expo-apk-installer

expo-apk-installer

Install APK files on android.

You must add the following into your app.json file to ensure the correct permissions and file providers are added to your android project:

{
    "expo": {
        "plugins": [
            "expo-apk-installer"
        ],
        ...
    }
}

Ensure the APK file to install is in the cache directory for your application. Here is some example code to download an apk from a URL using expo:

import * as ApkInstaller from "expo-apk-installer";
import * as FileSystem from "expo-file-system";

const downloadAndInstallApk = async (url: string) => {
    const downloadResumable = FileSystem.createDownloadResumable(
      url,
      FileSystem.cacheDirectory + "update.apk"
    );

    try {
      const result = await downloadResumable.downloadAsync();
      ApkInstaller.install (result?.uri);
    } catch (error) {
      console.error("Error downloading APK:", error);
    }
  };

API documentation

• Documentation for the latest stable release
• Documentation for the main branch

Installation in managed Expo projects

For managed Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the API documentation for the latest stable release. If you follow the link and there is no documentation available then this library is not yet usable within managed projects — it is likely to be included in an upcoming Expo SDK release.

Installation in bare React Native projects

For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have installed and configured the expo package before continuing.

Add the package to your npm dependencies

npm install expo-apk-installer

Configure for Android

Contributing

Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the contributing guide.