{"id":277596,"date":"2026-06-21T06:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/how-to-add-and-update-sideloaded-android-apps-with-obtainium\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T06:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:50:09","slug":"how-to-add-and-update-sideloaded-android-apps-with-obtainium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/how-to-add-and-update-sideloaded-android-apps-with-obtainium\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add and update sideloaded Android apps with Obtainium"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to add and update sideloaded Android apps with Obtainium<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/obtainium-how-to-add-update-android-apps-3677522\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-21 06:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Andy Walker \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

You can find many of these apps on alternative app stores or code repositories like GitHub. Some of the apps are also available on the developer\u2019s own websites. While downloading and installing such apps on your Android phone isn\u2019t hard, keeping them updated is a chore. If you\u2019re like me and have many non-Play Store apps installed on your Android phone, you\u2019d know what I\u2019m talking about.<\/p>\n

This is where Obtainium comes in. Obtainium is a free and open-source sideload manager that simplifies updating non-Play Store apps on Android. I\u2019ve been using the Obtainium app on my Android phones for a while, and it has made my life so much easier.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your preferred way of updating sideloaded apps on your Android phone?<\/h3>\n

0 votes<\/p>\n

Manual (re-download)<\/p>\n

NaN%<\/p>\n

APKUpdater<\/p>\n

NaN%<\/p>\n

Obtainium<\/p>\n

NaN%<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have any sideloaded apps<\/p>\n

NaN%<\/p>\n

Obtainium makes updating sideloaded apps on Android effortless<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

Yash Wate \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Depending on where you sideloaded an app on your Android phone from, you have a few ways to update it. If the app is from an alternative app store like F-Droid, you can update it in the same way you\u2019d update an app downloaded from the Play Store. However, if you downloaded it from code repositories such as GitHub and GitLab, mirror sites such as IzzyOnDroid, or the developer\u2019s website, the workflow is quite tedious.<\/p>\n

First, you need to check for a new version of the app, which typically involves visiting the source (usually a web page), navigating multiple menus, and looking for an updated APK file. Then, if a new one\u2019s available, you need to download the APK and install it. What\u2019s annoying about this approach, though, is that you need to do it for every single non-Play Store app installed on your phone. Not to mention, you need to regularly check your sideloaded apps for new updates, which is a task in itself.<\/p>\n

Obtainium takes most of the steps out of this process. All it requires is a one-time setup that involves adding…<\/p>\n

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