See when you downloaded an app

Topics How-To. App Library. Author Details. Author Details Erin MacPherson. You can access your app download history in two ways. Being a shortcut, the first way is definitely the fastest. The second way is more cumbersome, but I believe each user should know where to locate that information. Suncatcher It means that it was not installed by an another package, such as an installer. The app was either sideloaded by the user, or, it was shipped by the oem.

I see that you have asked this as a question. Did you try that second adb command I mentioned in the comment? Xiaomi could have made changes in some standard strings in the dump so that's what you may have found nothing in it. Try that other command. If you are using Android 8 or above, sideloaded apps are assigned the installer name of the system's package installer app.

Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Launch the store app from your smartphone and look up the app you want to check. Tap on it when it appears in the search results, and it will take you to the download page. Sensor Tower is an external resource you can use to check how many times an app has been downloaded. However, the success of the platform leads one to believe that their data is not wide off the mark.

Locating and viewing your app download history on your smartphone is handy in the following cases:. Google Play Store remembers all your downloads and your purchase history. This record is helpful as you can reinstall an app later for free even if you accidentally removed it from your device.

Note : The Library lists app downloads on any phone associated with your Google account, not just those currently installed on your device.