XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: Jeff@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 04/01/2026 06:07, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > PSA: Using a PC to download Google Play Store APKs w/o a Google Account   
   >   
   > This cross-platform PSA is about browsing the Google Play Store APK   
   > repository from a Windows PC and downloading the official APK files   
   > directly from the Google Play Store repository and then installing that   
   > official Google Play Store APK onto your Android device, without the need   
   > to create a Google mothership account on your phone or on your Windows PC.   
      
   Snip - see OP for detailed info.   
      
   With the method(s) stated, how do you get app update notifications? I   
   assume you don't as there is no GA for Google to let you know there's   
   been an update. Of course, often there's no need to update as the   
   original app works well, but there might be for security reasons. This   
   could be of particular importance with "OS apps" supplied with the phone   
   (many are not required for phone use, of course, but are just bloatware   
   according to the App Manager). In fact, how do you get OS updates with   
   no GA?   
      
   Also, I'm not sure how this works with "amended" Android systems such as   
   those provided my Xiaomi, and no doubt certain apps provided by the cell   
   providers who sell locked phones.   
      
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   Jeff   
      
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