XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > Since my phone is broken (so the 5AH battery won't last forever), I'm   
   > moving forward by using Muntashirakon App Manager on Windows right now.   
   >      
      
   As you know, Android is the only operating system that never deletes   
   the original installers, so you can always back them up anytime.   
      
   Here's the shortest summary I can think of for backing up & restoring   
   all the apps that you've installed on your Android over the years.   
      
   I need to do this now, so I'm doing it the easiest way I know without   
   using the Internet & without using payware & without being rooted.   
      
   1. Open Muntashirakon App Manager   
         
   2. Set the sort "Filter" to "User apps" & "With activities"   
      (This eliminates system apps & apps that have no shortcuts.)   
   3. Set your search type (e.g., Regex or Prefix) & run a search   
   4. Longpress on any app description found in that search   
   5. Checkbox all the apps you want to back up in that run   
   6. Press "Save APK" (do not press "Backup/restore")   
   7. Wait for the completion "Done" message & notification sound   
      
   You'll find your APKs in /Internal storage/AppManager/apks/*.apk(s)   
   a. An example of an APK is Firefox_117.1.0.apk   
   b. An example of an APKs is FineCam_1.0.apks   
      
   To re-install an APK is as simple as tapping it (or, even easier, just   
   sliding it from Windows to the Android mirror image if you use scrcpy).   
       
      
   You can re-install a split APK by using the open-as launcher picker:   
   A. Open any decent Android file manager (I tested with MxExplorer)   
   B. Doubleclick on the apks file in /Internal storage/AppManager/apks/   
   C. In the "open as" menu, choose SAI (Split APKs Installer)   
         
   D. Follow the nicely detailed instructions that pop up   
      
   Or you can Use SAI (Split APKs Installer) directly   
   A. Open SAI  and tap on Install APKs   
         
   B. Select your .apks file   
   C. SAI unpacks and installs all split APKs automatically   
      
   Or you can use ADB (if you prefer the Windows command line)   
   A. On Windows, extract the .apks file (it's just a ZIP)   
      You'll get multiple files like:   
      a. base.apk   
      b. split_config.arm64_v8a.apk   
      c. split_config.en.apk   
         etc.   
   B. Install them all at once using adb:   
      C:\> adb install-multiple base.apk split_*.apk   
      
   If you know of better/easier ways to install split APKs, let me know.   
      
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