APK Installation Safe Guide For Android Devices

APK is Android Package File in short. With an APK of any app or game, you can install these apps and games on your android devices directly. APK files are setups for android devices to install an app or game offline without the need for any internet connection, although APKs are not much famous for offline installation. But APK is a highly searched term on the internet when an app or game is not available on Playstore or whenever people need an altered copy of any android app or game.

Modified APK – Altered Copy

Mod APK is a well-known term, it tells you that the mentioned copy of any app or game is being modified, mostly users search for MODs that have premium, paid, or professional app-service subscription plans.

How to Install APK Safely?

If you have a downloaded APK installer or you are going to install APK then you should check whether the app is clean or not and if it is safe for installation. Sometimes users often have to install an app downloaded from any third-party Mod APK provider such as APKSOUP or 1337x. Then they should follow these steps to install these Modded Apps safely:

1. Open VirusTotal’s official website on your device
2. Before installing your desired APK check if it’s clean
3. Upload the APK file to VirusTotal and start scanning it
4. Wait for scan results
5. Based on scan results you can decide to install or remove

Note:

Sometimes there are a few false positives due to file modification, avoid them and install the app.

Setting To Enable

Go to settings > security and enable installation of apps from unknown sources. Make sure to scan the file before installing it or you can bookmark safe sources to download APKs. APKSOUP already scans all apps and tests them before sharing them.

Step-by-step screenshots:

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