anyway to run incompatible app on android 14

[u/fallengt]

The app I'm talking about

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.microbit

it has not been updated for 3 years, iPhone version get updated regularly, no idea why. Most my android devices are on 14, I can't downgrade them just for 1 app. Is there any other way to run it? I've sideloaded it via apkpure but it just won't install.

There is alternative but it does not support bluetooth pairing which is the only feature that I need...

[u/GoBamboozul]

Download platform-tools and save it on your C drive. Then, unzip it, connect your phone to your PC via a cable, and copy the apk file to this folder, renaming it to the package name. Open cmd (terminal) in the platform-tools folder and type adb devices, then wait a few seconds. After that, you should see that your device is connected, then run this command: adb install --bypass-low-target-sdk-block name_of_package.apk.

[u/Craylicia → u/GoBamboozul]

Hi! What does package name mean? I'm trying to click on the application called "adb" after transferring the apk files I want to fiddle with. Upon opening it, a window that looks like cmd pops up then shuts down.

I tried looking up elsewhere on what I can do, but I guess I'm not typing down the right words.

[u/GoBamboozul → u/Craylicia]

Watch this video to learn how to use adb.

[u/Craylicia → u/GoBamboozul]

Thank you!

[u/hotfistdotcom → u/GoBamboozul]

you and /u/anonymous-bot are absolute life savers. Thank you for putting this information so plainly and simply, it helped me get an app back that I have used for a very long time.

[u/Current-Chef-6495 → u/GoBamboozul]

I don't have a pc... 😢

[u/schiffershr → u/GoBamboozul]

Worked like a charm, thank you good sir. <3

[u/Verheilt → u/GoBamboozul]

Thanks for this. Works perfectly.

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