Hi,
When we download an app from Market on phone, its download starts in the background. I assume its happening over normal HTTP/HTTPS connection.
For large apps, like games, its impossible to download apps on phone due to poor network connectivity like EDGE/GPRS.
Is there any way to get the actual HTTP download URL, which can be used on PC, to download the .apk if we know the Market URL?
Thanks!
Abhijeet
Everything is done directly through the market. All links are hidden within the market. If you do some searching you might be able to find the apks, but if an update comes out, you will have to search and download the update manually.
If you use qrdroid it will give you the market URL
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The android market is going to come out with a web based site to browse and install apps, but it is still in the works. I found this site and app which allows you to do it right now.
http://www.appbrain.com/
Once you install the appbrain app from the market and fast web installer you can browse and install apps from the internet and it will send it directly to your phone over the internet. You can then see all of your installed apps on the website and uninstall them if you want.
This makes it much easier and faster to browse apps and install them without using your phone.
Nice! I can't wait until the Market gets this capability. We can pretty much be assured this will happen too because of the cloud API in 2.2.
I'd be very happy if someone Chrome extension that turned all "market://search?q=[app.name.here}" links (either text or image) on a page into "http://www.appbrain.com/search?q={app.name.here}" links.
This would make it much easier for Fast Web Installer users. Instead of having to
a) Find the phone, open Barcode Scanner, scan the qr code and press the
or
b) Open Appbrain.com and type in the app name
Wouldn't it be much easier to just
c) Click the link
and get to the Appbrain market description, just like that?
Sounded cool. So, I wrote my first GreaseMonkey script to do it.
BTW, while testing this, I discovered that the Firefox add-on Fox To Phone sends market links straight to your phone by default. This can be turned off though.
So, a link or two or three to test. Note: the first of these doesn't work on AppBrain. This is an issue with AppBrain. If you enter the package name in the search box, it won't find the app either.
The script is here. I plan to look into some of the other options in a market link and try to improve it further.
BTW, I've only tested this in Firefox. Don't have Chrome on this machine.
Edit: Added support for publisher links. Google describes hybrid links as well. But, the docs aren't even clear on how to format them. I'm not going to try supporting them.
Edit2: That sucker changes the links within the WYSIWYG editor here. I had to put them back in the source mode editor.
This extension converts links like market:// into links to web-based Android Market, AppBrain or Cyrket.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gajhjoapeieoanifnjafnnmkedppeoao
Hi. I can download all apps from the market exept two apps from same developer! When i search the name of apps, it says that it cant find it. I have also tried appbarin, slideme..etc. but still i cant find those two apps! The apps are visible from the web on my computer when I go to some of sites for apps that also allows downloading from mobile but they are not visible on phone. The apps are free "AndAR Model Viewer" and "AndAR". So if someone can download them for me and send me to [email protected] that would be great!
Thanks
The dev may have taken them down.
I was reading on some forum that the apps are not visible to users with VGA cameras or users without camera on their phones/tablets. I think thats the problem. Can anyone check if the apps are on market?
Thanks
They're available on my market.
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I knew it :]
Thanks for confirming it.
Could you download them and send to me on the mail above if it isn't too much trouble?
Thanks.
Hey all, new poster here, ran into a problem I couldn't just solve by lurking.
Trying to create a short list of URLs to go directly to the Accept & Install page to rapidly re-install apps via the Android Market.
Right now, I know how to do this:
market: / / details?id=com.product.name
which pulls the details page.
What I want to do is something like this:
https : / / market.android.com/details?id=com.product.name&feature=search&rdid=com.product.name&rdot=1
Where the above link takes you directly to the accept & install page when the phone is signed into a google account (and the phone is compatible with the app.)
My question:
Is there a way using the simple scripting above to go directly to the install page instead of the details page, redirecting the phone's browser by market:// instead of https://
Could I even drop the details?id and use a different command instead?
Thanks in advance.
I just use the appbrain app - it will allow you to re-install quickly - and you don't have to accept everything again.
Why not just use titanium backup? It backs up not only the app but the data as well.
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Hello,
recently I installed a firware rom for my tablet and everything was OK until one day, when opening certain websites (not porn sites and never been there), Chrome randomly will popup a message to download some PornFactoryApp_25.apk(other browsers are OK).
What I did is reflashed the ROM, but before that I completelly reformatted the boot and the system partition and nothing helped to get rid of Chrome asking to download scuh porn app.
1. Is it possible that the ROM is infected?
2. Maybe coincidence that certain websites are not ad free and something redirects them to this link
3. Can I find the source of Chrome answering to this app download request?
4. Can I somehow track the link from where it gets the request to download such porn app?
5. Is it possible that part of the boot is infected and cannot be reformatted in no way?
Please if someone is eager to find solution, this woukld be great.
Thanks