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Add links to relevant ScummVM Google Play pages and instructions for installing.
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== | == Installation == | ||
Daily autogenerated builds from our buildbot can be found [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html here].<br> | === Release Builds === | ||
Most users will install/update the latest stable signed release build and plugins from the Google Play store directly on their device.<br> | |||
The ScummVM developer page for this is [https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=ScummVM here].<br> | |||
It is required to install the main ScummVM application from [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.scummvm.scummvm here] before installing the required engine plugins. | |||
For users with Android devices lacking the Google Play store access, zip files with signed apks will be provided on the download page and these can be installed with a file manager | |||
as per the instructions for daily builds below. | |||
=== Daily Builds === | |||
As the Play store version may be outdated or users may want to test newer development versions, the daily autogenerated builds from our buildbot can be found [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html here].<br> | |||
However, to install them, a few points are needed to be dealt with: | However, to install them, a few points are needed to be dealt with: | ||
* You will need to uninstall all currently installed ScummVM versions including all plugins, as you can not install a daily build alongside the stable release. | * You will need to uninstall all currently installed ScummVM versions including all plugins, as you can not install a daily build alongside the stable release. | ||
* In order to install the APKs from the daily build zip files, you will need a file manager. The free and open source Ghost Commander is recommended which can also unzip the zip files if downloaded directly to the device. | * In order to install the APKs from the daily build zip files, you will need a file manager. The free and open source Ghost Commander is recommended which can also unzip the zip files if downloaded directly to the device. | ||
* In order to install these _UNSIGNED_ daily builds, you will need to enable the option in the Android Settings for Unknown sources.<br>This is usually under Settings->Security->Unknown Sources (Allow installation of apps from unknown sources).<br>You should turn this off again after you have installed both the main ScummVM apk and the required engine plugins. | * In order to install these _UNSIGNED_ daily builds, you will need to enable the option in the Android Settings for Unknown sources.<br>This is usually under Settings->Security->Unknown Sources (Allow installation of apps from unknown sources).<br>You should turn this off again after you have installed both the main ScummVM apk and the required engine plugins. | ||