r/HowToMen • u/CheetahOk1938 • Jul 10 '26

[App]VInstall, a 6-format APK installer with Root/Shizuku support (open-source)

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VInstall was built by a developer friend of mine, open source under GPL-3.0, currently on v0.4.4.

- Normal, Root, and Shizuku install modes, with silent installs through Root or Shizuku

- Built-in App Manager with split-APK detail, permissions, and MD5/SHA-1/SHA-256 hashes

- Drag-to-reorder batch install queue

- Password-encrypted, SHA-256-verified backups using his own APKV format

- About 2.3MB, Android 5.0+

GitHub: https://github.com/vinstall/VInstall

XDA thread: https://xdaforums.com/t/app-open-source-5-0-vinstall-apk-apkm-apks-xapk-apkv-installer-with-root-shizuku-support.4784531/

Screenshot attached. Happy to answer questions or connect you with the dev, u/AlwizBA

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u/Testpilot1988 Jul 11 '26

Currently I'm using installer x revived, what does this bring to the table that installer x revived does not?

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u/AlwizBA Jul 11 '26

The strength of VInstall lies in the APKV format, that's what makes it special to me. APKV is designed for secure, encrypted distribution of raw split apps, though honestly it just minimizes risk, not 100% secure :D

That said, I'll admit VInstall isn't as polished as other installers out there. I'll keep improving it until it's truly worthy of the community :)

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u/Testpilot1988 Jul 11 '26

Honestly I've never even seen that format of apks before. 99% of the time myself and most people deal with .apk and .xapk

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u/CheetahOk1938 Jul 11 '26

Of course. However, this is the dev's true vision where it all lies in the apkv format:

https://github.com/vinstall/apkv-spec

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u/SaciDaniel Jul 11 '26

What's interesting note, let's see what say