To track state-sponsored malware and combat the stalkerware of abusive partners , you need tools. Safe, reliable, and fast tools. That’s why EFF’s Threat Lab is proud to announce our very own tool to download Android APK files, apkeep . This enables users to download an Android APK or number of APKs directly from the command-line—either from the Google Play Store (with Google credentials), from a third-party which mirrors the Play Store apps (no credentials needed), from the F-Droid open source repository (or mirrors), or from the Huawei AppGallery.
Written in async Rust , this tool prioritizes simplicity of use, memory safety, reliability, and speed. It has also been compiled to a number of architectures and platforms, including Android’s armv7, aarch64 and i686 platforms to download apps directly from an Android device using Termux . It is available right now for you to use.
Learn more, download and install from github.com