Newb question: "apk"
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APK stand for Android Package, and is simply the executable/installable filetype that the OS uses. Not a dumb question at all. Analogous to EXE or MSI in Windows.
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Ahh. Now I get how you all are using it here so much. Apps would have ".apk" as their file designation...thanks!
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Not to quibble, but they're more like .zips than .exes. However, yes. They are BASICALLY apps.
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I think technically we're both right, but I'll concede your point.
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You can change the extension from .apk to .zip in order to browse the files on your PC.
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Or you can use winrar and open them as apks, but they ARE installable files on the phone, so either way, it's all good.
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Actually I would suggest that apks are sort of like msi files. But when we start quibbling over these things, our true dork colors show through.
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Haha! Yeah...i said not to quibble though. :-D
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My last quibble. I did include MSI in my original description.
OK, nerd battle over, I'll call a draw.
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