xapks installs fine :) (unlike apkm crappy format...)

[the4anoni]

Hello
App blocks of installing xapk file, but when I changed extension to .zip and enabled ZipFile API xapk was installed without any problem.

I've tested on Youtube 15.12.33 from apkpure.com.

Can app detect xapk file, and then install it as zip with ZipFile automatically enabled?

[Cyberavater]

Also, add export support with data.obb file as .xapk.

[Aefyr]

The problem is that .xapk file may contain obb data which SAI wouldn't be able to install and for now I don't want to deal with obb. I can allow selecting .xapk files and just make a warning that obb won't be installed if that's fine with you

[IRGC]

.obb file needs only moving to specific folder, varies according to its package id. generally local storage / Android / obb / package id / 🤔

[shah-sudeep]

The problem is that .xapk file may contain obb data which SAI wouldn't be able to install and for now I don't want to deal with obb. I can allow selecting .xapk files and just make a warning that obb won't be installed if that's fine with you

Dealing with .obb format won't be too difficult as all we have to do is cooy the file the the specific folder with the app package id.

[Aefyr]

With upcoming changes to storage in Android R, it will be neccessary to use SAF for that which is already quite the problem. Plus ZipFile in SAI copies the archive to a temp file prior to installing it, so you'll need like 3*(size of the archive) amount of space to install something which can be a problem with big games

[shah-sudeep]

With upcoming changes to storage in Android R, it will be neccessary to use SAF for that which is already quite the problem. Plus ZipFile in SAI copies the archive to a temp file prior to installing it, so you'll need like 3*(size of the archive) amount of space to install something which can be a problem with big games

Then informing that .obb file will require manual installation will be the best option. As it will at least make other apps that doesn't contain .obb file , possible to install.

[cmohan0004]

With upcoming changes to storage in Android R, it will be neccessary to use SAF for that which is already quite the problem. Plus ZipFile in SAI copies the archive to a temp file prior to installing it, so you'll need like 3*(size of the archive) amount of space to install something which can be a problem with big games

sir is it possible to add a feature to export also simple apk not just split apks in different or same folder, i use SAI to batch install apps but i have to use other app to make apk backups.

[Aefyr]

@cmohan0004 there's filter button on export screen

[cmohan0004]

@cmohan0004 there's filter button on export screen

thank you so much, thats what i was asking for.

[Cyberavater]

Well, *.xapk 's best charm is its data.obb integration, if not for data.obb there is no need for *.xapk.

[Aefyr]

Partial (without obb installation) support for XAPK added in 3.10. Pro mode also supports parsing meta from XAPK to display app name, icon and version

[Cyberavater]

Not sure what's the point of supporting *.xapk without *.obb.

[Aefyr]

Not sure what's the point of supporting *.xapk without *.obb.

Not all XAPK files contain obb data, some of them just pack split APKs, maybe some people prefer SAI to APKPure installer, idk

[shah-sudeep]

Not all XAPK files contain obb data, some of them just pack split APKs, maybe some people prefer SAI to APKPure installer, idk

This is the exact reason I wanted to have support for .xapk format here within SAI, bcoz I would prefer to install those .xapk files from SAI instead of APKPure. And as you said, a lot of those .xapk files only contains the split apks without obb.

[shah-sudeep]

We can deal with the .obb matter latter on when we can get some way to deal with the temp folder, so that we don't require 3x space to deal with the .obb file if we are about to include support.

[shah-sudeep]

This may be asking too much but now I am wondering how APKPure has managed to deal with the .xapk files?🤔🤔

Wait, can we not just create the temp file inside the data//android/obb/package.name folder for the .xapk format files and delete all apks files afterward the installation of the app leaving only the obb file there. Doing this won't require 3x storage and would also be faster.

Just a thought bcoz I don't know if it is possible to create temp files here or will it require a vast change in architecture for extracting files.

[Aefyr]

This may be asking too much but now I am wondering how APKPure has managed to deal with the .xapk files?🤔🤔

They probably just use File IO.

Wait, can we not just create the temp file inside the data//android/obb/package.name folder for the .xapk format files and delete all apks files afterward the installation of the app leaving only the obb file there.

This is kinda smart actually and APK files don't have to be extracted to the same directory. But it will require some additional setup where user grants SAI access to obb directory via SAF. Not sure, how to implement that properly

[Aefyr]

Wait no, I forgot that the issue with XAPK is that their ZIP format is broken, not that there's no size info. So, it won't work without copying the whole XAPK file to a temp file first.

[shah-sudeep]

Wait no, I forgot that the issue with XAPK is that their ZIP format is broken, not that there's no size info. So, it won't work without copying the whole XAPK file to a temp file first.

Then can't we make that temp folder the one where .obb file is to be installed??

[Aefyr]

Then can't we make that temp folder the one where .obb file is to be installed??

No, the whole XAPK has to be copied, not the files from it because it just can't be read via ZipInputStream due to a broken format. So even if you copy the XAPK file to the directory where the obb file should be, you still need to extract that obb file from the XAPK file.