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Sideloading the Smartcode App

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Sideloading the Smartcode App

Direct install the Smartcode app on Android from apk download

Last updated on 23 Feb, 2026

If you need to sideload the Smartcode app on your device please contact Smartcode support who will issue you with an apk file.

 

Once you have the file on the device, go into 'Settings' and scroll down to 'Unknown Sources' and tick the box to enable.

 

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Then go to the 'File Browser' application on your device

 

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Tap the up arrow to traverse up a directory

 

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Select the 'Internal' folder

 

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Then the 'Download' folder

 

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The apk you downloaded will then be visible in the folder

 

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Sometimes Android will download the apk file as a .bin attachment. If you see a bin file you will need to rename it to apk, do to this long press the bin file and select the 'Rename' option

 

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You can then change the file extension to 'apk'

 

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The apk will now be available for you to install, just tap it to launch

 

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Then tap 'Install'

 

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The application will then proceed to install

 

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Once complete, tap 'Open'

 

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You can then proceed with Initialising your device

 

Note if you see a 'black square' once initialised you will need to change the scan type from 'camera' to 'keyboard'.

 

Motorola TC55 users will also need to enable auto buffer submit.

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