Rukbat Retired Moderator Feb 12, 2012 44,528 32 0 Oct 27, 2018 #2 When you "install" an app from Play, it downloads an .apk file, which is just a renamed .zip file. It has everything in nt needed to actually install the app to the phone. The installer is the app that does the actual installation.
When you "install" an app from Play, it downloads an .apk file, which is just a renamed .zip file. It has everything in nt needed to actually install the app to the phone. The installer is the app that does the actual installation.