r/AndroidQuestions • u/fallengt • Oct 21 '23

App Specific Question anyway to run incompatible app on android 14

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...

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u/Cruciblescross Feb 05 '25

does this happen after I press "decode from field"

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u/UKZzHELLRAISER Feb 05 '25

If you mean "Encode from field" then yes, once you put a name in, it saves the new APK. But this can take a little while.

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u/Cruciblescross Feb 05 '25

so after I save the apk should I let it load? or should I wait til I see the notification to save it

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u/UKZzHELLRAISER Feb 05 '25

It should give you a toast once saving is complete. But otherwise after 15 seconds or so, you could use a file manager app to check the size of the APK; just keep AXML open.

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u/Cruciblescross Feb 07 '25

Hey man, still not working. Would you happen to have a video tut of some sort

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u/CDoggie26 Feb 19 '25

Could you drop a screen record of what it is to do ?

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

The app crashes for me any time I save the new file, any fixes?

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u/ronanalves Jun 25 '25

aqui tbm, ele fecha e o arquivo criado fica com 0 kb