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Android: How to Downgrade an App

Android: How to Downgrade an App

By Mitch Bartlett 13 Comments

Newer isn’t always better. But app stores like Google Play and Amazon do not offer a way to select a specific version of an app or downgrade. Fortunately, there is a way to downgrade an app if you need to.

  1. From the Home screen, select “Settings” > “Apps“.
  2. Choose the app you wish to downgrade.
  3. Select “Uninstall” or “Uninstall updates“.
  4. Under “Settings” > “Lock screen & Security“, enable “Unknown Sources“.
    Note: This setting may be in a different spot depending on your device or Android version.
  5. Using a browser on your Android device, visit the APK Mirror website.
  6. Search or browse for the app you are working with.
  7. The website allows you to download the exact version of an app. Download the APK version of the app from APK Mirror and open it from the browser, notification area, or a file browser app.

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  1. Skykar says

    January 15, 2021 at 3:28 am

    Thank you soooooo much I hated the updated version of youtube it kept forcing me to cast to my tv

  2. Michelle says

    September 21, 2020 at 7:58 pm

    I’m getting an error on my install.

  3. Jakob Larsen says

    July 22, 2020 at 4:20 am

    Thanks for the downgrade guide. It worked perfectly for me.

    It was even easier on my Android device. The “Allow Installation from Unknown Sources” popped up automatically.

  4. OnkelTem says

    July 13, 2020 at 6:39 pm

    I cannot find the app I need on Apkmirror. The name is: Audipo. Any ideas where can I get it?

  5. David F says

    June 20, 2020 at 7:18 am

    I started to do this then was required to sign up for a ‘free’ account, but give them my credit card! What kind of nonsense is that!

  6. Alex Burns says

    May 13, 2020 at 10:46 am

    I successfully installed the app that i wanted to downgrade from apk mirror. But when I try to open the app, it says, “new update available!” and directs me to the play store where I have to upgrade it to the new version that I am trying to downgrade from.. And it won’t let me use the downgraded app at all. before updating. Any ideas? Thanks

  7. Star says

    December 26, 2019 at 4:20 am

    What i need to do if i cannot find the app i want?

  8. hfrmobile says

    November 16, 2019 at 1:19 am

    Doesn’t work for all apps / Android versions, right?

    Having a legacy device still using Android 4 and using YI Home app for a Babyphone. Yesterday I installed the update of the YI Home app and not it stopped working (not able to launch the app):
    “Unfortunately, YI Home has stopped.”

    So I’d like to uninstall that update, but seems not being possible ….

    The only ways I see:
    A: The app developer sends me the .apk of the older version
    B: The developer fixes the issue

    Or any other idea?

    Kind Regards,
    Harald

  9. Tudor says

    October 3, 2019 at 1:57 pm

    Succeded, but lost all the progres of the game… :))

  10. Holly R. says

    August 26, 2019 at 1:23 pm

    This didn’t work for me; I was hoping to downgrade SwipeSimple merchant service application. The recent update no longer connects to my card readers.

  11. Cecil says

    July 27, 2019 at 4:18 am

    Thanks a lot man!!! I updated the “Lifelog” app on my Sony Xperia phone and the developers removed features that I really liked so I tried downloading the previous version from various websites but the files were always corrupt. The file from APK mirror installed without any issues, now I’ve got all the old features back.

  12. Amir says

    June 21, 2019 at 12:43 pm

    I want to downgrade MX Player and Uninstall button completely uninstall my app

  13. Getapk Market says

    October 13, 2017 at 8:25 am

    Nice article, Thanks for all the information.

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