16 Installation on Android devices
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KOReader isn't currently available on the Google Playstore. It will need to be installed from other sources.

  1. Enable installation from unknown sources

  2. Install KOReader

    2.1 From F-Droid: if you have F-Droid installed, you can install KOReader just by searching for the package inside Fdroid.

    Note: Stable releases only

    2.2 From your device: download the latest release package using the browser on your device and open the package once downloaded. It will prompt you to start the installation.

    2.3 From your computer: download the latest release package to your computer. Once it is downloaded you can install it using adb with the command adb install koreader-*.apk

Check out Android tips and tricks page for general tips.

Err, there are two Android packages to choose from, which one should I pick?

The Android package names indicate the architecture supported by the binaries. Unless you have a specific reason not to, you should choose ARM.

If you have adb installed, you can get that information with the command adb shell cat /proc/cpuinfo