You have wished you could be able to transfer apps through WhatsApp to your distant friends, but it seems impossible, right?. Don't be upset, because today's tutorial will make that thing looking impossible to be possible.
WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app, though support sharing of media (audio and video) files and documents, it does not support the sharing of Apk files. The trick I am introducing today can be used to transfer Apk file across android devices. All you need is your WhatsApp application and a file managing app installed on both the phone you will used to transfer the apk file(the sender's phone) and the one to receive it(the receiver's phone).
Without wasting much of our time, let's go to the step by step guide on how to transfer apk file on WhatsApp. In this method of sending Apk files, there are different steps analyze below to take on the sender's phone and on the receiver's.
Steps to take on the sender's phone...
1. Get The Apk File From The Installed App
If you don't already have the Apk file (i.e .apk format), you need to extract it from the app you installed on your phone.
How To Do This
- Launch your file managing app (let's take Xplore as an example) if you already have it installed on your phone. If not, download Xplore file manager by clicking here, install and launch it.
- Navigate to App Manager, select to show the list of installed apps.
- Mark all the installed apps you want to send to your friend.
- Switch Xplore pane to the second one by clicking the top right or left sidebar, depending on the pane you are currently at(maybe left or right pane).
- Choose the folder you will like to save the Apk files.
- Switch back the pane, then press and hold one of the installed app you marked.
- Click copy on the pop up window, then press OK to copy all the installed apps you want to send to the folder you previously selected.
- After you have successfully copied the Apk files, rename each of them to .txt(remove .apk). Your apk files now appear as documents so you can send them through WhatsApp.
2. Send Apk Files To Your Friend
Now, you need to send the apk one after the other through WhatsApp. You will need a data connection to complete this step.
How To Do This
- Press and hold any of the apk files. Select share in the pop up window then click WhatsApp.
- When the app loads, choose the contact you want to share the apk file with. Then click send button to share it.
- After you have successfully shared the apk file, repeat the procedures for the remaining apk files you want to share with your friends.
Steps to take on the receiver's phone...
- Download all the received apk file, then launch your file manager app(e.g Xplore)
- Go to the folder you downloaded them, then rename all of them to .apk(remove .txt) and install. That's all.
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Now you have the apk files installed on your friend's phone. Hope you enjoyed this trick?, if you have any questions or you are confused anywhere, kindly use the comment box. I am here to guide my viewers. And if you found this article helpful, please take a moment to share it with your friends using the share buttons below. We appreciate it. Thanks.