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Download an apk of the Google Play Store without the Google Play Store installed |
If you have always purchased your Android devices in a major western market you probably never experienced the pain of having a phone without the Google play store.
This is particularly true if you bought it in China. I am not very sure of the reasons, it could be because of Google charging a license fee to the manufacturers or simply because Google is blocked in China or a bit of both. Anyway in my experience, I had to look for 国际版 （International version) on Taobao for phones that come pre-installed with play store or sometimes 香港版 (Hong Kong version).
There is a tool to circumvent this if you do not want to rely on Chinese app store markets (another story) but in my opinion this could only be used as a short-term fix because it will not support updates and it is a bit tedious. There is a website called apkfind.com.
You simply have to enter the link of the Google play Store link of the app (or directly the package name) you want in their form then they will provide a link to directly download the app.
Example :
Lykke Wallet : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lykkex.LykkeWallet
Apk download link provided by APKfind http://apkfind.com/dl/com.lykkex.LykkeWallet