Download APK from Google Play Store to PC: Pages and programs!

Download an APK from the Play Store to your PC too easy. There are pages on the internet that extract the APKs from Google Play by simply entering the URL of the application, although there are also specialized programs. There are also secure independent websites, which have hundreds of free APKs.

If you don’t have the Google Play Store on your Android phone or you can’t install it, don’t worry. You can download the applications from this store directly on your PC, and then transfer them to your phone’s memory and install from there. This process is known in English “SIDELOADing” or “lateral loading”. There are various online utilities and software for this, which only need the application name or Google Play URL to get the APK file, which you can then copy to your phone and install.

How to download an APK from Google Play to my PC

1. Websites

It is the easiest and fastest way to download an application from Google Play to your PC: you only need a browser.

APK Downloader : In this page you only enter the URL of the Google Play application that you want to download (image above). The download link is generated and finally the Download button is clicked.

APK Tools: In the same way it requests the package name, but it also works with the application’s URL.

apk-downloaders.com: Although this page says to enter the name of the package or the application, it also works if you enter the URL of the app in Google Play.

Other pages to download APK without Play Store: Safe sites from where you can download APK for free without Play Store. You don’t need the Google Play URL. These are independent app stores. Is about apkmirror.com Y f-droid.org. Just search what you need and download.

2. Programs to download APK from PC

Raccoon: it is a portable program (executable) to download APKs directly from Google Play. The facility provided by this alternative is enormous. You only need a Google account and download.

Its great advantage is that you can start downloading immediately, without filling in previous data, as in some of the following programs.

Real APK Leecher: I have been able to download applications from Google Play without problems with the previous tool. If in your case errors are generated when doing it (you would not be the only one since there are several comments about it), you can use this Real APK Leecher. Unlike the previous utility, this is an executable Windows program.

Real APK Leecher main screen

Before being able to use it, in the program options (in the File menu) you must indicate the following information: username and password of a valid Google account, and also the ID of the device where the applications downloaded with the program are to be installed (see below). The other data is according to your preferences.

The data necessary to be able to use the software

Once this data is filled in the settings of the Real APK Leecher, the changes are saved and that’s it. On the main screen of the software, you search for the application you want to download from Google Play, by its name or by its developer. After finding it, click on it to download its APK.

3. Download APK from Google Play with Chrome and Firefox

It is about having a direct button to download the APK of any app on Google Play.

In the case of Chrome you can find multiple extensions and for Firefox there is also various add-ons or add-ons available. In both cases you will need a Google account and the Android Device ID of your cell phone (I explain it at the bottom).

Note: If the error “Authentication Failed” appears when configuring the extension, it may be due to the security settings of the google account. To solve, go to google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps and leave the option checked Activate (by default the option Deactivate). This only applies to accounts WITHOUT 2-step verification enabled.

Android Device ID

Use the app Device ID to find this information. It is the 16 character string that is in the “Android ID” field)

In some cases you can also use the code *#*#8255#*#* in the phone app. On the screen that appears you will have to look for the line that says “aid” or also “Device ID: android-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”. That string of “X” is the ID you need.

Conclution
Three ways to download APKs from Google Play to your PC, in case your cell phone does not have a Play Store or for any other reason. With any of these utilities, in a couple of steps you can get applications directly from the store on your PC. Once the file has been downloaded, you only have to copy it to the memory of your phone with the USB cable, and execute it by clicking on it so that it is installed on your mobile. Remember that before this you must first activate the installation of unknown sources on your cell phone. You can find out how to do it in this article (it doesn’t take a minute).

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