How to open an APK file for all Android versions
问题 Background So far, there was an easy way to install an APK file, using this intent: final Intent intent=new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW) .setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(apkFile), "application/vnd.android.package-archive"); But, if your app targets Android API 24 and above (Nougat - 7.0) , and you run this code on it or newer, you will get an exception, as shown here , for example: android.os.FileUriExposedException: file:///storage/emulated/0/sample.apk exposed beyond app through Intent.getData()