APKSharp

Finding out information about the installed APK files on your smartphone, tablet or emulator can sometimes be a real nuisance. Fortunately for you, and any other user who desperately needs to find information about the apps installed on any Android device, an app named simply APKSharp is readily available for whoever wants to try it. Make your life easier and use this simple application to get a hold of your much-needed information, quickly and without checking for each particular app.

As you might have guessed, APKSharp aims to bring specific functionality to the table and not some spectacular interface. It's so basic that it has to rely on CMD to execute any commands. It doesn't really matter, because it works right out of the box. Actually, it works out of the box provided you've already dealt with installing the ADB drivers for Android, and that can really be a problem if you're either new to this or you simply have no idea what you're doing. With this app you also have the option of viewing APK details encoded with UTF8 text. For that to happen, you'll have to use the provided reg key and an advanced cmd emulator.

The most considerable features of APKSharp revolve around bulk processing. For example, you can install, backup, disable, uninstall multiple APKs at once, and even display quick information for more than one APK at a time.

Besides its bulk capabilities, the tool can analyze the compatibility between an APK file, by comparing Android CPU architecture to the app's supported architectures. Moving files from/to your device can be done even in charging mode or when connected wirelessly.

Regarding how the data is handled, APKSharp export information as XLS, but you can also change that to CSV, by pressing Alt + Space -> Edit -> Select All/Mark -> Enter -> then paste the clipboard in a text file.

Well, let's say you've gotten over the driver-installing part and you're sitting there with your device connected to your PC and the CMD windows wide opened on your screen. What's there to do? Simply follow the on-screen prompts. Connect your device, making sure ADB debug mode is activated, and wait for the app to detect your device. Depending on how many devices you have connected, press the corresponding button number, and voila! A list of applications installed on your device will be displayed almost instantly.

APKSharp is a simple application that could come in handy to many users, people who deal with IT-related stuff everyday or simple users looking to understand more about the APK files in their devices. No matter what the situation, it must be agreed that this program is useful and provides the functionality it advertises. If you need something like this, chances are it will become useful, otherwise, there's little you could do with such software.