Export Apps from Play Store for use in de-googled phone

gistfile1.txt

adb shell pm list packages | grep <packageName> # Get the package name from package manager.

adb shell pm path <output from line 1> # Get the location of the apk from the filesystem.

adb pull <output from line 3> # Pull the apk

adb install -r base.apk # Disconnect your old android phone, plug the de-googled one in and install the apk. Obviously, you will not get updates for this apk, so be wise and get the updated apk's every month or so. I have this packaged as a script.


#/usr/bin/bash
#
echo "Checking if adb is installed. "
dustbin=$(which adb)

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "Good to go"
else
  echo "adb is not installed or not in PATH. Please install adb or include it in your path. Exiting."
  exit
fi

echo "Checking if device is connected.."
dustbin=$(adb shell ls 2>>/dev/null)
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "Device connected".
else
  echo "No devices connected. Exiting."
  exit
fi

packageList="xrsconnect"
for package in $packageList ; do
  packageName=$(adb shell pm list packages | grep $package | awk -F: '{print $2}')
  if [ -z "$packageName" ]; then
    echo "There is no package like $package, skipping $package"
    continue
  fi
  if [ $(echo "$packageName" | wc -l) -gt 1 ]; then
	 echo "Multiple packages detected, skipping. Please specify which package you want in the next run. Press a key, any key, to view the package names"
	 read dustbin
	 echo "$packageName" | less
	 continue
  else
	  echo "Single package, going to pull them in"
  fi

  packageLocation=$(adb shell pm path $packageName | awk -F: '{print $2}' )
  if [ -z "$packageLocation" ]; then
    echo "Unknown error, quitting"
    exit
  fi
  if [[ $(echo "$packageLocation" | wc -l) -gt 1 ]] ; then
	echo "Multiple apks detected $packageLocation, fetching one by one."
	[ -d $packageName-multipleInstall ] && rm -rf $packageName-multipleInstall
	mkdir $packageName-multipleInstall && cd $packageName-multipleInstall
	for individual in $packageLocation ; do
		echo $individual 
		adb pull $individual $packageName-$(shuf -i 1-100 -n 1).apk
	done
	cd -
  else
  	adb pull $packageLocation $packageName-$(shuf -i 1-100 -n 1).apk
  fi
done

if [[ $(find ./ -type f -name '*.apk' | wc -l) -lt 1 ]]; then
	echo "No apks downloaded, quiting"
	exit;
fi

echo "Proceeding to install the apps. Please connect your new phone. Once ready, press y"
while [ "1" ] ; do
	read continueprompt
	if [[ "$continueprompt" == "y" || "$continueprompt" == "Y" ]] ; then
		echo "Going to install individual apks"
		apkList=$(find ./ -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.apk')
		for apkName in $apkList; do
			echo "Installing $apkName"
	    		adb install -r $apkName
	  	done
		find ./ -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.apk' | xargs -I "{}" rm "{}"
		echo "Going to install multi-package apks"
		multiInstallList=$(find ./ -maxdepth 1 -type d -name '*multipleInstall' )
		for multiInstall in $multiInstallList ; do
			echo "Installing $multiInstall" | sed 's/-multipleInstall//g'
			cd $multiInstall
			adb install-multiple *
			cd - && rm -rf $multiInstall
		done
		break
	elif [[ "$continueprompt" == "n" || "$continueprompt" == "N"  ]] ; then
		echo "Deleting apks and Quitting as per request"
		#find ./ -type f -name '*.apk' | xargs -I "{}" rm "{}"
		break
	else
	 	echo "Y or N?"
	 	continue
	fi
done