https://github.com/gaganpreet/apk-downloader

APK Downloader Chrome Extension
https://github.com/gaganpreet/apk-downloader

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APK Downloader Chrome Extension

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gaganpreet/apk-downloader
• Owner: gaganpreet
• Fork: true (Lekensteyn/apk-downloader)
• Created: 2013-07-26T17:54:51.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2013-07-28T09:03:38.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-29T04:36:47.081Z (5 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 122 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
APK Downloader Chrome Extension

===============================

This original version of this Chromium extension can be found on

http://codekiem.com/2012/02/24/apk-downloader/. Improvements have been made by

Bexton.

This version is based on apkdownloader-1.3.4.zip as found on

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809458. This project was

started because the 1.3.4 version became broken with Chromium 23 and because I

(Lekensteyn) prefer a public git repository to work on code instead of some

obscure zip package from a random forum.

Contributions are always welcome.

Installation

------------

Prior to version 1.4.1, only a source distribution was available, but since I

found out that some third parties provide a CRX file with spyware, I decided to

make a CRX available as well. For installation instructions, see:

  https://lekensteyn.nl/apk-downloader/

Changelog

---------

For changes before and including 1.3.4, see

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809458.

For a detailed changelog from 1.4 and later, see

https://lekensteyn.nl/apk-downloader/#changelog

Known issues

------------

- No feedback when pressing icon (make it glow?).

- No useful error when a download failed (todo: decode response).

- MarketDA session cookie is not cleared when download is initiated/complete.

Credits

-------

Many thanks to [redphoenix89](http://codekiem.com/) for the original version and

[Bexton](http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4273402) for the improved

version.

[Lekensteyn](http://lekensteyn.nl/) started cleaning the extension, fixing

header-related bugs and tried to make the options page more obvious. [Rob

W](http://rob.lekensteyn.nl/) rewrote the download code.

Other projects

--------------

While trying to find out how things work, I encountered some other projects:

Python download script: https://github.com/evilsocket/google-play-downloader

(uses the same idea as redphoenix89's Chrome extension, but implemented in

Python)

PHP script for downloading (I could not test the actual APK download process as

tcpdump did not show the necessary UserID):

http://thomascannon.net/blog/2011/06/downloading-apks-from-android-market/

License

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The original version (1.3.4) did not have a software license. The newly written

code is licensed under GPLv3:

    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify

    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or

    (at your option) any later version.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

    along with this program.  If not, see .