Review: MyAppSharer - A Must Have !

I love this app. Its uses go far beyond what it was originally meant for, which is of course, sharing your applications.

When you shared an app with your friend in the past using older apps, it would simply direct your friends to the market where they would download the app. With MyAppSharer, you still had that option. In addition to sending your friends a link to the market place, you can now send them the APK file directly.

Launching MyAppSharer will open up a screen with a list off all your installed apps. From this screen, you can scroll through your apps and check one, or multiple apps you want to share with your friends.
On the top of the screen, it gives you a choice to search through all your apps by simplying typing in your search string. There's also an option for you to choose if you want to send them a link, or send them the actual APK file so they can install it directly from you.



Sending them a link will redirect them to the marketplace where they can read all about it and download, just as if you were browsing the market yourself. You can share apps via Bluetooth, Gmail, or SMS.

Sending them the APK, means they will have the app on their phone, a copy of the app.

Are you starting to see what I mean when I say there are many more uses than what it's originally meant for ?


When you send an APK, the app will dig into your phone, and grab the APK file for that app you have on your phone. It won't matter if it's a free app or a paid app, it will pull the APK and ready it to send.

One good thing, if your friend over seas does not have access to a certain app that you have access to, you can send it over. EX: a buddy in the U.S can send over the Google Music Beta app to a buddy in Canada. Cool !.. Win !

Another good thing about this, you can backup your apps ! How awesome is that ?. I've been using Titanium Backup before to back up my apps. It works great and does alot more than just backing up apps, but it's a little wonky to use. Some times restoring apps caused the app to crash too. Also, you need your phone to be rooted in order to use Titanium Backup. You don't need a rooted phone to use MyAppSharer to backup your apps... Win !

Now, I can send a copy of an app I want to back up right to my Gmail for storage. Very useful for those apps that seem to disappear from the market place and you can't seem to find them again when you get a new phone.

What this also means though, is that people can use this to pirate apps. It allows for people to share padded apps with their friends with out them having to pay for it - Not cool ! ... Fail !

There is a warning that comes with MyAppSharer that says that you have to have permission to distribute the app before you share, but that's not really going to stop anyone.

It's up to you how you want to use this wonderful app. I'm not here to tell you what to do. I'm here to tell you what the app can do. I suggest you grab the app while you can and make a back up of it though. I have a feeling that Google might pull the app from the market one of these days because of how easily it allows people to pirate apps.

QR Code to MyAppSharer on the Market

Cheers.