Although Samsung mobiles have Google Play and the Galaxy Store bazaar to download applications, being able to download an application from an alternative method is still an option disabled by default. The security measures implemented by default prevent this, and in addition, we must select from which applications we can or cannot download the famous .APK files.
There are many circumstances in which we may need to download an application, from so-called “unknown sources” by Android. It is an option that many users need, for example to download a specific version of an app , or when a developer has not included it in the official bazaars. In addition, there are well-known games such as Fortnite, which are not found on Google Play and require downloading from the company’s server, which forces us to enable unknown origins.
A necessary security measure
The option to install files with the extension. APKs contained in Android apps, is disabled by default on Samsung mobiles . In addition, we must specify on our mobile from which application we will download these files, since the system differentiates between, for example, downloading an APK file from the Chrome browser, or from an email that has arrived through Gmail.
Before continuing, we have to remember why this option is disabled by default. It is a security measure to prevent our mobile from being infected with viruses and malware , since when downloaded from an external site to the official bazaars, they have not gone through the corresponding Google or Samsung security controls, so they are considered higher risk.
How to allow installation of APK files on Samsung
In order to remove this restriction we will have to slide a finger up or down to access the Applications screen. Once done we will have to click on Settings and enter Biometric data and security. Once inside we will have to choose Install app. unknown. Now we will only have to activate the unknown sources in all those applications from which we need this type of access.
Enable in all apps
These types of files are generally downloaded from APK repositories, so generally we will have to give access to our web browser to access the download and installation of these files. However, if we install bazaars like AppToide and the like, we must mark these apps to enable unknown sources.