the installation. The key to this problem is simple - just get the APK package of the desired applications, and keep it beforehand for later when you need.

It’s a package which contains all the files required for connection. In other words, it’s a ‘standalone’ installer for your app which doesn't require internet connectivity. You can get APK package of an android application from Google Play Store by simply adding an extension called ‘APK Downloader’ to your Google browser. Here we have a step by step procedure which will tell you how to add APK Downloader to your Google Chrome and subsequently, use it for getting APK packages

 For download this extension goto apk-downloader-1.4.3_2 

 After downloaded, the extension is to be added to your Google Chrome Extensions. To do so, follow these steps.

 How to install:

- For Chrome 33 or later:

1.      Extract downloaded zip to a folder

2.      Enable Developer mode in Extension page

3.      Click the “Load unpacked extension” button

4.      Locate the folder you create above and click OK

Open dial pad, call *#*#8255#*#* ( 8255 = TALK ). If it opens “GTalk Service Monitor”, find lines that begin with JID and Device ID. Your email is JID, and your device id is a string that after android- prefix

For example: if it shows android-1234567890abcdef , then your device ID is 1234567890abcdef

After this Enter your email’s password, then press Login. If everything is ok, now you can use APK Downloader

After finished two steps above, you can start using APK Downloader. Open Android Market, view any FREE apps, then press the APK Downloader icon on address bar ( see screenshot )